Smoking in France

As planned by the French government, the average price of a packet of cigarettes will be 60 cents more expensive starting March 1 2019. The decision was made in hopes…

In France, the PACA region (Provence-Alps-Cote-d’Azur) has the highest rates of smoking, and the Ile-de-France (Paris) region has the lowest. These numbers come from a regional map detailing smoking rates,…

France holds the dubious distinction of being the EU’s leader in black market cigarette sales. Today, almost 1 in 10 cigarettes consumed in France is contraband, which represents approximately 7.61…

Nicotine addiction treatments had tremendous success between the months of March and September 2018. According to the national health insurance service, Assurance Maladie, prescriptions are up by 75%. This recent…

Neutral packaging for tobacco products was adopted in France from December 2015. Since January 2017, it became mandatory for all cigarette vendors in France. While the effectiveness of the regulation…

On Tuesday, the French Social Security administration presented their new financing programme. They plan to increase cigarette prices, twice in the next year. This solution seems to be reducing the smoking…