The Government was today urged to roll out more support services to help smokers kick their addiction as research revealed 90% of people would find it tough to quit.

NINE out of 10 smokers believe they are addicted or would find it hard to quit and those who tried to stop made around four failed attempts, research shows.

Anti-smoking campaigners today appealed to legislators to save children from the risks of passive smoking in cars.

AFTER a boozy and smoky Christmas period of overindulgence, it’s almost time for the annual New Year’s resolutions of abstinence to kick in.

AS the country’s leading cancer expert comes out in support of the Health Minister’s call for a ban on sunbeds, a survey has found that staff operating the tanning devices have no knowledge of the dangers they pose.

SUNBED use in Ireland must be regulated after new research found the cancer risk is as great as smoking, the Irish Cancer Society has warned.

INCIDENTS of malignant melanoma, the most threatening form of skin cancer, have risen by 80% in 10 years among adults under 50, according to figures from the National Cancer Registry (NCRI).

TWO out of five shops and two out of three licensed premises are still willing to sell cigarettes to children, new research shows.

Children are still being sold cigarettes in two out of five shops, it emerged today.

IT COSTS almost e3,000 a year to maintain a 20-a-day cigarette habit, more than enough to pay for the holiday of a lifetime.

THE Irish media’s “lack of interest” in lung cancer and its constant association of the illness with tobacco is preventing the promotion of treatment advances and services for sufferers, claims the Irish Cancer Society (ICS).

Heightening public awareness about the devastating impact of lung cancer must become a top priority, it was claimed today.

IT was with much disappointment and concern here at the Irish Cancer Society, the national cancer care charity, that we reviewed the results of the SLÁN survey of Lifestyle, Attitudes and Nutrition in Ireland (April 30).

SHOP owners came under fire last night after a survey showed almost half of retailers were willing to sell cigarettes to minors.

AN ANTI-SMOKING drug widely available in Ireland will not be removed from the market after being linked with more than 400 cases of suicidal behaviour in the US.

SMOKERS should quit to be fit this Ash Wednesday because being active is a lot harder after pulling on a cigarette, the Irish Cancer Society has warned.

NICOTINE is as addictive as cocaine, a leading respiratory expert warned yesterday.

A THIRD of Irish men are not aware of the symptoms of the most common forms of male cancers, while more than half have done nothing in the past two years to detect signs of the disease.

More than a third of people believe lung cancer patients bring the potentially deadly condition upon themselves, new research reveals.

MORE than 50 Irish children need to start smoking every day of the year if the tobacco industry is to maintain the size of its customer base in Ireland, an international expert has warned.

ONE-FIFTH of smokers have admitted they put children at risk every day by lighting up in the same room as them, a survey has revealed.

Children are still being exposed to major health risks by adults continuing to smoke tobacco in homes and cars, a new survey revealed today.

THERE has been a massive increase in the number of young girls from low-income backgrounds taking up smoking, the Irish Cancer Society (ICS) warned yesterday.

There has been a massive increase in the number of young girls from low-income backgrounds taking up smoking, it was warned today.

Half of all young people starting to smoke today will eventually die due to cigarettes, it was claimed today.

TWICE as many calls were made to the National Smokers Quitline in the 10 days leading up to New Year’s Eve, latest figures show.

ALL profits from tobacco sales to children should be handed back to anti-smoking pressure groups, a major international conference heard yesterday.

ALMOST 7,000 smokers kicked the habit in the run-up to the smoking ban and close to 10,000 cut down on cigarettes.

THREE people have had their jaws broken after leaving pubs to smoke and more injuries could be on the way, a hospital consultant warned yesterday.

CIGARETTE machine vendors are to supply pubs with herbal cigarettes to survive the smoking ban.

SMOKERS should be warned they face higher risks of developing colds, coughs and mouth ulcers when they quit as medical experts say it could help them stay off cigarettes.

NINE out of every 10 people who try to give up cigarettes fail within a year, a survey has revealed.

THE number of heavy smokers has increased in the past 10 years despite numerous Government-funded anti-smoking initiatives.

WOMEN who smoke just three cigarettes a day double their risk of heart attack or premature death, a study has found.