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Guides, comparisons and tips to quit smoking and understand tobacco prices.

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Getting Support to Quit Smoking: Counselling, CBT, Helplines and Apps

Brief advice from your doctor, specialist counselling, CBT, free helplines and apps: why support markedly raises your chances of quitting, especially combined with treatment.June 28, 2026Guide

Tobacco prices: what to expect by 2030

Scheduled increases, an EU review and ever-pricier packs: a careful look at what lies ahead for smokers by 2030.June 28, 2026Guide

Why Are Cigarettes So Expensive? The Tax Share Explained

Over €13 a pack in France, nearly €17 in the UK: behind these prices lies mostly tax. Here's who gets what, and why.June 28, 2026Guide

Where Is Smoking Cheapest in Europe? The 2026 Ranking (and the Priciest)

In 2026 a pack of Marlboro costs €40.54 in Australia, €19.20 in Ireland, the most expensive in Europe, and €2.24 in Turkey. Our 21 countries ranked from most to least expensive, and what explains the gaps.June 28, 2026Guide

Plain Packaging: What Real Impact on Sales and Prices?

One drab colour, no logo, giant health warnings: plain packaging was meant to break tobacco marketing. Here's what we actually see in sales and prices.June 28, 2026Guide

How the world taxes tobacco: comparing models (Sweden, Australia, EU)

Specific excise, ad valorem, minimum pricing, plain packaging: a factual overview of the main tobacco taxation models, from Sweden to Australia and the European Union.June 28, 2026Guide

Stop-smoking medicines: varenicline, bupropion, cytisine (2026 guide)

Varenicline, bupropion, cytisine: what the scientific evidence says about stop-smoking medicines, how well they work and their limits.June 28, 2026Guide

Tobacco: an inflation of its own, far above the average

Since 2000, the price of a pack has nearly quadrupled, far ahead of general inflation. A look at a rise driven by the state.June 28, 2026Guide

Hypnosis, acupuncture, the Allen Carr method: do these ways to quit smoking really work?

Hypnosis, acupuncture and the Allen Carr method: what the scientific evidence really says about these alternative approaches to quitting smoking.June 28, 2026Guide

Does raising tobacco prices really cut smoking rates?

Taxing tobacco to drive consumption down is backed by the WHO and confirmed by the data. But the strategy has its limits too. A factual breakdown.June 28, 2026Guide

Tobacco prices in Europe: what 26 years of records show (2000-2026)

A pack of Marlboro has risen sevenfold in Tunisia and 2.1 times in Switzerland since 2000. The idea of a uniform three to fourfold rise does not survive the figures. The 2026 ranking across 19 countries and the real gaps since 2000.June 28, 2026Guide

Tobacco smuggling and the parallel market: understanding the phenomenon

Smuggling, counterfeiting, cross-border purchases: an economic breakdown of a parallel market fuelled by price gaps between countries.June 28, 2026Guide

How Much Does Tobacco Earn the Government?

Excise duty, VAT and ever-rising prices: tobacco generates billions in public revenue each year. But does that money truly offset the health cost of smoking?June 28, 2026Guide

Vaping to quit smoking: what does the science actually say?

A quitting aid or a new addiction? Here, without bias, is what the studies and health authorities really say about vaping as a way to stop smoking.June 28, 2026Guide

Buying Cigarettes Abroad: What Customs Says (2026 Guide)

How many cigarettes can you really bring back from a trip? A calm overview of customs rules and the line between personal use and commercial purchase.June 28, 2026Guide

Nicotine Pouches (Zyn, VELO, Lyft): Legal or Banned in Your Country? The 2026 Europe Guide

France banned nicotine pouches in April 2026. But in Spain, Italy, and the UK they remain legal. Here is the full country-by-country breakdown, and what it means for you.June 23, 2026News

Smoke-Free Generation: the UK bans cigarettes for life for those born in 2009 or later, and others are following

On 29 April 2026, the UK became the first major country to permanently ban tobacco sales to anyone born on or after 1 January 2009. A landmark shift in global tobacco control that several nations are now considering.June 23, 2026Guide

Vaping in Europe in 2026: where the rules stand, country by country

Disposables banned in Belgium, France, the UK and Bulgaria, nicotine pouches partly suspended in France, an Irish excise duty on e-liquids.June 19, 2026Guide

Beginner e-cigarette guide: how a smoker actually makes the switch to vaping

The real level of evidence, the right nicotine strength, the families of devices and the mistakes that cause relapse. No model recommended.June 19, 2026Guide

The Allen Carr method: how it works and what the evidence shows

Allen Carr's Easyway targets the belief that smoking gives you something, not your willpower. What the seminar trials found, and the single study on the book.June 19, 2026Guide

How to quit smoking: which methods actually work

Nicotine replacement, varenicline, bupropion, e-cigarettes, behavioural support or willpower alone: what Cochrane reviews and the WHO actually establish about how well each method works.June 19, 2026Guide

How Much Does Smoking Cost Over a Lifetime? The Maths With Reference Prices From 21 Countries

A pack a day costs about 4,930 € a year in France and 2,280 € in Spain, from our price database. The calculation over 10, 20 and 40 years.June 19, 2026