SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The social losses caused by alcohol consumption, cigarette smoking and obesity have reached nearly 42 trillion won (US$32.9 billion), a study showed Monday. The National Health Insurance Service estimated that socioeconomic costs caused by health risks posed by drinking, smoking and obesity reached 41.8 trillion won as of 2019, [...]
SEOUL, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Since mask wearing has become no longer mandatory in outdoor places, non-smokers are increasingly frustrated with outdoor smoking. Various online communities are increasingly talking about frustrations over street smoking, which was once part of everyday life in the pre-pandemic era. For smokers, in contrast, the end of the outdoor [...]
SEOUL, March 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Socioeconomic costs, such as medical costs, caused by direct smoking have surpassed the 12 trillion won (US$9.66 billion) threshold on an annual basis. A research team from Seoul National University reported that 58,036 people died from direct smoking in 2019, which amounts to an average of 159 people every [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Army Training Center in the central city of Nonsan is stepping out to revise an all-out ban on smoking for the first time in 27 years to reflect the basic rights of all service members. The boot camp has been undergoing a trial period to allow service [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The government has decided to raise general awareness of the health risks of smoking once again by setting up an exclusive research institute specializing in the impact of tobacco on public health. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) opened last Wednesday the ‘National Harmful Effects of Cigarette [...]
SEOUL, May 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The military is considering allowing new recruits participating in a five-week boot camp to smoke. While the Army boot camp guidelines strongly recommend that recruits refrain from smoking, they also allow commanders to designate a time and place for smoking if needed. A majority of Army boot camps including [...]
SEOUL, April 6 (Korea Bizwire) — With the spread of the coronavirus and the introduction of social distancing policies, South Koreans are engaged in less smoking, drinking, and physical activities, while their everyday stress levels have increased. Last year, the Gyeonggi Provincial Government conducted a survey of 41,983 residents via 46 local community health centers [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent study showed that teenagers that have worked at a part-time job have a higher smoking experience rate than those who have not worked at a part-time job. A research team from the Yonsei University Graduate School of Public Health analyzed 62,276 teenagers based on data from 2017 [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent survey showed that South Koreans smoked more after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, but their alcohol consumption and physical activities decreased. The Yonsei University Graduate School of Public Health conducted a survey of 1,500 adult men and women aged between 20 and 65 to identify what [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent survey showed that 8 in 10 South Korean liquid-type e-cigarette users said they had smoked stealthily in non-smoking areas. Under the National Health Promotion Act, those who smoke liquid-type e-cigarettes in non-smoking areas can be fined, just like for smoking conventional tobacco cigarettes. A research team from [...]