Summaries of official Ministry of Health, WHO and Bach Mai Hospital guidance on stopping smoking and secondhand smoke.https://smokeless.vn/enhttps://smokeless.vn/en/guides/after-a-relapse/https://smokeless.vn/en/guides/after-a-relapse/One relapse does not erase the days you did not smoke. How to handle smoking again and reset the plan.Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://smokeless.vn/en/guides/are-nicotine-pouches-legal-in-vietnam/https://smokeless.vn/en/guides/are-nicotine-pouches-legal-in-vietnam/Nicotine pouches are not named in the 2012 Law or in Resolution 173/2024/QH15. Not being named is not the same as being permitted.Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://smokeless.vn/en/guides/benefits-after-quitting/https://smokeless.vn/en/guides/benefits-after-quitting/The changes documented after stopping, according to Ministry of Health, WHO and NHS guidance, and roughly when they happen.Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://smokeless.vn/en/guides/calling-the-quitline/https://smokeless.vn/en/guides/calling-the-quitline/Who answers, what they ask, how long the call takes, and why the line is free. Information about the national smoking cessation quitline.Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://smokeless.vn/en/guides/helping-someone-else-quit/https://smokeless.vn/en/guides/helping-someone-else-quit/What helps and what backfires when you want to help someone in your household stop smoking.Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://smokeless.vn/en/guides/how-long-until-quitting-sticks/https://smokeless.vn/en/guides/how-long-until-quitting-sticks/There is no fixed day count. Here is how official guidance measures a successful quit, and why counting days is a poor measure.Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://smokeless.vn/en/guides/how-nicotine-addiction-works/https://smokeless.vn/en/guides/how-nicotine-addiction-works/Why nicotine produces dependence, why the speed of absorption matters, and why this applies to every product form.Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://smokeless.vn/en/guides/how-to-quit-smoking/https://smokeless.vn/en/guides/how-to-quit-smoking/A summary of Ministry of Health and WHO guidance on quitting smoking, with links to the source documents.Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://smokeless.vn/en/guides/how-to-quit-vaping/https://smokeless.vn/en/guides/how-to-quit-vaping/E-cigarettes have been banned in Vietnam since 1 January 2025. Here are the methods with evidence behind them, and where to call for help.Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://smokeless.vn/en/guides/how-to-use-a-nicotine-pouch/https://smokeless.vn/en/guides/how-to-use-a-nicotine-pouch/Where it goes, how long it stays, how to dispose of it. Basic instructions and what to know before using one.Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://smokeless.vn/en/guides/is-cutting-down-enough/https://smokeless.vn/en/guides/is-cutting-down-enough/Smoking fewer cigarettes does not deliver most of the benefit that stopping does. Here is why, according to research and official guidance.Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://smokeless.vn/en/guides/make-a-quit-plan/https://smokeless.vn/en/guides/make-a-quit-plan/Pick a date, identify the hard moments, line up support. The preparation steps from Ministry of Health and WHO guidance.Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://smokeless.vn/en/guides/nicotine-pouch-side-effects/https://smokeless.vn/en/guides/nicotine-pouch-side-effects/The side effects that are documented, and what is not known because no long-term research exists.Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://smokeless.vn/en/guides/nicotine-pouches-vs-vapes/https://smokeless.vn/en/guides/nicotine-pouches-vs-vapes/The difference in mechanism, in whether anything is inhaled, and in legal status in Vietnam.Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://smokeless.vn/en/guides/nicotine-replacement-therapy/https://smokeless.vn/en/guides/nicotine-replacement-therapy/Patches, gum and lozenges licensed as cessation medicine. How they work, how they are used, and how they differ from ordinary nicotine products.Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://smokeless.vn/en/guides/nicotine-strength-mg-explained/https://smokeless.vn/en/guides/nicotine-strength-mg-explained/The mg figure is the nicotine in one pouch. What the strength bands mean and why the high numbers are not for beginners.Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://smokeless.vn/en/guides/nicotine-withdrawal-timeline/https://smokeless.vn/en/guides/nicotine-withdrawal-timeline/When withdrawal starts, when it peaks and how long it lasts, summarised from Ministry of Health, WHO and NHS guidance.Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://smokeless.vn/en/guides/occasional-smoking/https://smokeless.vn/en/guides/occasional-smoking/People ask this about themselves. Here is the answer to the half that can be answered: the person sitting next to you.Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://smokeless.vn/en/guides/quitting-and-weight-gain/https://smokeless.vn/en/guides/quitting-and-weight-gain/Some people gain weight after quitting. Why it happens, and why it is not a reason to keep smoking.Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://smokeless.vn/en/guides/quitting-water-pipe-tobacco/https://smokeless.vn/en/guides/quitting-water-pipe-tobacco/Thuoc lao contains nicotine and is burned. Quitting uses the same evidenced methods as quitting cigarettes.Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://smokeless.vn/en/guides/secondhand-smoke/https://smokeless.vn/en/guides/secondhand-smoke/What secondhand smoke is, who in Vietnam is exposed to it, and what WHO says about a safe level of exposure.Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://smokeless.vn/en/guides/secondhand-smoke-and-children/https://smokeless.vn/en/guides/secondhand-smoke-and-children/Why children take in more smoke than adults in the same room, and the household exposure figures for Vietnam.Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://smokeless.vn/en/guides/smoking-in-cars/https://smokeless.vn/en/guides/smoking-in-cars/A car is the smallest sealed space people routinely smoke in. Why smoke and residue concentrations are far higher there.Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://smokeless.vn/en/guides/smoking-indoors-and-on-balconies/https://smokeless.vn/en/guides/smoking-indoors-and-on-balconies/Why smoking on a balcony, opening a window or running a fan does not remove exposure for the people you live with.Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://smokeless.vn/en/guides/thirdhand-smoke/https://smokeless.vn/en/guides/thirdhand-smoke/The smell still in a room hours after the cigarette is out is residue on surfaces. Here is what is known about it.Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://smokeless.vn/en/guides/vaping-penalties-vietnam/https://smokeless.vn/en/guides/vaping-penalties-vietnam/Resolution 173/2024/QH15 prohibits the use of e-cigarettes, not only their sale. Administrative penalties sit in Decree 371/2025/ND-CP.Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://smokeless.vn/en/guides/vietnam-vape-ban/https://smokeless.vn/en/guides/vietnam-vape-ban/The current instruments on the ban of e-cigarettes and heated tobacco in Vietnam, with dates and the decree that sets penalties.Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://smokeless.vn/en/guides/what-is-a-nicotine-pouch/https://smokeless.vn/en/guides/what-is-a-nicotine-pouch/What is inside a nicotine pouch, how it differs from snus and vaping, its legal status in Vietnam, and what is still not known.Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://smokeless.vn/en/guides/what-is-nicotine/https://smokeless.vn/en/guides/what-is-nicotine/Nicotine is the addictive substance in the tobacco plant. What is known about it, and the difference between nicotine and smoke.Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://smokeless.vn/en/guides/what-is-snus/https://smokeless.vn/en/guides/what-is-snus/Snus is a Swedish oral tobacco product. The difference between traditional snus and tobacco-free nicotine pouches.Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://smokeless.vn/en/guides/where-smoking-is-banned-in-vietnam/https://smokeless.vn/en/guides/where-smoking-is-banned-in-vietnam/The Law on Prevention and Control of Tobacco Harms (2012) sets out places where smoking is completely prohibited and places where indoor areas are prohibited.Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT