Tobacco Control

Experts propose strategies to reduce, end tobacco use

What would it take to end tobacco use once and for all? This is the question several scholars, scientists and policy experts address in a provocative series of articles on various strategies for eliminating ...

Health Apr 17, 2013 | 4 / 5 (4) | 0

Smokefree workplaces linked to smokefree homes in India

Adults in India are substantially more likely to abstain from smoking at home if they are prohibited from smoking at work, a new study has found.

Health Mar 25, 2013 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

NYC cigarette plan gets praise, criticism (Update)

(AP)—Anti-smoking advocates and health experts hailed proposals from Mayor Michael Bloomberg that would keep cigarettes out of sight in New York City stores, while tobacco companies and smokers called it ...

Health Mar 19, 2013 | not rated yet | 0

Tobacco industry appears to have evaded FDA ban on 'light' cigarette descriptors

New research from Harvard School of Public Health (HPSH) shows that one year after the federal government passed a law banning word descriptors such as "light," "mild," and "low" on cigarette packages, smokers can still easily ...

Health Mar 13, 2013 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Kids exposed to millions of tobacco images, messages every week on prime time UK TV

UK children are being exposed to millions of tobacco images/messages every week on prime time television, indicates research published online in Tobacco Control.

Health Mar 11, 2013 | not rated yet | 0

Tea Party organizations have ties to tobacco industry dating back to 1980s, study finds

Rather than being a purely grassroots movement that arose spontaneously in 2009, the Tea Party developed in part as a result of tobacco industry efforts to oppose smoking restrictions and tobacco taxes beginning ...

Health Feb 11, 2013 | 4.2 / 5 (5) | 1

Price cap regulations for UK tobacco would raise 500 million every year

If tobacco products sold in the UK were subject to price cap regulation, the system would generate around £500 million (US$750 million) for the government every year, without affecting the price consumers pay, reveals a ...

Health Jan 14, 2013 | not rated yet | 0

Tobacco smuggling in Europe lower than industry figures suggest

The prevalence of tobacco smuggling in Europe is lower than industry figures suggest, reveals the largest study of its kind, published online in Tobacco Control.

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As cigarette taxes go up, heavy smoking goes down

(Medical Xpress)—When cigarette taxes rise, hard-core smokers are more likely than lighter smokers to cut back, according to new research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

Health Nov 30, 2012 | 5 / 5 (3) | 0

Just 10 minutes in a car with a smoker boosts harmful pollutants by up to 30 percent

Just 10 minutes spent in the back seat of a car with a smoker in the front, boosts a child's daily exposure to harmful pollutants by up to 30%, reveals research published online in Tobacco Control.

Health Nov 21, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

Internal tobacco company documents reveal multinational effort to block strong warnings to smokers

(Medical Xpress)—Health warning labels have adorned cigarette packages since 1966, when they first appeared in the United States. And in the decades since, they have spread steadily around the world – ...

Addiction Nov 19, 2012 | 4.5 / 5 (2) | 1

Cash cuts increase smoking death risk for world's poor, study says

Proposed funding cuts within the international body responsible for tobacco control will leave the world's poorest countries more vulnerable to smoking-related diseases, a study suggests.

Health Nov 15, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

Industry now using smartphone apps, which kids can easily download, to promote tobacco

The tobacco industry is now using smarphone apps - a medium that has global reach, including to children - to promote its products, warn researchers in Tobacco Control.

Addiction Oct 22, 2012 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

Smoking in cars produces harmful pollutants at levels above WHO indoor air quality standards

Smoking during car journeys pumps harmful particulate matter into the indoor air space at levels that far exceed World Health Organization guidance—even when the windows are open or air conditioning is switched on—finds ...

Health Oct 15, 2012 | not rated yet | 0