Health
No smoke, but still hazardous
A technique that can better assess harmful chemicals adds to the analysis toolkit for cigarette alternatives.
10 hours ago
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Tobacco Control
Tobacco Control is an international peer review journal covering the nature and consequences of tobacco use worldwide; tobacco's effects on population health, the economy, the environment, and society; efforts to prevent and control the global tobacco epidemic through population level education and policy changes; the ethical dimensions of tobacco control policies; and the activities of the tobacco industry and its allies.
- Publisher
- BMJ
- Website
- http://tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/
- Impact factor
- 3.011 (2011)
Health
Tobacco companies minting it before Wednesday's UK menthol cigarette ban
Menthol cigarettes will be removed from shelves in the UK this Wednesday (20 May 2020), yet new research has found that tobacco companies failed to use the four-year phasing-in period (from 2016) to prepare for this week's ...
May 18, 2020
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Health
Streaming services flouting India's regulations banning tobacco imagery in all media
Streaming services that are popular with teens and young people in India are flouting the nation's regulations on exposure to tobacco imagery in any media platform, reveals an analysis of 10 on-demand streaming series, published ...
Apr 09, 2020
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Health
Raise cigarette price to lower health risk, experts say
Minimum tobacco pricing could significantly improve the health of people living in Scotland's most economically disadvantaged areas, experts say.
Mar 19, 2020
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Health
Observed 'gateway' effect of e-cigarettes among teens 'likely to be small'
The observed 'gateway' effect of e-cigarette use among teens is "likely to be small," with only a tiny proportion of experimental vapers going on to smoke regular cigarettes, suggests research published online in the journal ...
Mar 17, 2020
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Health
Are non-smoking young adults who use e-cigarettes more likely to smoke in the future?
Young people who have tried e-cigarettes but have never smoked before are nearly five times more likely to go on to try smoking, a new study has found. However, the findings do not provide clear support for the claim that ...
Mar 10, 2020
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E-cigarette use high among recent quitters but rare among those who gave up longer ago
Former smokers who quit tobacco within the last five years are likely to use e-cigarettes, while vaping is rare among those who quit more than a decade ago, reveal the findings of research published online in the journal ...
Feb 03, 2020
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Addiction
Researchers: Remove profit motive from tobacco to deal with mass addiction
Governments worldwide need to create non-profit supply systems for tobacco and nicotine products because of their potential to cause significant and avoidable harm, researchers from the University of Otago say.
Dec 17, 2019
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Health
Through the haze: Smoke-free laws failing to protect bar staff, patrons
Patrons and workers continue to be exposed to hazardous tobacco smoke in bars, restaurants and cafés, despite legislation designed to protect them, researchers have found.
Sep 23, 2019
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Health
Flavored tobacco a major factor in the popularity of waterpipe smoking, study finds
Flavored tobacco is one of the major factors behind the popularity of waterpipe smoking in the United States and internationally, a recent FIU study found.
Sep 16, 2019
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