Euromonitor: Tobacco Industry’s Outlook Dims in Latin America as Countries Take Strong Action

Thanks to strong government action to reduce tobacco use, the tobacco industry's outlook in Latin America is dimming according to TAGS:

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Uruguay’s 100% Smoke-Free Law Reduces Hospital Admissions for Heart Attacks by 22 Percent

A study just published in Tobacco Control finds that the national 100% smoke-free law adopted in Uruguay in 2006 is associated with a significant reduction in hospital admissions for heart attacks. Researchers reviewed admissions reports…
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Brazil to Become World’s Largest Smoke-Free Country

WASHINGTON, DC — The Brazilian government has taken historic action to protect the health of the nation’s more than 190 million citizens by enacting a comprehensive tobacco control law. Signed by President Dilma Rousseff today, the new…
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Argentina Joins Growing Movement Against Tobacco in Latin America

Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has signed a tough new tobacco-control law that includes restrictions on tobacco advertising and promotions, as well as a requirement that all indoor workplaces and public places are smoke-free.

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Honduras Boosts Tobacco Control Movement in Latin America

Honduras’s new tobacco control law will help to protect its citizens from the devastating effects of tobacco use, one of the world’s deadliest public health epidemics.

The new law, which took effect February 21, is an important…
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Mexico City’s New Smoke-Free Law Sets Example for Latin America and World

Washington, D.C.—Setting important examples for Latin America and the world, both the Mexico City legislature and the national Mexican legislature today have taken significant action to…
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