Mexico: Tobacco Control Advocates Effectively Counter the Tobacco Industry During Tax Campaign

To fight Mexico’s history of tobacco industry interference, the country’s tobacco control advocates called for the government to start protecting the health of its citizens and stop protecting the interest of big tobacco.

This…
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Raising the price of tobacco will reduce smoking among youth in low- and middle-income countries

A new study in Tobacco Control confirms that raising the price of tobacco will effectively reduce youth consumption. The study provides an estimate for the price elasticity of demand for youth in low and middle income countries, estimating…
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Mexico Reaps Revenue Gains from Tobacco Tax

Mexico saw a surge in tobacco tax revenues from January through September 2011, according to the finance ministry — the result of a 2010 hike in tobacco taxes that industry opponents had claimed would increase smuggling and lose revenue.

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Tobacco Control Measures in New York State Dramatically Decrease Smoking Rates

A new report published by the New York State Department of Health documents the remarkable success of the state tobacco control program on youth and adult smoking. Over the past 10 years, New York state has implemented a set of evidence-based tobacco…
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New Study: Cigarette Taxes and Media Campaigns Reduce Smoking

Washington, D.C.—A new study published online today by the American Journal of Public Health provides important new evidence that cigarette tax increases and mass media public education campaigns can significantly reduce smoking.

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New Lancet Study: Tobacco Control Measures Are Effective and Affordable

WASHINGTON, D.C.—A new study published in the December 5, 2007, issue of the scientific journal The Lancet shows…
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