Thai Advocates Successfully Counter Tobacco Industry Interference

The International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health published a study describing how transnational tobacco companies used multiple strategies to interfere with tobacco control policymaking in Thailand and how the public…
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thailand, tobacco industry

Immediate Implementation of MPOWER Package Can Save Tens of Millions of Lives

A new study just released in Tobacco Control looks for the first time at future global smoking trends if countries immediately implement the World Health Organization’s MPOWER package of effective and scientifically-proven measures…
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mpower, who

National Smoke-Free Laws Do Not Increase Smoking at Home

A study recently published in Tobacco Control concludes that smoke-free laws do not cause smokers to smoke more at home. The study is based on data from 4,634 respondents participating in the International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation…
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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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latin america, smoke-free laws, uruguay

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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taxation and price

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 york state, public education campaigns, smoke-free laws, taxation and price

Smoke-Free Law Protects Children and Increases Smoke-Free Homes

Significantly more homes with smoking parents are smoke-free following the passage of England’s comprehensive smoke-free law in 2007 according to a recent article published in Tobacco Control. Researchers also found a significant decrease…
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Ukraine’s Tobacco Tax Policy Benefits Public Health and Government Revenues

A recent study in Tobacco Control documents that 2009-2010 increases in Ukraine’s tobacco tax reduced tobacco use and increased government revenues. Ukraine increased their tobacco excise tax several times in 2009 and 2010. As a result,…
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Three Recent Studies Support Strong Tobacco Control on Product Packaging and Labeling

In the journal Addiction, a four-country survey of more than 8,000 people finds:

• Smokers in Western countries continue to falsely believe that some cigarette brands may be less harmful than others, even where the descriptor…
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New U.S. Cigarette Warnings Show and Tell the Deadly Truth about Smoking

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has unveiled large, graphic cigarette health warnings that will be required on all cigarette packs and advertising in the United States starting in September 2012. The stark new warnings will provide a much-needed…
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New Study on Economic Effects of Display Bans

A recent study published in Tobacco Control finds that Ireland's point-of-sale (POS) display ban has…
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Influential Report Identifies Reducing Tobacco Use as Critical Solution to the Rise of Chronic Diseases

On April 6, medical journal The Lancet released its latest research paper on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in which it identifies full implementation of the WHO tobacco control treaty as a priority intervention in the global rise of NCDs.

Home Study Finds Mexico City’s Smoke-free Law Did Not Reduce Restaurants’ Profits

A new study published in Tobacco Control finds that restaurants have not suffered economically as a result of Mexico City’s 100%…
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Study Finds Decreases in Childhood Asthma Hospitalizations after Smoke-free Law Implementation

Scotland's Smoking, Health and Social Care Act banned smoking in all public places and workplaces as of March 26, 2006. Previous studies have shown that adoption of the comprehensive smoke-free law has been associated with reduced respiratory…
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Tobacco use and marketing among women – Bangladesh, Thailand, and Uruguay

A new study published in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention journal, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report examines data from the 2009 Global Adult Tobacco Surveys (GATS) conducted in Bangladesh, Thailand and Uruguay.

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bangladesh, global adult tobacco survey, thailand