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WEB1 day ago · Tobacco Control is a Plan S compliant Transformative Journal. Tobacco Control is an international peer-reviewed 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 …
What public health strategies are needed to reduce smoking …
WEBSmoking initiation is a key behaviour that determines the future health consequences of smoking in a society. There is a marked difference in smoking patterns around the world, driven by initiation rates. While a number of high-income countries have seen smoking prevalence decline markedly from peak, many low-income and middle-income countries …
WEBOur results show that in the Netherlands, differences between brand varieties can mainly be found in TNCO emissions and associated parameters cigarette length, filter length, tobacco weight and, especially, filter ventilation. In most cases, differ-ences between brand varieties were smaller than the threshold for discrimination by consumers.
Human rights and ethical considerations for a tobacco-free …
WEBHuman rights to life and health: protecting children from second-hand smoke. The human right to life is a fundamental right recognised in UDHR article 3, ICCPR article 6 and for children in CRC article 6. The human right to health is recognised in ICESCR article 12. Human rights may be ‘positive’ or ‘negative’: for example, an ...
Illicit cigarette trade in South Africa: 2002–2017 - Tobacco Control
WEBBackground Increasing cigarette excise taxes is widely recognised as the most effective measure to reduce the demand for cigarettes. The presence of illicit trade undermines the effectiveness of tax increases as both a public health and a fiscal measure, because it introduces cheaper alternatives to legal, full-priced cigarettes. Objective To assess …
Improving smoking cessation approaches at the individual level
WEBThe two main approaches to assist cessation are pharmacotherapy and behavioural support. Pharmacotherapy for smoking cessation aims primarily to reduce the intensity of urges to smoke and/or ameliorate the aversive symptoms. Behavioural support aims to boost or support motivation to resist the urge to smoke and develop people's capacity to ...
Women and tobacco: a call for including gender in tobacco …
WEBObjectives Female smoking is predicted to double between 2005 and 2025. There have been numerous calls for action on women's tobacco use over the past two decades. In the present work, evidence about female tobacco use, progress, challenges and ways forward for developing gendered tobacco control is reviewed. Methods Literature on girls, …
Successes and new emerging challenges in tobacco control: …
WEBSeveral high- and middle-income countries have achieved substantial reductions in tobacco prevalence rates owing to the development and implementation of targeted and comprehensive national tobacco control strategies. Australia's current smoking rate declined from a 1980 high of 41% among men and 29% among women to 20% and 16%, …
Smoke-free air policies: past, present and future - Tobacco Control
WEBSmoke-free policies have been an important tobacco control intervention. As recently as 20 years ago, few communities required workplaces and hospitality venues to be smoke-free, but today approximately 11% of the world's population live in countries with laws that require these places to be smoke-free. This paper briefly summarises important milestones in …
Smoking cessation: health system challenges and opportunities
WEBSmoking cessation in primary care and general practice settings. Numerous international clinical practice guidelines have identified primary- care settings as important sites for cessation assistance.2 67–72 The rates at which simple advice to quit smoking is delivered by primary-care practitioners vary widely.73–75 75 76 The rates at which actual …