Smoking increases substantially during military service, research shows
In new research published in the peer-reviewed journal Nicotine & Tobacco Research (embargoed until January 23 at 14:00 GMT), researchers in Israel found that cigarette smoking increased by almost...
View ArticleNew Jersey set to hand over millions in tobacco cash
Gov. Chris Christie has dedicated his final year in office to addressing the opioid epidemic, but the state's failure to spend on smoking cessation efforts when thousands of people still die annually...
View Article1 in 4 U.S. adults, 1 in 10 teens use tobacco
(HealthDay)—Despite the dangers, many American adults and teens still use tobacco products, a new study finds.
View ArticleSmoking gobbles up almost six percent of global health spend and nearly two...
Smoking consumes almost 6 per cent of the world's total spend on healthcare and nearly 2 per cent of global GDP, reveals the first study of its kind, published in the journal Tobacco Control.
View ArticleShanghai expands public smoking ban
Shanghai widened its ban on public smoking Wednesday as China's biggest city steps up efforts to stub out the massive health threat despite conflicts of interest with the state-owned tobacco industry.
View ArticleThe looming threat of Asian tobacco companies to global health
There are already one billion tobacco smokers worldwide, and this number is likely to rise further with Asian tobacco companies poised to enter the global market, according to SFU health sciences...
View ArticleThe global tobacco control treaty has reduced smoking rates in its first...
Despite worldwide progress since the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO-FCTC) came into effect in 2005, not all key demand-reduction measures have been fully implemented at the same pace,...
View ArticleBroad support exists for larger warnings on cigarette packs
Health warnings cover about 10 percent of a cigarette pack's exterior surface in the United States, but there is broad support, even among smokers, for making them significantly larger, a University of...
View ArticleNearly one billion people still smoke daily
Despite strong declines in the rate of tobacco smoking over the past 25 years, one out of every four men still smoke daily, as do one out of every 20 women.
View ArticleTobacco tax hikes are great, as long as you're not a poor smoker
Tobacco tax increases in Australia that will see a packet of cigarettes costing A$40 may discourage smoking, but will end up having unintended consequences for poorer smokers, new research shows.
View ArticleNew evidence finds standardized cigarette packaging may reduce number of...
A Cochrane Review published today finds standardized tobacco packaging may lead to a reduction in smoking prevalence and reduces the appeal of tobacco.
View ArticleWhen the smoke clears... tobacco control in post-conflict settings
In new research published today by King's College London - Institute of Cancer Policy and the Conflict & Health Research Group in the journal ecancermedicalscience, the difficulties of prioritising...
View ArticleCutting smoking rates could save the NHS GBP67 million a year
If smoking rates dropped to five per cent in the UK by 2035, the NHS could save £67million in just one year, according to research published in Tobacco Control today.
View ArticleCustomized, frequent emails show promise in tobacco cessation
Smokers who received frequent, tailored emails with quitting tips, motivational messages, and social support had cessation rates rivaling that of the most effective medication available for cessation,...
View ArticleDoctors urge FDA to tighten regulations on 'filtered' cigarettes
A new study shows that so-called "light" cigarettes have no health benefits to smokers and have likely contributed to the rise of a certain form of lung cancer that occurs deep in the lungs.
View ArticleWhy the marijuana and tobacco policy camps are on very different paths
The regulatory approaches to marijuana and tobacco in the United States are on decidedly different paths and, according to researchers from the U.S. and Australia, neither side appears interested in...
View ArticleThe policy termites slowly eating out the foundations of smoking
Across 40 years of working in tobacco control, there have been countless times when I've been asked "so, has [insert here] policy or [insert here] campaign worked?".
View ArticleGlobal anti-smoking measures quadruple since 2007: WHO report
Warnings about the dangers of smoking and restrictions on tobacco use have quadrupled worldwide since 2007, but more needs to be done to curb this deadly habit, the UN health agency said Wednesday.
View ArticleAvailability of cheap tobacco undermining efforts to cut smoking
The effectiveness of price increases as a deterrent to cut smoking is being undermined by the availability of cheap tobacco, including roll-your-own and cartons of factory-made cigarettes, according to...
View ArticleSmoking bans linked to drop in child hospital admissions
Childhood chest infections needing hospital care may have dropped by as much as 20 per cent since anti-smoking laws were introduced, research suggests.
View ArticleSmoking bans help kids breathe easier
(HealthDay)—Smoking bans help protect the health of children's lungs, a new analysis shows.
View ArticleEight priorities identified for tobacco control research
A new set of research priorities to support tobacco control will help ensure future research provides the greatest benefit to public health and value for money, according to an international group led...
View ArticleInteractive web tool shows potential impact of tobacco policies
If the minimum age for buying tobacco legally were changed to 21, it could save more than 35,000 lives in Texas, 15,000 in Florida and more than 12,000 in Michigan by 2100, according to a new web...
View ArticleSmokers with high psychological distress are smoking less and more are trying...
Cigarette smokers with high levels of psychological distress are often heavy smokers, and thus identified as a "hard core" group who are less willing or able to quit than other smokers. However, a...
View ArticleMove over e-cigarettes, meet heat-not-burn tobacco
If you haven't heard of heat-not-burn tobacco, you're not alone, but a new study published today in PLOS ONE from San Diego State University Graduate School of Public Health Associate Research...
View ArticleRegular smoking in young people at record low
The proportion of young people smoking in England regularly is the lowest on record, according to new figures .
View ArticleAbout 20 percent of U.S. adults currently use tobacco products
(HealthDay)—About one in five U.S. adults currently uses any tobacco product, according to a study published online Nov. 9 in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
View ArticleTobacco hurts more than just lungs – it damages the communities that grow it
The Kipembawe Division is hidden in the southern highlands of south-west Tanzania, a long seven-hour drive north from the city of Mbeya. The scenery is stunning, yet when you look closer you can see...
View ArticleTobacco control through the lens of moral psychology
The tobacco control debate can get testy at times as advocates on both sides of the issue—those who favor abstinence-only approaches to cigarettes and other tobacco products and those who support harm...
View ArticleAnti-smoking plan may kill cigarettes—and save Big Tobacco
Imagine if cigarettes were no longer addictive and smoking itself became almost obsolete; only a tiny segment of Americans still lit up. That's the goal of an unprecedented anti-smoking plan being...
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