Introduction Although many countries have introduced pictorial warning labels (PWLs), few use efficacy labels or inserts offering supportive cessation advice or outlining benefits of quitting. Theory ...

Objective We propose a novel approach for measuring tobacco use in a community through the chemical analysis of nicotine metabolites in urban wastewater. It offers frequent monitoring and ‘real-time’, ...

Objective Adoption of smoke-free policies (SFPs) in public venues, workplaces and other settings may prevent chronic smoking-related diseases, such as cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) and respiratory ...

Background Oral nicotine pouches (ONPs) have rapidly gained popularity in recent years. While ONPs likely expose users to fewer toxicants than cigarettes, they contain nicotine and may initiate, ...

Tobacco ‘endgame’ discourse has emerged in recognition of the nature of the global public health emergency created by tobacco use and tobacco promotion. This discourse is a promising development, but ...

Correspondence to Dr Marzena Hiler, Center for Tobacco Products, Office of Science, US Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA; Marzena.Hiler{at}fda.hhs.gov Objective This scoping ...

Introduction This study offers a comprehensive examination of the pricing strategies/dynamics used by the tobacco/nicotine industry in response to tax increases using Ukraine as a case study during ...

Objective To review the literature on environmental health impacts of tobacco farming and to summarise the findings and research gaps in this field. Methods A standard literature search was performed ...

3 Institute for Health Research and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA Correspondence to Dr John P Pierce, Cancer Prevention and Control Program, Moores UCSD Cancer ...

Background The economic cost of smoking has been determined in many high-income countries as well as at a global level. This paper estimates the economic cost of smoking and secondhand smoke (SHS) ...

Introduction Bangladesh’s cigarette smoking prevalence remained unchanged (around 14%) between 2009 and 2017. Through tax ...

Background Cigarette smoking is associated with adverse health outcomes in people with and without disabilities. However, little is known about disability prevalence among people who smoke. The ...