Tobacco Control

Triple tank control: disposable vape devices with adjustable nicotine and flavour levels

Online, we have observed disposable vaping devices that allow users to adjust the nicotine dose and flavour levels to deliver ...
Tobacco Control

Synthetic coolants in tobacco products notified to EU member states over the period 2017–2023

Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the presence and the evolution of synthetic coolants in cigarettes and ...
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Leveraging survey data, litter and photovoice to advocate for smoke/vape-free bus shelters in Boone, North Carolina

In the spring semester of 2018, I (CMS) was assigned to teach an undergraduate ‘service learning’ course in Community Health ...
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Euromonitor data on the illicit trade in cigarettes

Correspondence to Dr Evan Blecher, International Tobacco Control Research Program, American Cancer Society, 250 Williams Street NW, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA; evan.blecher{at}cancer.org Euromonitor ...
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Should flavours be banned in cigarettes and e-cigarettes? Evidence on adult smokers and recent quitters from a discrete choice experiment

Objectives To provide the policy-relevant estimates of impacts of alternative flavour bans on preferences and demand for cigarettes and e-cigarettes in adult smokers and recent quitters. Methods A ...
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Longitudinal evaluation of the impact of standardised packaging and minimum excise tax on tobacco sales and industry revenue in the UK

Background Standardised packaging for factory-made cigarettes (FM) and roll-your-own tobacco (RYO), and a minimum excise tax (MET) were fully implemented in the UK in May 2017 following a 12-month ...
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Conflicts of interest in tobacco control in India: an exploratory study

Correspondence to Dr Neethi V Rao, Institute of Public Health, 250 Masters Cottage, 2 C Main, 2nd C Cross, Girinagar I Phase, Bengaluru 560085, Karnataka, India; neethi{at}iphindia.org Introduction ...
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Health consequences of smoking 1–4 cigarettes per day

Objectives: To determine the risk in men and women smoking 1–4 cigarettes per day of dying from specified smoking related diseases and from any cause. Design: Prospective study. Setting: Oslo city and ...
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Global tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship regulation: what’s old, what’s new and where to next?

Correspondence to Dr Becky Freeman, School of Public Health, The University of Sydney Faculty of Medicine and Health, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia; becky.freeman{at}sydney.edu.au Tobacco advertising, ...
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The burden of smoking-related ill health in the UK

Background: Smoking is one of the biggest avoidable causes of morbidity and mortality in the United Kingdom. This paper quantifies the current health and economic burden of smoking in the UK. It ...
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Application of toxicological risk assessment principles to the chemical constituents of cigarette smoke

Objective: To provide a hazard prioritisation for reported chemical constituents of cigarette smoke using toxicological risk assessment principles and assumptions. The purpose is to inform prevention ...
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Targeting of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders by the tobacco industry: results from the Minnesota Tobacco Document Depository

2 Faculty of Commerce, University of British Columbia, Vancouver BC, Canada. 3 Association of AsianPacific Community Health Organizations, Oakland, California, USA. Objective: The study objective was ...