tobacco

Plans for a Smoke-Free Finland Gather Pace

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Finland plans to cut consumption of tobacco products - in any form – to less than 2% among adults by 2040. As is the case with many industrialised countries, Finland’s smoking rates have decreased in recent years as a result of various...

Revealed: The Global Cost of Smoking

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Smoking and its related harms cost the world more than $1 trillion and claim the lives of around 6 million people each year, according to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the National Cancer Institute. $1 trillion...

Australian Smoking Habits

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Smoking is a serious health issue worldwide. Prevalence, however, has steadily declined across Australia over the last several decades thanks to a number of successful public health campaigns. The number of smokers in the country is now...
Australian Smoking Habits

Maltreatment and Marijuana Use

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Is the maltreatment of children linked with marijuana use later in life? Are behavioural problems and tobacco and alcohol consumption during adolescence associated with smoking marijuana? These are questions that an Australian study...

'Big data' on American Youth

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Last week the National Institutes of Health (NIH) released the results of the annual Monitoring the Future Survey.
Monitoring the Future Survey

Nicotine and Tobacco: Current Issues, Policy and Practice

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The UK Centre for Tobacco and Alcohol Studies (UKCTAS) will offer a four-day course on nicotine and tobacco control at the University of Stirling, UK. The course is aimed at professionals working in a range of organisations who are interested in public health and policy.

Smoking in Films: Adolescents and Unregulated Exposure

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In its latest Smoke-Free Movies Report, the World Health Organisation (WHO) advised governments that films featuring tobacco use ought to be classified for their adult content. Published in the journal Tobacco Control, a new study supports...