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Tobacco Control in Africa

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The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that one in five African adolescents use tobacco and predict a doubling of deaths related to tobacco use in low- and middle-income countries between 2002 and 2030. Here, you can find out more...

Call for Papers: Identifying and Eliminating Inequities in Tobacco Use and Related Health Outcomes

Nicotine & Tobacco Research intends to publish a themed issue on identifying and eliminating inequities in tobacco use and related health outcomes. This themed issue will consist of a collection of original articles exploring the causes of disparities in commercial tobacco use and its health impacts to inform pro-equity practice and strategies from the clinical to the population level.

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Preventing Tobacco Use Among Youth: Evidence-Based Interventions

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Ho Chi Minh City
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Vietnam
The global data indicates that the age of starting tobacco usage is decreasing rapidly. This not only has been causing many serious health consequences but is also increasing a lot of social issues. On the other hand, early use shows a high risk of leading to the use of other substances such as heroin in adulthood. Therefore, prevention and early intervention in this population are very crucial. In order to contribute to promoting the youth tobacco use prevention program in the near future in Vietnam, VHATTC organizes an online session on "Preventing Tobacco Use Among Youth: Evidence-Based Interventions".
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SRNT 28th Annual Meeting

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Edinburgh

The Society of Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) 2022 Annual Meeting may be a hybrid (part in person, part virtual) or entirely virtual, depending on how things play out in the coming months.

The event will take place in Edinburgh, Scotland from the 2-5th of March 2022.

Abstract submissions will open on July 7, 2021, and will close on August 11, 2021.