Tobacco Control

Digital footprints of the US e-cigarette market: correlations among retail sales data, social media activity and Google search trends

Introduction The global market for electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) has been changing rapidly. There is limited research ...
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Relaxing, cool, sexy and stylish: misinterpretations of an EU pictorial tobacco warning image

The European Union (EU) has established comprehensive regulations for tobacco control, aiming to reduce tobacco consumption ...
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Political hurdles to implementing tobacco control policies: the case of the smoke-free generation policy in Belgium

Objectives The smoke-free generation (SFG) movement aims to prevent tobacco use among future generations through enhanced tobacco control policies. Political factors are critical levers for effective ...
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‘Fuel your peak performance’: marketing of nicotine pouches to athletes

A new oral nicotine pouch company, named Athletic Nicotine, is targeting athletes and other ‘health-conscious individuals’ with low-dose synthetic nicotine pouches (1.5 and 3 mg). While echoing common ...
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Advertising exposure and the appeal of emerging nicotine-containing products among people who have never used nicotine: findings from the Eurobarometer 2023

Introduction Emerging nicotine-containing products, including heated tobacco products (HTPs) and nicotine pouches, have been ...
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What cigarette price would drive Vietnamese people who smoke to quit smoking? Findings from the 2019-2020 ITC Vietnam surveys

Background Tobacco taxation is the most effective strategy for reducing tobacco consumption, yet it remains underused globally, especially in low- and middle-income countries. This study aimed to ...
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What public health strategies are needed to reduce smoking initiation?

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 ...
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Comprehensive Dutch market data analysis shows that e-liquids with nicotine salts have both higher nicotine and flavour concentrations than those with free-base nicotine

Correspondence to Dr Jeroen L A Pennings, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven 3721 MA, The Netherlands; jeroen.pennings{at}rivm.nl Objectives Recent years have seen an ...
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Nicotine pouches: a summary of regulatory approaches across 67 countries

Correspondence to Ms Michelle Duren, Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA; mduren3{at}jhmi.edu Introduction Nicotine ...
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Recommended core items to assess e-cigarette use in population-based surveys

A consistent approach using standardised items to assess e-cigarette use in both youth and adult populations will aid cross-survey and cross-national comparisons of the effect of e-cigarette (and ...
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The transnational tobacco companies’ strategy to promote Codentify, their inadequate tracking and tracing standard

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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 ...