South Asia is a major producer and net exporter of tobacco. Over one-third of tobacco consumed regionally is smokeless. Traditional forms like betel quid, tobacco with lime and tobacco tooth powder are commonly used and the use of new products is increasing, not only among men but also among children, teenagers, women of reproductive age, medical and dental students and in the South Asian diasp...

A new product on the market in a handful of U.S. cities has stirred up mixed feelings in the public-health community. Known as snus (rhymes with " goose "), it is a smokeless tobacco product that has been used in Sweden for nearly a century. Because it has lower levels of cancer-causing tox-ins than cigarettes or other smokeless tobacco products that are currently sold in the U.S. (such as chew...

BACKGROUND Non-menthol characterising flavours (eg, fruit, candy) are banned in cigarettes, yet are still permitted in non-cigarette tobacco (NCT) products. This study examined associations between first use and current use of flavoured tobacco products, and current flavoured tobacco use and quit behaviours. METHODS A nationally representative, telephone-based survey completed in 2012 by 1443...

With the development of modern logistics industry, traceability logistics of tobacco issues have been taken by the people. However, the traditional way of using ordinary paper bar code to record the information of tobacco products have some shortcomings such as easy to wear, short life, the limitation of usable range. As it can’t achieve product traceability of all aspects. In this paper, using...

OBJECTIVE To examine the potential impact of banning tobacco displays and ads at the point of sale (POS) on youth outcomes. METHODS An interactive virtual convenience store was created with scenarios in which the tobacco product display at the POS was either openly visible (status quo) or enclosed behind a cabinet (display ban), and tobacco ads in the store were either present or absent. A na...

TAXING TOBACCO HAS BEEN A LONG-STANDING CONtributor to government revenues. Tobacco excise taxes were first proposed by Alexander Hamilton in 1794 but not effectively implemented until the 1860s. By 1880, tax on tobacco accounted for 31% of total federal tax receipts. In addition to revenue generation, tobacco taxation has proved an effective policy measure to reduce tobacco consumption in many...