Introduction Indonesia has a high smoking prevalence that not diminished significantly since 1990. Considering this, we aim to summarise the existing national tobacco-related policy mix and explore markers of incoherence in tobacco control between 2014 2020. Methods We conducted (1) review synthesis Indonesian legislation regulations; (2) systematic search related literature news reporting; (3)...

BACKGROUND Effective alcohol, tobacco and illegal drug policies reduce the harm to users and third parties. Knowledge about determinants and interrelations between attitudes held by the general public to different types of policy measures can benefit policy-makers who aim to increase acceptance for effective policy. The present study describes the level of support for various policy measures he...

The potential benefits of addressing nicotine addiction as part of substance dependency treatment may include improved response to interventions for other addictions and, over the long term, reduced tobacco-related morbidity and mortality. The authors recount the experiences of three inpatient programs that instituted nicotine addiction interventions and a tobacco-free policy for both facilitie...

BACKGROUND Many hospitals have adopted smoke-free policies on their property. We examined the consequences of such polices at two Canadian tertiary acute-care hospitals. METHODS We conducted a qualitative study using ethnographic techniques over a six-month period. Participants (n=186) shared their perspectives on and experiences with tobacco dependence and managing the use of tobacco, as wel...

BACKGROUND In 2007, a regulation on smoke-free health facilities and institutions was adopted by the Lao government. Little is known about health policymakers' knowledge and opinions regarding tobacco policy control, including physicians' behaviour. This paper aims to describe the knowledge of Lao health policymakers and their opinions regarding physicians tobacco use and national smoking polic...

T he statistics are staggering. Tobacco is by far the greatest risk factor associated with cancer deaths in Canada. 1 Tobacco use causes approximately 30% of all cancer deaths. 2 The Canadian Cancer Society estimates there were 132,100 new cases of cancer and 65,000 deaths from cancer in Canada in 2000. 3 Lung cancer is still the leading cause of cancer death for both men and women. 3 There are...

OBJECTIVE To examine how the retail environment in which tobacco is sold has changed because of the slotting fees and trade promotions paid by the tobacco companies. Public policy options for dealing with this environment are also evaluated. DATA SOURCES A literature review, telephone interviews, and observation. RESULTS The tobacco companies have been dramatically increasing the volume of ...

OBJECTIVES As smoking among college students reached new highs in the 1990s, most interventions for college student smoking prevention focused on individual student knowledge, attitudes and beliefs. No published studies report on statewide movements to accelerate the adoption of tobacco-free policies on college campuses. The results of the first 4 years of the North Carolina Tobacco-Free Colleg...

Despite recent declines in cigarette smoking prevalence, the tobacco product landscape has shifted to include emerging tobacco products* (1,2). Previous research has documented adult use of smokeless tobacco and cigarettes by state (3); however, state-specific data on other tobacco products are limited. To assess tobacco product use in the 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia (DC), CDC a...

www.thelancet.com Published online January 20, 2014 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(13)62381-8 1 Smoking rates in the Arab world are some of the highest worldwide. The epidemic is characterised by high and increasing rates of smoking in men and a dramatic reemergence of waterpipe smoking, especially in young people (aged 13–24 years) and women. Although 19 of the 22 Arab countries have rat...