background: global adult tobacco survey (gats), malaysia 2011 reported that the prevalence of smoking was highest among malays male i.e., 24.6% (ci:22.1,27.3). the aim of this study was to evaluate the perception of a group of smokers towards various national anti-smoking initiatives as well as its association with age and education level. methods: the study was conducted in a randomly selected...

BACKGROUND Germany's 16 states regulate smoking differently within health protection principles laid down in the federal law. All state smoke-free laws in Germany have undergone at least one change since taking effect. METHODS We systematically review federal and state laws regulating smoking, as well as petitions, popular initiatives and referenda that aimed at changing statutory smoking ban...

AIM The purpose of this review is to describe the current status of smoking cessation initiatives in the dental profession. REVIEW A review of the initiatives undertaken by the dental profession to adopt smoking cessation recommendations as standard of care is presented. SUMMARY Facts about the effects of smoking on the major oral diseases are stated and supported by national statistics. Th...

Introduction Tobacco use among United States college-aged students remains higher than that of the national average. While a majority of public health literature has explained smoking programs and policies at traditional four-year colleges and universities, little research exists on programs and policies at two-year community colleges. It is important to understand such efforts at these institu...

CONTEXT Increasing the use of effective smoking cessation aids could in principle have a substantial public health impact. The UK government has undertaken several major policy initiatives to try to increase usage of smoking cessation medicines. It is important to evaluate what effect, if any, these have had to inform future policy in the UK and internationally. OBJECTIVE This study used sale...

Several developing and developed countries are experiencing an epidemic in diseases caused by cigarette smoking and tobacco use. Despite numerous smoke free initiatives and governmental tobacco-control policies, tobacco consumption still remains excessively prevalent. In addition to the damaging impact on general health, smoking also has an effect on oral health. Epidemiological studies have cl...

Smoking is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the UK, and the government has funded a range of local and national smoking cessation initiatives. Supporting people as they attempt to give up smoking requires specialist skills and knowledge, often provided by nurses who have received appropriate training. However, non-specialist nurses can also play a role in cutting smoking rates by enc...

Tobacco use and cigarette smoking have long been causally linked to a wide variety of poor health outcomes, resulting in a number of public health policy initiatives to reduce prevalence and consumption. Benefits of these initiatives, however, have not been well-established quantitatively. Using 2005-2008 New York Adult Tobacco Survey data, we developed a simulation model to estimate the effect...