Thomas Novotny reflects on new research by Stanton Glantz and colleagues and the implications of their findings for engaging the tobacco industry on tobacco product regulation.

UNLABELLED POLICY POINTS: The tobacco companies prioritized blocking tobacco-control policies in tobacco-growing states and partnered with tobacco farmers to oppose tobacco-control policies. The 1998 Master Settlement Agreement, which settled state litigation against the cigarette companies, the 2004 tobacco-quota buyout, and the companies' increasing use of foreign tobacco led to a rift betwee...

AIMS To estimate the salivary immunoglobulin A (IgA) levels in tobacco chewers, tobacco smokers and normal subjects and to compare the salivary IgA levels among tobacco chewers and tobacco smokers. METHODS The study group consisted of 80 subjects (tobacco users), 40 tobacco chewers and 40 tobacco smokers. Unstimulated whole saliva was collected from all tobacco users and 40 healthy age- and g...

The cigarette companies and their lobbying organization used tobacco industry-produced films and videos about tobacco farming to support their political, public relations, and public policy goals. Critical discourse analysis shows how tobacco companies utilized film and video imagery and narratives of tobacco farmers and tobacco economies for lobbying politicians and influencing consumers, indu...

BACKGROUND Tobacco use in India is characterized by a high prevalence of smoking and smokeless tobacco use, with dual use also contributing a noticeable proportion. In the context of such a high burden of tobacco use, this study examines the regional variations, and socioeconomic, demographic and other correlates of smoking, smokeless tobacco and dual use of tobacco in India. METHODS AND FIND...

This paper analyzes the relationship between demand for tobacco, its price and economic factors that may influence it. The objective is to understand response of consumers an increase in tobacco prices. assumed be caused by effect increasing taxes, which a major control policy. also reaction smokers prices other goods economy. To achieve this objective, we estimate elasticities these through mo...

INTRODUCTION: We aimed to investigate the relationship between smoking and general characteristics, symptoms clinical course of patients diagnosed with COVID-19 who were followed-up in COVID ward first 2 months pandemic. METHODS: Patients over age 18 included retrospectively. The demographic data, symptoms, comorbidities patients, tobacco tobacco-product use, disease severity, patient's follow-...

DATA SOURCES A review of the literature identified demographic, cultural, and marketing variables related to the uptake and continuation of smokeless tobacco use. Government and industry data on production, marketing, and consumption of smokeless tobacco products are presented. METHODS The Canadian and American markets are compared in terms of prevalence, consumption per capita, and marketing...

Tobacco use by soldiers has been prevalent throughout the 20th century. Tobacco has been seen as a "right". Additionally, tobacco was viewed as a boost to a soldier's morale and to provide comfort, while reducing stress in austere conditions. Today, tobacco is known to increase healthcare costs, adversely affect readiness, and impact the military members' physical performance. The purpose of th...