OBJECTIVE To assess the effectiveness of conflict of interest disclosure policies by comparing a competing interests disclosure statement that met the requirements established by the journal in a 2003 article on health effects of secondhand smoke based on the American Cancer Society CPS-I dataset with internal tobacco industry documents describing financial ties between the tobacco industry and...

In 2004 the New South Wales (NSW) Government announced that smoking in the indoor areas of licensed premises would be phased out by July 2007.2 The reason for this decision was to protect workers and patrons in these venues from the detrimental health effects of prolonged exposure to environmental tobacco smoke. At the same time, NSW Health conducted a study to monitor community attitudes to th...

The tactics used by the tobacco industry to resist government regulation of its products include conducting public relations campaigns, buying scientific and other expertise to create controversy about established facts, funding political parties, hiring lobbyists to influence policy, using front groups and allied industries to oppose tobacco control measures, pre-empting strong legislation by ...

BACKGROUND Baseline data were collected to inform the adoption, implementation and institutionalisation phases of a completely smoke free campus policy at a large Western Australian university with a diverse student and staff community. METHODS An online survey was randomly emailed to staff and students to measure the attitudes towards and the acceptability and enforcement of the policy prior...

BACKGROUND The Institute of Medicine recommends that public health agencies restrict the number and regulate the location of tobacco retailers as a means of reducing tobacco use. However, the best policy strategy for tobacco retailer reduction is unknown. PURPOSE The purpose of this study is to test the percent reduction in the number and density of tobacco retailers in North Carolina resulti...

OBJECTIVES To examine the salience of tobacco marketing on postsecondary campuses and student support for tobacco control policies. METHODS Face-to-face surveys were conducted with 1690 students at 3 universities in southwestern Ontario. RESULTS Virtually all (97%) students reported noticing tobacco marketing in the past year, and 35% reported noticing marketing on campus. There was strong ...

INTRODUCTION Despite extensive knowledge about effective tobacco control interventions, the prevalence of tobacco use in many middle- and low-income countries continues to rise. In these countries, public appreciation of levels of protection provided by laws and regulations on tobacco use and exposure to tobacco smoke is limited. After ratification of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control...

OBJECTIVE To examine tobacco control implication of the first European product liability suit in Finland. METHODS Systematic search of internal tobacco industry documents available on the internet and at the British American Tobacco Guildford Depository. RESULTS Despite legal loss, the litigation contributed to subsequent tobacco control legislation in Finland. The proceedings revealed that...

OBJECTIVE To compare the quality and funding source of studies concluding a negative economic impact of smoke-free policies in the hospitality industry to studies concluding no such negative impact. DATA SOURCES Researchers sought all studies produced before 31 August 2002. Articles published in scientific journals were located with Medline, Science Citation Index, Social Sciences Citation In...

Introduction. While extensive scientific evidence exists on the tobacco epidemic, a lack of understanding of both policies and their appropriate way of implementation continues to hinder effective tobacco control. This is especially so in the developing countries such as India. The present study aims to understand current implementation practices and the challenges faced in mainstreaming tobacc...