Since e-cigarettes appeared in the mid-2000s, some practitioners, researchers, and policy
makers have embraced them as a safer alternative to conventional cigarettes and an …

Background Following a legal agreement with the European Union (EU), Philip Morris
International (PMI) commissions a yearly report ('Project Star', PS) on the European illicit …

Background Brazil has reduced its smoking rate by about 50% in the last 20 y. During that
time period, strong tobacco control policies were implemented. This paper estimates the …

Introduction: There is a substantial literature that graphic tobacco warnings are effective;
however, there is limited evidence based on actual smoking behavior. The objective of this …

Background Widening of socioeconomic status (SES) inequalities in smoking prevalence
has occurred in several Western countries from the mid 1970's onwards. However, little is …

Objective Taxation equitably reduces smoking, the leading cause of health inequalities. The
tobacco industry (TI) can, however, undermine the public health gains realised from tobacco …

Background Increases in incidence of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) in
countries with falling tobacco use have been attributed to a growing role of human papilloma …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the global impact of adopting highest-level MPOWER tobacco
control policies in different countries and territories from 2007 to 2010. METHODS: Policy …

The public health impact of nicotine vaping products (NVPs) is subject to a complex set of
uncertain transitions between NVP and cigarette use. Instead, we apply an indirect method …

We used a structured approach to assess whether active smokers presented with pictorial
warnings on cigarette packages (PWCP) had a higher probability of quitting, reducing, and …