Despite the high prevalence of smokeless tobacco (SLT) use among adults in Bangladesh,
SLT was not included in the Tobacco Control Law till 2013. Information on SLT use among …

Introduction The general lack of knowledge about the composition of clove cigarettes and
the large number of terms that can be used to define different types of cigarettes that contain …

Background The Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products (the Protocol)
entered into force in September 2018, and commits Parties to implement a package of …

Executive Summary During 2020–2024, the government of Indonesia is focused on
improving the wellbeing of Indonesians by taking advantage of the demographic dividend …

Background Illicit trade of tobacco negatively affects countries' tobacco control efforts. It
leads to lower tobacco prices and makes tobacco products more accessible to vulnerable …

METHODS We estimated illicit cigarette trade in terms of volume and revenue loss. Illicit
trade was estimated as the discrepancy between legal cigarette sales and domestic …

Objectives: The illicit cigarette trade endangers public health because it increases access to
cheaper tobacco products, hence fueling the tobacco epidemic and undermining tobacco …

The challenge of controlling cigarette consumption remains significant, leading governments
worldwide to implement excise taxes on tobacco products through ad valorem or specific …

In an imperfect market, a percentage tax increase in an ad valorem system results in a
smaller price increase and lower profits than under a specific regime, unless firms undertake …

The illicit tobacco trade undermines the effectiveness of tobacco tax policies; increases the
availability of cheap cigarettes, which, in turn, increases tobacco use and tobacco related …