PL02b.04: Tobacco Control

Tobacco taxes as a tobacco control strategy.

BACKGROUND Increases in tobacco taxes are widely regarded as a highly effective strategy for reducing tobacco use and its consequences. METHODS The voluminous literature on tobacco taxes is assessed, drawing heavily from seminal and recent publications reviewing the evidence on the impact of tobacco taxes on tobacco use and related outcomes, as well as that on tobacco tax administration. RE...

Tobacco control in tobacco-producing countries.

Editor – Adamson Muula accurately points out the difficulties inherent in the control of tobacco use in a major tobacco leaf-producing country like Malawi (1). However, several statements need clarification. First of all, his title ''The challenges facing Third World countries in banning tobacco'' implies that the goal of tobacco control is to ban tobacco use. It is not. The World Health Organi...

Policy-driven tobacco control

BACKGROUND Since the passage of Proposition 99, California's comprehensive tobacco control programme has benefited from a localised policy adoption process that allows for the innovation and diffusion of strong local tobacco control policies throughout the state. METHODS The policy adoption continuum is described in the context of California's smoke-free workplace movement, and the influence ...

Tobacco Control in Turkey.

This report was prepared by WHO within the framework of the Bloomberg Global Tobacco Control Initiative in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and the Tobacco and Alcohol Market Regulatory Authority in Turkey. It outlines the current state of tobacco-smoking in Turkey, including the health and social aspects, epidemiological data and economic, legal and political issues. Turkey, until rec...

Feminism and Tobacco Control