The UCLA Tobacco Control Program

Challenges of Tobacco Control Program in Iran.

BACKGROUND This study assessed the status of cigarette marketing in Iran as well as the attitude of smokers toward smoking and the policies and tobacco control programs in the country. METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted on 3480 volunteer smokers in six provinces, using a stratified cluster random sampling method. The study population consisted of smokers who used at least one ci...

Straight from the Heart: Mississippi Tobacco Control Program

SPECIAL COMMUNICATION Impact of the Tobacco Price Support Program on tobacco control in the United States

Objectives—To evaluate the impact of the United States Tobacco Price Support Program (TPSP) on domestic cigarette consumption and the potential political impact of the TPSP on eVorts to reduce smoking. Data sources—Published studies known to the authors and a search of AGRICOLA from 1980 to 1996. Study selection—Studies published in a refereed journal or research reports published by an accredi...

Tobacco use by Massachusetts public college students: long term effect of the Massachusetts Tobacco Control Program.

OBJECTIVE To assess tobacco use among Massachusetts public college students and compare students who attended high school in Massachusetts and were exposed to the Massachusetts Tobacco Control Program (MTCP) with students who attended high school outside Massachusetts and were unexposed to the programme. DESIGN Analysis of the 1999 Massachusetts College Alcohol Survey. SETTING Four year pub...

Review on the Implementation of the Islamic Republic of Iran about Tobacco Control, Based on MPOWER, in the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control by the World Health Organization

Background: Smoking is the largest preventable cause of death in the world, killing nearly 6 million people annually. This article is an investigation of measures implemented laws in the Iran to study the proposed strategy of control and reduce tobacco use based on the monitor, protect, offer, warn, enforce and raise (MPOWER) policy.Methods: All laws approved by the Parliament along with the in...