BACKGROUND Germany's 16 states regulate smoking differently within health protection principles laid down in the federal law. All state smoke-free laws in Germany have undergone at least one change since taking effect. METHODS We systematically review federal and state laws regulating smoking, as well as petitions, popular initiatives and referenda that aimed at changing statutory smoking ban...

A major struggle is growing in Italy between the proand anti-tobacco lobbies concerning the voluntary decision of Trenitalia, the corporation that manages the long distance, reservation only Eurostar (ES) trains, which introduced a complete smoking ban starting from March 2004. However, even non-smokers are doubtful about a total ban and wonder whether this decision could be an excessive penalt...

Acknowledgements: We are very grateful to Anne-Laurence le Faou for providing us the database of French cessation services, as well as to Paul Dourgnon and Thierry Debrand at the Institute for Research and Information in Health Economics (IRDES), who gave us access to the ESPS survey. Abstract Many public policies, and especially health policies, are aimed at modifying individual behavior. This...

P185 Table 1 Never or ex-smokers (n[10229) Smokers (n[2846) p-Value That are carrying children <18 years of age 81% 58% <0.001 That are carrying any passenger 64% 24% <0.001 All cars 52% 15% <0.001 Conclusions There remain differences in opinion between smokers and non-smokers but there appears widespread public support among both groups for a ban on smoking in cars, especially any carrying chi...

BACKGROUND Several studies have investigated attitudes to and compliance with smoking bans, but few have been conducted in healthcare settings and none in such a setting in Portugal. Portugal is of particular interest because the current ban is not in line with World Health Organization recommendations for a "100% smoke-free" policy. In November 2007, a Portuguese teaching-hospital surveyed smo...

N 29 March, in accordance with Article 8 of the World Health Assembly's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, a ban on smoking in all enclosed places of work, including pubs and restaurants, was introduced in the Republic of Ireland. After 1 month, the Office of Tobacco Control found that 97% of premises inspected nationally were compliant with the smoke-free law. This compliance rate is sim...

Background: University students worldwide seem to have increased rates of smoking, alcohol abuse, binge drinking episodes and harmful consumption trends, raising a serious public health issue. The aim of the present study was to investigate university students’ smoking habits and exposure to secondary smoke amid a financial crisis. Methods: The present descriptive, correlational analysis was co...

OBJECTIVE To compare levels of particulate matter, as a marker of secondhand smoke (SHS) levels, in pubs before and 2 months after the implementation of Scottish legislation to prohibit smoking in substantially enclosed public places. DESIGN Comparison of SHS levels before and after the legislation in a random selection of 41 pubs in 2 Scottish cities. METHODS Fine particulate matter <2.5 m...

AIM This study evaluated the opinions and knowledge of the Health-Care-Workers and other employees about smoking in the workplace and investigated their perceptions about the implementation and strengthening of smoke-free policies and their views of proposed smoking cessation course. METHODS This cross-sectional study analyzed data resulting from a questionnaire administered in the Local Heal...