A few US towns have banned cigarette sales to anyone born after a specific date, and several states are considering this path. A psychologist explains why such measures often face stiff resistance.
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New research analysing a rare heroin drought offers lessons as Australian states try to crack down on illegal tobacco.
Vape manufacturers mirror traditional tobacco marketing, including stylish branding, flavours and sponsorships, to reach young people through social media.
The outlook for the tobacco industry is uncertain. This is unlikely to change.
Times have changed. While in decades past we watched anti-smoking campaigns on TV, we now need anti-vaping messages on TikTok.
We found lobbying registers were hard to navigate and not detailed enough.
The natural gas industry has spent years trying to undermine scientific findings about gas stoves and health. If this sounds familiar, that’s no accident.
Whether or not they smoke, most young people don’t share the tobacco companies’ view that New Zealand’s new smokefree measures will reduce their autonomy or limit their freedoms.
Even if the new smokefree legislation did cause some temporary extra illegal trade in tobacco, the best response would still be better law enforcement and border control.
Water and energy prices are fixed, so why not do the same with cigarettes?
When news outlets also publish so-called ‘native advertising,’ their journalistic reputations suffer – and their news coverage shies away from the companies that paid for the ads.
Skeptics may make demands for absolute certainty to undermine science and delay action. Critiques may not be in the interest of advancing science and public health, but by someone with an agenda.
New Zealand will hold the world’s first national referendum on legalising recreational use of cannabis in September. It must learn from mistakes in implementing earlier drug law reforms.
The Chinese National Tobacco Corporation is expanding its international markets through subsidiaries. Is the world ready for tobacco companies sponsoring or supporting schools?
They’re effective – and popular.
History is complex and multi-dimensional. Any response to what happened in the past should reflect this.
It is time governments made corporations pay for the harm they cause.
Research shows that a higher excise tax rate on tobacco would result in a decrease in the number of people who smoke.
Economic tactics play a big part in a habit that’s hard to break.
New research shows just how bad tobacco farming can be for the environment and for farmers.
Top contributors
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Professor of Public Health/Director, Tobacco Control Research Group, University of Bath
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Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Business Economics, University of Bath
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Professor of Public Health, University of Otago
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Professor of Medicine and Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz
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Reader, Global Public Health Unit, University of Edinburgh
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PhD candidate, University of Edinburgh, University of Edinburgh
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Researcher in Conservation and Agriculture, University of Leeds
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Research Associate, University of Bath
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Assistant Professor, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
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Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy, Trent University
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Research fellow, Pacific Institute on Pathogens, Pandemics and Society, Simon Fraser University
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Senior Research Fellow in Public Health, University of Otago
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Professor, Melbourne Centre for Behaviour Change, The University of Melbourne
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Professor and Chair, Department of Environmental Health, Boston University
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Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity, University of New South Wales, UNSW