Background Vaping rates are increasing globally. Restricting vaping products’ access may result in net population health loss if youths who vape switch to smoking, or net gain if it promotes cessation ...

Introduction In the USA, most tobacco control research has focused on federal-level and state-level policies. However, ...

Background Japan lacks regulations governing tobacco advertisements, promotion and sponsorship (TAPS) in Japan. We investigate TAPS’ impact on harm perceptions and heated tobacco products (HTPs) ...

The tobacco control community consistently describes tobacco taxation in two ways: it is the most effective intervention and the least implemented.1 The scholarship on tax’s effectiveness for ...

IQOS is the most popular heated tobacco product (HTP) worldwide, marketed by the world’s largest transnational tobacco company, Philip Morris International (PMI).1 HTPs comprise two components: an ...

Results Monthly ONP unit sales increased significantly, from 327 million in July 2021 to 1046 million in May 2024—more than tripling over this period (p<0.001, average monthly per cent change (AMPC)=3 ...

Objective Electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS), such as e-cigarettes, have surged in popularity. While long-term risks remain unclear, known dangers include nicotine addiction, E-cigarette or ...

Goods and Services Tax (GST) reform standardised tax rates nationwide, replacing varying state-level value-added taxes (VAT) with a tiered GST structure that applied the highest 28% rate on tobacco ...

Objective Consistent with the role of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), the aims of this study were to review the FCTC progress reports submitted by the Pacific Island Countries ...

Methods We undertook 27 in-depth interviews with people aged 18 and over (16 female, 8 Māori, 13 aged ≤35) who smoked RYO cigarettes and lived in Aotearoa New Zealand. We probed participants’ ...

Objective To systematically review available data on the effects of heated tobacco products (HTPs) on biomarkers of potential harm (BoPH) and adverse events, including comparison to cigarettes, ...

Behind the smoke: using authenticity to romanticise cigars Authenticity is a core component for creating a distinguished and successful global brand. 1 Authenticity contributes to a brand’s assessed ...