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

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 ...

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 ...

Background India’s 2017 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 ...

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 ...

4 Health Extension, Divine Word University, Madang, Papua New Guinea Objective Consistent with the role of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), the aims of this study were to review ...

Oral nicotine pouches may have potential for smoking cessation, but scientific evidence on the effects of pouches and their constituents on smoking behaviour is limited. Design This study was a 4-week ...

Objective Adoption of smoke-free policies (SFPs) in public venues, workplaces and other settings may prevent chronic smoking-related diseases, such as cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) and respiratory ...

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 ...

Introduction This study offers a comprehensive examination of the pricing strategies/dynamics used by the tobacco/nicotine industry in response to tax increases using Ukraine as a case study during ...

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 ...