Articles for Tobacco Control

The Tobacco Trap: How flawed policies are undermining India's fight against addiction
15 hours, 28 minutes ago

The Tobacco Trap: How flawed policies are undermining India's fight against addiction

India Today  

In 2023, India became the first country in the world to mandate anti-tobacco warnings on Over-The-Top streaming platforms, such as Netflix and Amazon Prime. Despite early adoption of the World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control and enacting the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act in 2003, India remains one of the world’s largest consumers of tobacco, with almost …

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The black market for cigarettes has exploded in plain sight and it's costing taxpayers billions
6 months, 3 weeks ago

The black market for cigarettes has exploded in plain sight and it's costing taxpayers billions

ABC  

The sale takes place in plain sight. Rohan Pike is a former Australian Federal Police and Australian Border Force officer who helped establish the original tobacco strike team, when the black market was, as he describes it, a "modest problem". His business has lost $120 million in legitimate tobacco sales in the past two years, he says, as the black …

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Sellers violating anti-tobacco law to face strict action: Ludhiana Civil surgeon
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Sellers violating anti-tobacco law to face strict action: Ludhiana Civil surgeon

Hindustan Times  

Ludhiana To enforce the Tobacco Control Act in the district, civil surgeon Ludhiana Dr Jasbir Singh Aulakh initiated stringent actions against shopkeepers violating the regulations across the district. A team from the Ludhiana civil surgeon’s office checks shopkeepers who violated the Tobacco Control Act in Ludhiana on Wednesday. Under Section 4 of the Tobacco Control Act, the use of tobacco …

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Anti Tobacco Forum criticises waiver of penalty on cultivation of unauthorized tobacco
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Anti Tobacco Forum criticises waiver of penalty on cultivation of unauthorized tobacco

The Hindu  

The Anti Tobacco Forum, Mysuru, has criticised the Centre’s decision to waive the penalty on the excess and unauthorised tobacco cultivated by farmers in Karnataka during the 2023-24 crop season. Terming the Centre’s recent decision to allow the farmers to sell the excess and unauthorised tobacco without penalty during the ensuing crop season as “violation of WHO’s Framework Convention on …

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Anti-Tobacco Forum seeks tobacco control strategies in manifestoes of political parties
1 year, 9 months ago

Anti-Tobacco Forum seeks tobacco control strategies in manifestoes of political parties

The Hindu  

The Anti-Tobacco Fourm, Mysuru, has urged political parties to come out with tobacco control strategies in their respective manifestoes to be released ahead of the coming Assembly elections in Karnataka. The Anti-Tobacco Forum has appealed to all political parties to make their stand clear on tobacco control strategies since consumption of smoke and non-smoke tobacco products has reached an epidemic …

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US tobacco control in 2022 gets a mixed review from the American Lung Association
1 year, 10 months ago

US tobacco control in 2022 gets a mixed review from the American Lung Association

CNN  

CNN — Although fewer US adults are smoking cigarettes than ever, smoking remains the cause of the most preventable disability and death, and the nation’s smoking regulations are getting mixed grades from the American Lung Association. The association’s annual State of Tobacco Control report, published Wednesday, gives the federal government an A grade for its media campaigns that encourage people …

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India Cracked Down on Tobacco Smoking But 'Paan Masala' Brands Still Enjoy Celebrity Endorsement
2 years, 6 months ago

India Cracked Down on Tobacco Smoking But 'Paan Masala' Brands Still Enjoy Celebrity Endorsement

News 18  

Despite the widespread awareness of the associated harms, tobacco usage continues to be one of the most serious health challenges in India. India actually faces a more acute health burden due to smokeless tobacco products such as gutka, paan, paan masala, khaini and zarda. Dual Burden of Smoking and Smokeless Tobacco in India Tobacco use contributes to over 9.5 per …

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The Consumer Protection Act 2019 May Fortify Tobacco Control Regime
3 years ago

The Consumer Protection Act 2019 May Fortify Tobacco Control Regime

Live Law  

The World Health Organisation reports that the tobacco epidemic is one of the biggest public health threats the world has ever faced. Efforts to control tobacco use in India were exhilarated by enacting Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act in 2003 and ratification of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in 2004. However, notification of the new Consumer Protection …

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Here comes trouble: an anti-tobacco hero’s complicated legacy
3 years, 4 months ago

Here comes trouble: an anti-tobacco hero’s complicated legacy

Salon  

Not many scientists have fought harder against smoking than Stanton Glantz. "His research contributions in tobacco control are legendary," said Pam Ling, who succeeded Glantz as head of USCF's Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education, at a campus event earlier this year. Glantz's 2014 article in JAMA Pediatrics was the first national study to show that e-cigarettes were a …

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Tobacco control: Voluntary groups seek focus on health by civic bodies
4 years, 1 month ago

Tobacco control: Voluntary groups seek focus on health by civic bodies

The Hindu  

Voluntary groups working for tobacco control in Rajasthan have sought a renewed focus on public health by the civic bodies through a licensing mechanism for retail sellers. A day after the polling in the first phase for the municipal corporation elections in three cities, the voluntary groups said the newly elected councillors should take measures for improving health with a …

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Curbs on tobacco products will help the fight against Covid, boost the economy
4 years, 2 months ago

Curbs on tobacco products will help the fight against Covid, boost the economy

Hindustan Times  

The Covid-19 pandemic has pushed us to adapt to a new normal, retrospect on underlying behaviours towards health and shun old harmful habits that are detrimental to one’s health and that of others. In India, an estimated 1.3 million deaths are accounted for as due to the use of tobacco A recent review of studies by public health experts convened …

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Tobacco Industry's Request to Declare Tobacco as Res Extra Commercium Ignites Debate
6 years, 10 months ago

Tobacco Industry's Request to Declare Tobacco as Res Extra Commercium Ignites Debate

Live Law  

The Supreme Court is set to hear a case on the implementation of pictorial health warnings on tobacco products. The case challenges the state's action to impose restrictions and prohibitions on tobacco, given its colossal public health burden. The Supreme Court will have the opportunity to close the matter for once and all in the larger interest of the health …

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