Introduction The Netherlands implemented a supermarket tobacco sales ban on 1 July 2024. This study aimed to evaluate ...

The prevalence of waterpipe smoking (WPS) is increasingly recognised as a growing global public health concern. Available studies show that WPS exposes users to toxicants at levels similar to or ...

Using longitudinal data on more than 370 000 older Japanese adults, we found that living in constituencies represented by pro-tobacco legislators was associated with higher smoking prevalence. The ...

Introduction Cigarette companies have stated their intent to transition from selling cigarettes to selling less harmful products, such as e-cigarettes. We examine trends in US cigarette marketing ...

In the USA, tobacco products cannot be marketed as being intended to cure or treat disease, such as nicotine dependence, or ...

Philip Morris International (PMI) has led nicotine pouch sales in the USA since 2022 when it acquired Swedish Match, the maker of Zyn nicotine pouches.1 In 2024, Zyn dominated the nicotine pouch ...

The tobacco retail landscape has grown to include an increasing number of app-based retailers who offer on-demand local delivery services to people of all ages. Data from late 2021 indicated that 10.4 ...

Background To protect youth from tobacco exposure, China’s Minors’ Protection Act prohibits tobacco retail outlets (TROs) around schools. However, the legislation lacks a specified restriction ...

Background Hand-rolling tobacco (HRT) remains more affordable than factory-made (FM) cigarettes in the UK, which could undermine the health benefits of tobacco tax increases. This study modelled ...

The aim of this paper is to overview progress made with respect to the adoption of plain (or standardised) packaging, key challenges faced, evaluative evidence and opportunities for extending this ...

Correspondence to Dr Sven-Eric Jordt, Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710-3094, USA; sven.jordt{at}duke.edu In US federal regulations, any product ...

The tobacco-free generation proposal advocates legislation precluding the sale and supply of tobacco to individuals born after a certain year. The measure is aimed at overcoming defects with current ...