Canada has witnessed a general decrease in smoking prevalence among all age groups in
recent years. However, despite large numbers of campaigns and interventions, thousands of …

This paper describes the survey development, design and data collection protocol for the
2008/2009 Youth Smoking Survey (YSS) and the changes to the YSS survey and protocols …

Purpose The current study examined youth perceptions of appeal and harm of cigarette
packaging with “natural” tobacco descriptors and references to filtration, as well as …

Background Decades of research have produced overwhelming evidence that tobacco
taxes reduce tobacco use and increase government tax revenue. The magnitude and …

Background There is overwhelming evidence that increases in tobacco taxes reduce
tobacco use, save lives and increase government tax revenue. High taxes, however, create …

This study examined whether student tobacco, alcohol, marijuana use, and sedentary
behaviour were associated with the educational outcomes of health-related absenteeism …

Aims To explore attitudes towards, and experience of, illicit tobacco usage in a
disadvantaged community against a backdrop of austerity and declining national trends in …

Introduction The illicit trade in tobacco products (ITTP) is widely recognised as a substantial
and complex problem in Canada. However, the independence of available data and quality …

Background No studies to date have assessed young adults' use of First Nations/Native
tobacco, a common form of contraband tobacco in Canada. This study examined the …

Objectives: Given that little is known about how youth access contraband cigarettes, the
current study seeks to examine factors associated with how underage smoking youth report …