• There are currently 2 approaches to reducing smoking rates: a disease-centred approach
and a population approach.• The disease-centred approach focuses on curative solutions to …

The need for action to stop tobacco production and consumption is patent. At present, about
4 million people a year die of tobacco-related diseases (1). WHO epidemiologists predict …

Smoking cessation is usually mentioned last in the chain of established measures to
improve Tobacco Control. This seems logical, as smoking cessation is a secondary or …

The 10th World Conference on Tobacco or Health was held in Beijing at a critical juncture
for the world's tobacco control movement. Facing a declining market in many Western …

Cigarettes are uniquely dangerous, killing half of all those who regularly use them and
damaging the health of those who breathe in users' smoke, particularly children. Just under …

Cigarette smoking and other forms of tobacco use impose a large and growing global public
health burden. Worldwide, tobacco use is estimated to kill about 5 million people annually …

This publication presents policy recommendations fore smoking cessation and treatment of
tobacco dependence, taking into account countries' different national contexts, culture …

Cigarette smoking and other tobacco use impose a huge and growing public health burden
globally. Currently, approximately 4 million persons are killed annually by tobacco use; by …

Several American state programmes have seen adult smoking prevalence levels fall below
20%. The Singaporean programme maintains a low smoking prevalence among women …

The major health impacts of smoking were established more than 40 years ago but
Governments were slow to respond to the growing health epidemic. Despite laudable …