Health Determinants, Promotion and Prevention
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Tobacco
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Children participate in an anti-tobacco workshop called "Agent 00 Cigarettes, LILT Mission." The workshop is part of a campaign by LILT (Italian League For The Fight Against Cancer) to educate kids about the dangers of smoking.
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Tobacco

Tobacco

Tobacco products are products made entirely or partly of leaf tobacco as raw material, which are intended to be smoked, sucked, chewed or snuffed. All contain the highly addictive psychoactive ingredient, nicotine.

Tobacco use is one of the main risk factors for a number of chronic diseases, including cancer, lung diseases, and cardiovascular diseases. Despite this, it is common throughout the world. A number of countries have legislation restricting tobacco advertising, and regulating who can buy and use tobacco products, and where people can smoke.

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Exposing marketing tactics and strategies driving the global growth of nicotine pouches

This new report aims to help countries understand how the tobacco industry promotes nicotine pouches and how they can be effectively regulated. It highlights...

This WHO technical manual on tobacco tax policy and administration builds upon the 2010 WHO technical manual on tobacco tax administration by further detailing...

WHO study group on tobacco product regulation: report on the scientific basis of tobacco product regulation: tenth report of a WHO study group

This report of the WHO Study Group on Tobacco Product Regulation provides the Director-General with evidence-based recommendations for Member States about...

WHO global report on trends in prevalence of tobacco use 2000–2024 and projections 2025–2030

This report presents WHO estimates of tobacco use prevalence among the population aged 15 years and older from 2000–2024, with trends projected to...

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The background information document on the call to action on electronic cigarettes is an accompanying document to call to action on electronic cigarettes...

Electronic cigarettes - call to action

This call to action on e-cigarettes notes that urgent and strong decisive action to prevent uptake of e-cigarettes, which are harmful to health, should...

Quitting tobacco and related products is hard, but with the right support and tools, you can do it! With professional support and quitting services, tobacco...