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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 Modelling studies find the smokefree generation (SFG) policy could help achieve the tobacco endgame. The UK is on course to introduce an SFG in 2027 that prohibits tobacco sales to ...

Background Cigarette sharing has not been assessed at the provincial level or analysed the degree of its association with smoking cessation in China. Such analysis would provide critical intelligence ...

Background Changes in population estimates for electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) have not been investigated in people with schizophrenia-spectrum disorders (SSDs). We assess the prevalence ...

Background Tobacco control is beginning to pay attention to additives and flavours in tobacco products but less so to the tobacco leaf itself. Flue-Cured Virginia (FCV) leaf increases dependence on ...

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 ...