Thailand: Country Report on Labelling and Packaging Introduction From 1981 to 2001 there were dramatic changes in tobacco consumption in Thailand. The total number of smokers rose from 9.7 million in 1981 to 10.6 million two decades later. Smoking prevalence declined from 35.2% to 22.5% during...

A number of new tobacco products for which reduced exposure, reduced toxicity and reduced health risk claims are being made are being introduced in markets worldwide. These products include cigarettes modified to purportedly reduce their toxicity, including cigarettes with modified tobacco from...

In November 2003, the WHO Director-General formalized the Scientific Advisory Committee on Tobacco Product Regulation (SACTob) by changing its status to that of a study group. Following the status change, the SACTob became the "WHO Study Group on Tobacco Product Regulation" (TobReg). It is...

This glossary is an outcome of the meeting with WHO Collaborating Centres for Tobacco Control which took place in September 2004 in Heidelberg, Germany. It provides information on (i) WHO Collaborating Centres and designation procedures; (ii) activities of the WHO Tobacco Free Initiative; (iii)...

Report on Tobacco Taxation in the United Kingdom Introduction Taxation levels The United Kingdom has among the highest levels of tobacco tax in the world1. Table 1 shows the current duty rates for tobacco products while Table 2 presents taxation levels. The latter is based on a typical pack of...

Prevalence of smoking in Chile The findings of the surveys carried out by the National Drug Control Council (CONACE), which have been conducted every two years from 1994 to 2000, are the most reliable source of data on drug consumption in Chile.