The United States Federal Trade Commission [FTC] adopted standardized testing methods for the measurement of tar and nicotine yields of cigarette smoke in the 1960s and for carbon monoxide in 1981, mandating the disclosure of these ratings in cigarette advertising (1). Under the International...

The tobacco industry's trend of giving generously to California legislators continued in the 1997-1998 election cycle. Between January 1, 1997, and December 31, 1998, the tobacco industry contributed $615,145 to state legislators and legislative candidates. Since 1991-1992, campaign...

This brochure, created by the WHO, describes the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control and how this global treaty can be used to mobilize the world for global public health.

This report presents data from the 2000 NYTS that describe the use of tobacco products, other than cigarettes, among a nationally representative sample of middle and high school students. The report also examines the relationship between cigarette use and the use of other tobacco products. All...

The purpose of this report is to provide detailed information on cigarette smoking among youth, including the prevalence and intensity of smoking behavior as well as the characteristics of the cigarettes smoked by middle and high school students. It is the first in a series of reports from the...

In 2004, The Center for Tobacco Policy Research (CTPR) partnered with North Carolina and several other states to evaluate how unstable state financial climates were affecting state tobacco control funding reductions. Using both quantitative methodologies, information was collected from the eight...

The purpose of this report is to examine the issue of youth access to cigarettes using data from the 1999 Natiional Youth Tobacco Survey. Yout access to cigarettes is described in terms of youth's usual sources of cigarettes, the prices they pay, and the restrictions they encounter when trying...