ABSTRACT Objective: To determine how the tobacco industry has worked behind the scenes in the state of Colorado to influence the public and defeat public health efforts to control tobacco. Methods: Information for this study was gathered through examination of internal tobacco industry...

In 2007, although Tennessee was (and still is) the third largest tobacco¬producing state, it enacted the Non¬Smoker Protection Act (NSPA), making most enclosed public and workplaces, and restaurants 100% smoke-free. This study triangulates archival documents with interviews, legislative...

This paper focuses on the development of Philip Morris’s position on Environmental Tobacco Smoke [ETS] for its websites. Internal documents have been searched from 1999 to present. Searches were conducted from October to December, 2003. In particular, the paper focuses on drafts prepared...

In the United States, companies that use their own funds to test consumer products on their employees are subject to few regulations. Using previously undisclosed tobacco industry documents, we reviewed the history of that industry’s efforts to create internal guidelines on the conditions...

Missouri’s tobacco control program has been greatly challenged by an unsupportive political climate, inadequate program funding, and a state budget deficit. Despite these barriers, the program has benefited from dedicated tobacco control professionals, committed coalitions, and recent...

Canada’s Tobacco Package Label or Warning System: “Telling the Truth†about Tobacco Product Risks. The Need for an Effective Package-Based Label System. The World Health Organization’s draft Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) will be presented to the World...

This study calculates the economic costs of exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke (SHS) in Maryland – for individuals, employers, and society as a whole. The total costs reported in this study for calendar year 2005 are as follows: Costs related to childhood illness and death –...

· From the 1970s through 2011, tobacco control advocacy in Florida was led by the local divisions of the American Cancer Society, American Lung Association, and American Heart Association (tri-agencies), with the American Cancer Society as the dominant player. · The tobacco industry...

Dedicated tobacco control partners and a comprehensive program contributed to Hawaii’s tobacco control program experiencing several successes, including the adoption of clean indoor air ordinances in all of the counties and a high cigarette excise tax. State budget shortfalls and...

Objectives - To determine the relationship between extent of restrictions on smoking at home, at school and in public places, and smoking uptake, smoking prevalence and monthly cigarette consumption by school students. Design - Cross-sectional survey with merged records of extent of restrictions...