tobacco control

The Tobacco Control Scale 2025 in Europe

Report

20 May 2026

The Tobacco Control Scale 2025 shows that progress in tobacco control across Europe has slowed, with more countries recording lower scores than in previous years. Key reasons include the failure to regulate heated tobacco products in the same way as cigarettes and the lack of adjustments to tobacco taxes and prices to keep pace with inflation.

Strengthening tobacco cessation across the primary health sector in the Americas: progress, gaps, and opportunities since 2007

Scientific article

30 January 2026

ABSTRACT Objective. Tobacco use is a major modifiable risk factor for the four main noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) globally—cardiovascular diseases, chronic respiratory conditions, cancer, and diabetes. Addressing tobacco use through...

Experts’ views on how to design a tobacco control fund in the UK

Scientific article

28 November 2022

Abstract Objective To explore expert views on the potential value, and approaches to establishing and administering a tobacco control fund in the UK. Design Semistructured interviews and follow-up discussion groups. Subjects Twenty-four UK...

Tobacco Control in Africa

News

The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that one in five African adolescents use tobacco and predict a doubling of deaths related to tobacco use in low- and middle-income countries between 2002 and 2030. Here, you can find out more...

Implementation of tobacco control measures in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, 2008–2020

Scientific article

3 July 2021

Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) was developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) to assist nations in reducing the demand and supply of tobacco. In 2020, 182 nations joined the FCTC, approving to implement the recommended...

Tobacco Webinar Series: Tobacco Use - Pleasure or Harm?

ISSUP Webinar

5 May 2021

ISSUP are pleased to present the first of three Webinars on the topic of Tobacco Use. This first Webinar was organised in collaboration with ISSUP India and centres on 'Tobacco Use - Pleasure or Harm?'

Tobacco Webinar Series: Tobacco Use - Pleasure or Harm?

5 May 2021

New Delhi

India

ISSUP are excited to invite you to attend the first of three Webinars on the topic of Tobacco Use. This first Webinar will be hosted by ISSUP India and centre on 'Tobacco Use - Pleasure or Harm?'

Assessing Compliance with Tobacco Packaging and Labeling Regulations

Book

Source: https://www.issup.net/node/8539 The Institute for Global Tobacco Control (IGTC) has collaborated with the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (CTFK), and the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) to...

The Effectiveness of Cigarette Pack Health Warning Labels with Religious Messages in an Urban Setting in Indonesia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Scientific article

5 November 2019

Abstract This study sought to assess the effectiveness of religious cigarette health warning labels (HWLs) in Indonesia, a country with a high public health burden from tobacco use. The study tested different religious and nonreligious...

Lung Cancer Mortality in Australia in the Twenty-First Century: How Many Lives Can Be Saved with Effective Tobacco Control?

Scientific article

1 April 2019

Highlights Quantified the number of lung cancer deaths averted in Australia through tobacco control. Almost 2 million lung cancer deaths have already been prevented over the period 1956–2100. Lung cancer will continue to be a significant...