Books, Reports, Pamphlets, Etc.

How cigarettes are tested for chemical content

This short report provides a synopsis of the chemical analysis of cigarettes. This procedure consists of three phases: collection, extraction and processing, and quantification. The cigarette smoke is gathered from a smoking machine; the particulate matter is measured; and then the chemical quantity is evaluated.

You can quit smoking : consumer guide

The Centers for Disease Control released this smoking cessation guide to assist those trying to quit. It provides information on addiction, reasons for quitting and many other "how to quit" resources.

Nova Scotia student drug use 2002 : highlights report

A decrease in smoking prevalence was among the most notable changes in this survey which examines substance use, gambling and risk behaviours among students. The prevalence of consuming more than 10 cigarettes per day has fallen, and overall youth prevalence is at its lowest since 1991.

More smoke and mirrors : tobacco industry-sponsored youth prevention programs in the context of comprehensive tobacco control programs in Canada

The Ontario Medical Association presents this position paper on the tobacco industry’s prevention programs in Canada. The document reviews three tobacco industry programs (Operation ID, Operation ID/School Zone and, Wise Decision) based on the established tobacco control best practices. Among other things, the position paper recommends that all groups currently involved with one or more of these programs withdraw their support.

Youth tobacco possession laws : policy analysis

This is an analysis of the costs and benefits of enacting youth tobacco possession laws, criminalizing the behaviour of smoking based on "being old enough".

Actions will speak louder than words : getting serious about tobacco control in Ontario

The strategy recommendations of an expert panel appointed by the Ontario Minister of Health.

Guidelines for school health programs to prevent tobacco use and addiction

This CDC Recommendation and Report provides a guideline for effective school based prevention programs, based on research, theory and practice.

Advancing knowledge on regulating tobacco products

This monograph presents some of the presentations and discussion from the International Conference: Advancing knowledge on tobacco products held in Oslo in 2000. The report discusses epidemiology and tobacco control, product issues, and regulatory issues. Recommendations that were made at the conference are reproduced in the Annex.

Best practices for comprehensive tobacco control programs -- August 1999

Acknowledgements - Executive summary - Introduction - Section A. Components of comprehensive tobacco control programs - Section B. Funding model for all 50 states - Section C. Recommended program element budgets, by states - Appendix. Efficacy of comprehensive tobacco control programs: California and Massachusetts.

Tobacco smoke components : carcinogens

Tobacco smoke contains chemical carcinogens. A list of carcinogens from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) is provided. While natural elements of the tobacco plant create carcinogens, any and all forms of tobacco produce smoke containing carcinogens.

The formative years : pathways to substance abuse among girls and young women ages 8-22

This National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse report details the risks of substance abuse among girls versus boys. Their findings indicate a higher risk for girls due to many factors, including psychosocial factors.

Alcohol and drug prevention programs for youth : what works?

Overview of various approaches to education and prevention of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs.

Tobacco smoke components : phenolics

This factsheet outlines organic chemicals called phenolics; they are also found in tobacco smoke. Five of the phenolics found in tobacco smoke are listed, along with their health effects.

Ottawa-Carleton heart beat smoking stages of change : summary of development implementation and evaluation

Describes Ottawa-Carleton's Smoking Stages of Change program, a workplace smoking cessation program, based on a staging model of behaviour change. Includes ordering information.

Dispelling the myths about tobacco

This booklet is a community toolkit for reducing tobacco use among women. It answers to many common myths about tobacco use and provides cessation program tools and resources.

Chemical factors influencing the addictiveness and attractiveness of cigarettes in New Zealand : final report

This report looks at the different chemicals found in New Zealand cigarettes and their addictive properties. The chemical factors influencing addiction are also examined, as are flavour and sweetener additives. A new regulatory framework for cigarette additives is proposed and recommendations are made.

Nicotine replacement therapies in smoking cessation : a review of evidence and policy issues

A publication of the Canadian Council for Tobacco Control of the effectiveness of nicotine replacement therapies (NRTs) as a component of smoking cessation programs. Discusses nicotine gums, patches, and policy issues concerning NRTs in Canada.

Regulation of nicotine replacement therapies : an expert consensus

The World Health Organization presents recommendations on the use of nicotine replacement therapy products, with an emphasis on different smoker categories, such as pregnant women and smokers with cardiac diseases.

Tobacco additives : cigarette engineering and nicotine addiction

Action on Smoking and Health (UK) examines scientific reports on additives and the pharmacological effects of adding ammonia to nicotine.

Rethinking stop-smoking medications : myths and facts

A paper by the Ontario Medical Association which examines the use of medications such as nicotine patches, nicotine gum, and buproprion hydrocholoride (Zyban) in smoking cessation.

A reflection on alternative nicotine delivery systems

A physician’s examination of the potential problems associated with moving from curing or preventing nicotine addiction to ensuring that tobacco is available in its least toxic form (i.e. a "harm reduction" approach).

The chemical constituents in cigarettes and cigarette smoke : priorities for harm reduction : a report to the New Zealand Ministry of Health

Detailing the elements of a harm reduction strategy, this report analyses the information and policies regarding the chemical components in cigarettes and cigarette smoke. All of the chemicals identified were known carcinogens; thus a strategy for harm reduction of cigarettes is provided. There is lack of data relating ingredients and chemical levels in smoke.

Validation of an XML-based process to automatically web-enable a smoking cessation practice

The Bedside Smoking Cessation Intervention guideline was merged into the online guidelines collection and then placed on an intranet. This allowed for rapid and easy access by physicians and other health care providers throughout the Medical Care Program.

Filtered policy : women & tobacco in Canada

Filtered Policy makes recommendations for changing how tobacco policies are developed and how they work. The approach presented focuses on integrating tobacco policy with social and economic policy to benefit women's overall health and socioeconomic position, rather than focusing only on reducing tobacco use and related illness.

Multinational tobacco industry activity in the Middle East : a review of internal industry documents

An in-depth look at the actions of the tobacco industry in the Middle East. Information on possible collusion, undermining health authorities, and political links.

Public policy and smoking cessation : beyond pharmacological solutions

A look by Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada at some of the public policy options available to decrease smoking prevalence in Canada. Among other things, the author suggests that nicotine replacement therapy should be regulated and should not be viewed as a “cure-all” for addicted smokers.

Smoking cessation media campaigns from around the world : recommendations from lessons learned

The World Health Organization reviewed several media campaigns on smoking cessation and presents the lessons learned from them.

Profits over people : tobacco industry activities to market cigarettes and undermine public health in Latin America and the Caribbean

This report details the industry’s advertising tactics used in Latin America and the Caribbean region. The main strategies implemented were: opposing tax augmentations and market regulation and sustaining smoking as a normal activity. It concludes by asserting that tobacco correlated death and illness is a political and health issue.

How cigarette advertising works : rich imagery and poor information

This report addresses the various promotional tactics employed by the tobacco industry and the psychological mechanisms of persuasion and attitude change that the industry consequently relies upon. The report was prepared for a Supreme Court lawsuit between JTI-Macdonald Corp., Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd., Rothmans, Benson & Hedges Inc., and the Attorney General of Canada and Canadian Cancer Society.

Make your home and car smoke-free : a guide to protecting your family from second-hand smoke

Highlights the dangers of exposure to secondhand smoke. It provides tips on how to prevent second-hand smoke from drifting to other apartments and condominiums, and how to keep it from harming your family. Special "youth zone" tips available.

Doctors and tobacco : medicine's big challenge

The main objective of this book is to demonstrate the ways in which doctors can influence tobacco control, tobacco cessation and anti-tobacco campaigns. An emphasis is made on education and training doctors to enable them to cope with and counsel smokers of all ages and sexes.

Is unwanted tobacco smoke drifting into your apartment or condominium? : information to protect tenants from exposure to second-hand smoke

This pamphlet, developed in British Columbia, presents information on the hazards of secondhand smoke and what can be done by tenants in apartments or condominium to protect themselves from it.

Drug use among Ontario students 1977-2003 : detailed OSDUS findings

Drug use in 2003 and changes since 1977 among students in grades 7 to 12 are examined in this report. Smoking declined between 2001 and 2003. Data is provided on daily smoking, consumption, quit attempts, and cigarette purchases.

Changes at the point-of-sale for tobacco following the 1999 tobacco billboard ban

A report by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, based on research from the University of Illinois at Chicago, which demonstrates that tobacco companies have changed advertising tactics since a ban on tobacco billboard advertising took effect in April 1999.

Tobacco cessation patient counseling

A detailed review of preventive measures for tobacco smoking and evidence of effectiveness of cessation measures are presented. Recommendations include:furnishing tobacco use cessation counseling at each physician visit; obtaining a history of tobacco use at each visit and; carrying out motivational interventions for smokers unwilling to quit, among others.

Tobacco industry advertising expenditures in Canada : 1987-2000

Statistics on industry expenditures on advertising and sponsorship organized by type of advertising (radio, television, newspapers), by province and by year.

Reducing the use of tobacco products

According to the Canadian Nurses Association, a comprehensive tobacco use reduction strategy should include objectives such as prevention, cessation, and protection. Registered nurses should incorporate tobacco use assessment, counseling and interventions into their practices. Informing Canadians about the practices of the tobacco industry also plays an important part in realizing these goals.

Enquête québécoise sur le tabagisme chez les élèves du secondaire (2002)

(Available only in French.) A detailed portrait of tobacco use amongst secondary school students in Quebec. Major topics covered include: frequency and quantity of tobacco product consumption, social factors associated with use, accessibility of tobacco products, addiction, and cessation attempts.

Tobacco company strategies to undermine tobacco control activities at the World Health Organization

A World Health Organization examination of tobacco industry activities to undermine tobacco control.

Strategies for reducing exposure to environmental tobacco smoke, increasing tobacco-use cessation, and reducing initiation in communities and health care systems : a report on recommendations of the task force on community preventive services

Makes recommendations based on 14 reviewed methods of intervention which are appropriate for communities and health-care facilities.

Enquête québécoise sur le tabagisme chez les élèves du secondaire, 1998

(Available only in French.) A detailed portrait of tobacco use amongst secondary school students in Quebec. Major topics covered include: frequency and quantity of tobacco product consumption, social factors associated with use, accessibility of tobacco products, addiction, and cessation attempts.

WHO, what and why ? transnational government, legitimacy and the World Health Organization

Professor Roger Scruton, a well-known British philosopher, argues against the World Health Organization in its effort to control tobacco internationally via the Tobacco Free Initiative. An article (January 2002) based on a leaked e-mail exchange between Japan Tobacco and the philosopher reveals that Prof. Scruton was paid by the tobacco industry.

Tobacco control country profiles

An initiative of the 12th World Conference on Tobacco or Health held in Helsinki, Finland during August 2003. This publication provides a detailed analysis of tobacco production, trade, consumption, legislation and disease in 196 countries around the world. Strengths and weaknesses of international tobacco control efforts are also provided through the profiles, among other findings.

Buying influence, selling death : campaign contributions by tobacco interests : quarterly report, October 2004

An in-depth article from Common Cause that discusses tobacco companies’ campaign contributions in the United States and how these contributions may be affecting health.

Policies to reduce exposure to environmental tobacco smoke

This Working Group report recommends that public health policy and actions should aim to create smoke-free environments for everyone, through a combined program of legislation and education. It specifically dismisses voluntary arrangements as insufficient.

Position statement : tobacco : the role of health professionals in smoking cessation : joint statement

The role of health professionals in helping Canadians quit smoking is discussed. A health professional has the unique opportunity to perform cessation interventions, as almost all Canadians consult one at least once a year. This statement lists barriers that may be encountered and provides principles of health professional associations.

Campaign contributions by tobacco interests : quarterly report : October 2002

This report, from the National Center for Tobacco-Free Kids Action Fund and Common Cause, discloses the monetary contributions made by tobacco companies to political parties for the 2001-2002 United States election cycle (from January 1, 2001 to October 2, 2002).

Tobacco industry statements in the Department of Justice Lawsuit

This American report looks at the tobacco industry’s position with regard to three issues: 1) health effects of smoking; 2) health effects of secondhand smoke and 3) the addictiveness of cigarettes. The report based its findings on the arguments and statements made in the civil lawsuit launched by the Department of Justice.

Smoking related behaviour and attitudes, 2002

This special report comprises the findings from a 2002 survey on smoking behavior and attitudes. The survey focuses on many factors of smoking, including cessation, uptake, smoking restrictions and perceived availability of help in quitting. The survey was carried out by the London Office for National Statistics on behalf of the Department of Health.

Smoking related behaviour and attitudes, 2003

This special report comprises the findings from a 2003 survey on smoking behavior and attitudes. The survey focuses on many factors of smoking, including cessation, uptake, smoking restrictions and perceived availability of help in quitting. The survey was carried out by the London Office for National Statistics on behalf of the Department of Health.

Smoking-related behaviour and attitudes, 2004

This special report comprises the findings from a 2004 survey on smoking behavior and attitudes. The survey focuses on many factors of smoking, including cessation, uptake, smoking restrictions and perceived availability of help in quitting. The survey was carried out by the London Office for National Statistics on behalf of the Department of Health.

Enquête québécoise sur le tabagisme chez les élèves du secondaire, 2000 : volume 1

(Available only in French.) A detailed portrait of tobacco use amongst secondary school students in Quebec. Major topics covered include: frequency and quantity of tobacco product consumption, social factors associated with use, accessibility of tobacco products, addiction, and cessation attempts.

Smoking behaviour and attitudes (Turkey)

This Turkish study aims to assess: smoking prevalence, attitudes about smoking, brand preference, characteristics of smokers, tobacco control influences, and to increase public awareness of a forthcoming smoking law.

Évaluation de l'activité d'infirmière déléguée médicale pour la prévention du tabagisme

(Only available in French) This report from Switzerland presents the response and effectiveness of a program involving a nurse visiting health professionals. The purpose of this program is to encourage the professionals to provide their clients with cessation material and resources.

Nurse practitioner : status of smoking cessation counseling

This descriptive survey attempted to answer the question: "Do primary care practitioners in southwestern Pennsylvania (PA) routinely practice smoking cessation counseling as described in the model for smoking cessation counseling?".

Report 3 of the Council on Scientific Affairs (A-04) : consolidation of AMA policy on tobacco and smoking

The American Medical Association’s House of Delegates consolidated the AMA’s policy on tobacco and smoking. Some of the topics covered include: international tobacco control efforts; tobacco litigation settlements; advertising and media; smokeless tobacco; tobacco taxes; FDA regulation of tobacco products; product labeling; smoke-free environments and workplaces; prevention and; tobacco in prisons.

A killer on the loose : an Action on Smoking and Health special investigation into the threat of passive smoking to the U.K. workforce

This report evaluates the effects of exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) in the workplace. The rate of death due to ETS in the U.K. is cause for concern. The report demonstrates the need for tobacco legislature to protect people who work in areas where they are currently exposed to ETS on a daily basis.

Tobacco use cessation services and the role of the dental hygienist : a CDHA position paper

A position statement on cessation services and the role of the dental hygienist. It examines: who uses tobacco; addiction; health risks; oral health risks; importance of hygienists in providing this service and their current involvement; factors affecting provision of cessation services and; if dental hygiene practices are effective venues for providing cessation interventions.

Federal Trade Commission : cigarette report for 2000

In this report, the Federal Trade Commission presents US manufactured cigarette sales data in relation to advertising and promotion expenditures of US tobacco companies. The report compiled data from 1963 to 2000.

Tobacco industry attempts to subvert European Union tobacco advertising legislation

In this report, conducted at the Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education, University of California, researchers have linked the lack of a tobacco advertising ban in the EU to the actions undertaken by the tobacco industry to influence decision makers.

Shameful science : four decades of the tobacco industry's hidden research on smoking and health

A lengthy report by Dr. Norbert Hirschhorn (consultant to the WHO) that annotates over 500 tobacco industry documents and supporting material.

Role of the physician in smoking prevention

This position statement appraises smoking among youth and children, examines the determinants of child and youth smoking initiation, and explores the physician’s role in preventing smoking among youth and children.

Shameful science : supplement I : the continuing saga of suppression of research on smoking and health by the tobacco industry

This paper presents some quotes from tobacco industry documents. These documents (spanning 1992 to 1998) were taken from the websites of Philip Morris and RJR. Evidence of the harmful effects of secondhand smoke is discussed, and the influence of the Association of Cigarette Industries of Germany (the “Verband”) is demonstrated.

Tobacco industry political influence and tobacco policy making in New York 1983-1999

Examines the powerful influence of the tobacco industry in creating policy in New York.

Practice guideline for the treatment of patients with nicotine dependence

This guideline is intended for use by psychiatrists but it may be useful for all health professionals caring for nicotine-dependent patients. Included in this report are: recommended psychiatric management strategies that all smokers should receive and the recommended treatments and their ratings.

How to circumvent tobacco advertising restrictions : the irrelevance of the distinction between direct and indirect advertising

An article by Luk Joossens, in a European context, that looks at three important questions for tobacco advertising: 1) Is indirect advertising the same as advertising for diversification products? 2) What is the effect of indirect advertising campaigns? 3) What has been the attitude of tobacco companies towards indirect advertising?

Nicotine dependence : position statement

In this position statement, psychiatrists are urged to diagnose and treat nicotine dependence, recognize the potential role of nicotine and neurochemical mechanisms in comprehending diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric disorders, and take part in advocacy, prevention, and research regarding tobacco use.

[Letter, ca. 2005 January 21], Irving, Texas [to] Marcel Salive, Baltimore, Md

John Hiser, president of the American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) comments on the draft decision memo put forth by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, proposing coverage for tobacco cessation counseling under Medicare. AARC asserts that in the proposed policy, respiratory therapists be named as qualified providers of smoking and tobacco cessation services.

Making your workplace smokefree : a decision maker's guide

A publication from the Center for Disease Control includes chapters on: 1) costs and other consequences of tobacco, 2) benefits of a smoke-free workplace, 3) a decision maker’s guide to choosing a workplace policy, 4) support for employees who smoke, 5) step-by-step: your decisions and how to make them work, and 6) sample policies.

Joint statement on smoking cessation tobacco : the role of health professionals in smoking cessation

The significance of a health professional's role in providing cessation counselling is addressed. Some barriers that health professionals can encounter when furnishing this service are suggested. In addition, principles and strategies of health professional associations are presented.

Behind the scenes : how Canadian tobacco companies orchestrated the war on smoking bans

Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada compiled information taken from the tobacco industry documents that demonstrates the industry’s strategies to undermine efforts to regulate exposure to ETS in public places.

Compendium of 100% smoke-free municipal bylaws

The Non-Smoker’s Rights Association has published a revision of their compendium on smoke-free bylaws from all provinces and territories. It now includes bylaws that meet not only Gold standards but also Silver and Bronze standards. It also provides implementation dates and respective populations for each municipality.

Illegal pathways to illegal profits : the big cigarette companies and international smuggling

This report, from the US based Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, analyses the role of three major tobacco companies - BAT, Philip Morris and RJ Reynolds – in the smuggling of tobacco products in four case-study countries: Bangladesh, Cameroon, Spain and Colombia.

Smoke-free workplaces

The World Bank published a concise review of evidence regarding the economics and the social benefits of smoke-free policies and legislation. The document also provides tips on how to adopt and implement a smoke-free policy.

Lasso 2000 : review on cigarette smuggling in Europe

This report looks at smuggling activities in Europe in 2000. According to the report, Britain, followed by Germany, is the most important black-market for cigarettes.

Protection from second-hand tobacco smoke in Ontario : a review of the evidence regarding best practices

This report provides a list of the harmful effects of second hand smoke (SHS) in adults and children, and also furnishes several recommendations, which all assert that involuntary exposure to SHS should be eradicated. Ventilation can not prevent exposure to SHS, and tobacco smoke should be removed from workplaces in Ontario.

Curbing the epidemic : governments and the economics of tobacco control

World Bank report examines: current trends in tobacco use; health consequences; smokers’ understanding of the risks and economic consequences; appropriate responses; measures to reduce demand for tobacco; measures to reduce supply of tobacco; the costs and consequences of tobacco control; is tobacco control worth paying for and ; an agenda for action.

Getting to the truth : assessing youths’ reactions to the truth and 'think. don’t smoke' tobacco countermarketing campaigns

The truth campaign increased youth’s alertness of tobacco control advertising. During the first ten months of the campaign, more youths had seen at least one Legacy ad than had seen one Philip Morris prevention ad. Counter advertisements detailing industry manipulation or health effects were more effective than refusal skill messages, among other findings.

Report on smoking prevalence in Canada : 1985 to 1999

The comparability of prevalence surveys conducted between 1985 and 1999 is examined. Methodology, sampling strategies and smoking queries posed in each survey are noted. Prevalence rates are compared by age group, sex and province.

Job losses in the tobacco industry : the impact of tobacco policies

This document examines aspects of tobacco control and its economic impacts. In particular it looks at arguments from the tobacco industry and provides counter arguments.

Addicted to profit : big tobacco's expanding global reach

With American tobacco manufacturers facing increasing advertising and marketing restrictions in the United States, the tobacco industry is searching for new markets. Big tobacco’s global expansion is outlined in this report, along with country case studies from China, Mexico, Vietnam, Russia, Senegal and South Africa.

Health and economic impacts of the proposed Florida smokefree for health initiative

This report describes the expected effects, both economic and health related, of the implementation of a law that would ban smoking in almost all workplaces in Florida.

Physicans for a Smoke-Free Canada : tobacco project

Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada have compiled a list of tobacco companies throughout the world.

The duty to protect : eliminating second-hand smoke from public places and workplaces in Ontario. OMA position paper (February 2003)

This report released by the Ontario Medical Association provides new medical evidence of the health hazards caused by ETS; details the current non-smoking status throughout Ontario; suggests why the tobacco industry continues to deny the health hazards; and makes a call for specific action to eliminate the exposure to ETS.

Environmental tobacco smoke : health risk or health hype?

This report from the American Council on Science and Health looks at the constituents of tobacco smoke, examines the health risks to both children and adults and discusses some of the more controversial issues (including publication bias and industry responses) surrounding environmental tobacco smoke. The report concludes that ETS is a major health concern.

Report on the health effects of environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) in the workplace

This report examines the degree of consensus that exists among leading international scientific authorities on the question of the risks posed by second hand smoke to human health in the workplace.

How do you sell death-

This Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids publication is a collage of pictures and industry quotes on several advertising tactics used by tobacco companies around the world.

The Canadian tobacco market at a glance

Includes information on advertising spending for the years 1971-1988.

Tobacco industry "prevention" programs

Americans for Non-Smokers' Rights provides an analysis of tobacco industry prevention programs.

The development of tobacco industry strategy

This RJR document demonstrates some of the reasons for tobacco companies becoming involved in community efforts. It cites the need to provide a positive program as part of the lobbying strategy.

Analyse de la pertinence d’interventions de cessation du tabagisme

This study surveys nine cessation intervention programs in Quebec, provides a brief review of each program and its effectiveness relative to smokers.

Nicotine addiction in Britain

A British report which deals with all aspects of nicotine addiction, touching on the different programs and policies in place to deal with this addiction.

Manipulation : the story of Imperial Tobacco and its cigarettes

This report details the many tobacco industry documents that became public knowledge during the late eighties and the early nineteen nineties due to court proceedings and settlements with governments. Many of these documents are available on the Internet or by selecting the link in the report.

Phillip Morris : Marlboro 1990 – Bates No. 2504034852:9

This Philip Morris document demonstrates the extent of strategic marketing that the tobacco industry does to draw in their target through sponsorship.

The national strategy : moving forward : the 2003 progress report on tobacco control

Report covers a wide range of issues such as: tobacco use, prevalence, consumption, and sales; health effects of tobacco; and industry tactics; with an emphasis on improving tobacco control strategies. In addition, the subjects of prevention, cessation, protection, denormalization, policy and legislation, and public education are also touched upon.

Retail tobacco dealers and New York's youth access tobacco control laws

This brochure is a brief guide for retailers regarding the law, effective October 21, 2002, that prohibits selling tobacco products to minors.

Passive smoking : the impact on children

This report from Action on Smoking and Health (UK) looks at the harmful effects of passive smoking (Environmental Tobacco Smoke) on children and discusses the rights of children - within the context of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child - to be protected from passive smoking

International consultation on environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) and child health : consultation report

Information on 1) the health effects of children’s exposure to tobacco smoke, 2) measuring health impact, exposure and economic consequences, and 3) interventions to eliminate exposure.

2nd hand smoke in the workplace is a real threat

This brochure tells the story of Heather Crowe, a non-smoker who developed lung cancer because she was exposed to secondhand smoke in her workplace. It also provides facts about secondhand smoke in the workplace.

Tobacco and the rights of the child

As a part of the Convention of the Right of the Child, this report explores violation of children’s rights in regard to tobacco use, children’s health, tobacco promotion and sale to minors, and children working for tobacco companies.