The number of teenagers who smoke is continuing to decline, according to an Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) survey. The survey, which has been conducted annually since 1997, asked year 10 students about their smoking habits. Results in 2005 showed 16.8 per cent of year 10 students said they smoked, down from 17.6 per [...]

The Philippines GYTS includes data on prevalence of cigarette and other tobacco use as well as information on five determinants of tobacco use: access/availability and price, environmental tobacco smoke exposure (ETS), cessation, media and advertising, and school curriculum. These determinants are components the Philippines could include in a comprehensive tobacco control program. The school response [...]

Smoking is a serious issue in Cambodia, as you can see nicotine addiction really plagues the rural areas with an almost 90% useage of cigarettes. Studies show that about 67% of men smoke in urban areas (Phnom Penh), while in rural areas, where most people live, about 86% of men smoke. Men’s smoking prevalence seems [...]

Another country doing the right thing I’m glad to see! Chilean legislators approved a new anti-smoking law on Tuesday in a major step toward cutting the habit in a country where more than 40 percent of the people smoke. Chile’s lower house, the Chamber of Deputies, approved the law after more than a year of [...]

Doctors are calling for laws to ban smoking in public places to be introduced “as soon as possible”. A report from the British Medical Association warns 1,000 people are dying every year as a result of passive smoking. It also calls for a new tax on all tobacco company profits, which it wants to be [...]