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Pharmacological interventions for smoking cessation: an overview and network meta-analysis

NRT, bupropion, varenicline and cytisine have been shown to improve the chances of quitting. Combination NRT and varenicline are equally effective as quitting aids. Nortriptyline also improves the chances of quitting. On current evidence, none of the tre
The Cochrane Library (uk)
added Jun 2, 2013 22:50
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Tobacco CSR thwarts ad ban, no-smoking laws

CSR work is also a way for cigarette companies to gain access to local elected officials who have the power to approve and implement anti-smoking policies. Rappler gathered a list of CSR activities in the Philippines that tobacco companies have reported
Rappler (ph)
added Jun 2, 2013 19:43
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[New York] Flavored Tobacco Ban In NY Convenience Stores? Cancer Society Says Products Aimed At Kids

The American Cancer Society is pushing to make New York the first state to enact a comprehensive restriction on the sale of candy- and fruit-flavored cigarillos, chewing tobacco and tobacco used in water pipes. Its proposal would restrict the sale of all
AP - Associated Press
added Jun 2, 2013 10:26
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[Australia and Oceania] Australia urges world to stand up to tobacco industry

"Big tobacco will stop at nothing to use every opportunity they can to intimidate countries to not take appropriate public health measures," Jane Halton, Australia's health minister, told AFP in Geneva at a meeting marking World No Tobacco Day.
AFP - Agence France Presse (fr)
added Jun 2, 2013 10:07
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Which Countries Smoke Most ... and Which Have the Best Anti-Smoking Ads - Olga Khazan - The Atlantic

Though Parisians are often the ones caricatured as perpetually (and nonchalantly) having cigarettes in hand, it's actually their neighbors to the east who light up the most. Serbia, Bulgaria, Greece, and Russia all top the list of the world's biggest smo
The Atlantic Monthly
added Jun 1, 2013 12:17
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[Asia] World No Tobacco Day 2013: India takes a close look at tobacco companies

World Health Organization and activists are criticizing tobacco companies' efforts at corporate social responsibility as thinly veiled marketing schemes ... This is "a classic example of how tobacco companies are using corporate social responsibility (C
Christian Science Monitor
added Jun 1, 2013 10:46
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Camel Cigarettes Return to Magazine Advertising After Five Years

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco is advertising Camel cigarettes in magazines again after a five-year hiatus, drawing the attention of five health groups that claim the ads target teenagers. Ads for Camel Crush cigarettes, which contain a breakable menthol capsule
Advertising Age
added May 31, 2013 17:14
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[California] Black Group Asks FDA to Snuff Out Menthol Cigarettes

the African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council is using the day to urge the Food and Drug Administration to ban menthol in tobacco products, arguing that menthol masks the harsh taste of tobacco, encouraging more African Americans to smoke and to
New America Media
added May 31, 2013 17:12
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[Asia, India] 50% of smokers think limited smoking is not harmful: Survey

Half of the smoking population in the country thinks smoking "within limits" is harmless, a survey by a private general insurance firm has found. "Half of the smokers continue smoking as they feel doing so within limits does not lead to health issues,"
Business Standard (in)
added May 31, 2013 16:58
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[UK-Wales] Ban glossy cigarette packaging, says anti-smoking charity

WalesOnline (uk)
added May 31, 2013 13:41
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