Tobacco Use Worldwide: Legislative Efforts to Curb Consumption

Tobacco smoking is recognized as a major preventable cause of disease worldwide and is linked to 6 million deaths annually, 30% of which are due to cancer. The negative health consequences of smoking currently represent one of the greatest global public health challenges. Additionally, secondhand sm...

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Autores principales:	M. Teresa Perez-Warnisher, M. del Pilar Carballosa de Miguel, Luis M. Seijo
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Publicado:	Ubiquity Press 2019
Materias:	Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:758d0d10994e4199bbc1a2320130111d2021-12-02T04:13:02ZTobacco Use Worldwide: Legislative Efforts to Curb Consumption2214-999610.5334/aogh.2417https://doaj.org/article/758d0d10994e4199bbc1a2320130111d2019-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://annalsofglobalhealth.org/articles/2417https://doaj.org/toc/2214-9996Tobacco smoking is recognized as a major preventable cause of disease worldwide and is linked to 6 million deaths annually, 30% of which are due to cancer. The negative health consequences of smoking currently represent one of the greatest global public health challenges. Additionally, secondhand smoke, which was declared carcinogenic by the International Agency for Research on Cancer in 2004, is a major source of morbidity and premature death in nonsmokers, particularly children. Negative health effects associated with exposure to secondhand smoke have been well documented and include lung cancer, cardiovascular disease, asthma, and other respiratory diseases. International and national policies to implement cost-effective strategies to curtail smoking will have a significant impact on population health and will protect nonsmokers. Effective interventions, such as smoking bans, tobacco price increases, easy access to tobacco cessation treatments, and anti-tobacco media campaigns, should continue. Reducing tobacco use would be a major step towards the goal of decreasing health disparities by 2030, as 80% of the projected tobacco-related deaths will occur in low and middle-income countries.M. Teresa Perez-WarnisherM. del Pilar Carballosa de MiguelLuis M. SeijoUbiquity PressarticleInfectious and parasitic diseasesRC109-216Public aspects of medicineRA1-1270ENAnnals of Global Health, Vol 85, Iss 1 (2019)
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description	Tobacco smoking is recognized as a major preventable cause of disease worldwide and is linked to 6 million deaths annually, 30% of which are due to cancer. The negative health consequences of smoking currently represent one of the greatest global public health challenges. Additionally, secondhand smoke, which was declared carcinogenic by the International Agency for Research on Cancer in 2004, is a major source of morbidity and premature death in nonsmokers, particularly children. Negative health effects associated with exposure to secondhand smoke have been well documented and include lung cancer, cardiovascular disease, asthma, and other respiratory diseases. International and national policies to implement cost-effective strategies to curtail smoking will have a significant impact on population health and will protect nonsmokers. Effective interventions, such as smoking bans, tobacco price increases, easy access to tobacco cessation treatments, and anti-tobacco media campaigns, should continue. Reducing tobacco use would be a major step towards the goal of decreasing health disparities by 2030, as 80% of the projected tobacco-related deaths will occur in low and middle-income countries.
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title	Tobacco Use Worldwide: Legislative Efforts to Curb Consumption
title_short	Tobacco Use Worldwide: Legislative Efforts to Curb Consumption
title_full	Tobacco Use Worldwide: Legislative Efforts to Curb Consumption
title_fullStr	Tobacco Use Worldwide: Legislative Efforts to Curb Consumption
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Tobacco Use Worldwide: Legislative Efforts to Curb Consumption

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