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This report by the Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation concludes that millions of injuries could be prevented each year if more states adopted additional research-based injury prevention policies, and if programs were fully implemented and enforced.
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May 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Tobacco control endgame strategies threaten to create large black markets with potential attendant harms.
May 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Long-term success for any tobacco endgame is contingent not only on acquiring political will, but also on sustaining it over a long period of time, perhaps even for decades.
May 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Establishing performance standards for tobacco products is just one tool to reduce the death and disease caused by the use of these products.
May 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Interest in reducing or eliminating tobacco-caused diseases is a common goal in tobacco control, but many experts hold different views on addition as a target of intervention.
May 1, 2013 | Journal Article
This article assesses the structural choices for the proposed tobacco endgame strategies.
May 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Most smokers have been able to stop smoking without any formal assistance such as medication or professional assistance.
May 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Any serious consideration of exploring a tobacco end-game in the U.S. must build upon the enviable track record of reducing tobacco use through a mixture of federal and state policies.
May 1, 2013 | Journal Article
A ‘sinking lid’ strategy is one option worth considering when investigating possible tobacco endgame strategies.
May 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Discussion of tobacco endgame strategies can inspire new visions of the possible.
May 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Reducing nicotine content over time, results in a lower intake of nicotine and nicotine dependence.