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Tobacco taxes can save the next generation in the Eastern Mediterranean Region.
East Mediterr Health J
December 2024
Universal Health Coverage/Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health, WHO Office for the Eastern Mediterranean Region, Cairo, Egypt.
Background: Tobacco use remains a significant challenge to public health in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR), particularly among adolescents, despite various control measures implemented by countries.
Aim: To evaluate the effectiveness of tobacco taxation policies in reducing consumption among adolescents in the EMR and identify optimal tax structures and enforcement strategies.
Methods: We analysed data from the Global Youth Tobacco Survey and the Global Tobacco Control Report up to 2023 to assess prevalence of tobacco use among adolescents, access to tobacco products, and types of taxes imposed by EMR countries.
The impact of health taxes on consumption of tobacco and sugar-sweetened beverages in the Eastern Mediterranean Region.
East Mediterr Health J
December 2024
Regional Director, WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, Cairo, Egypt.
Consumption of tobacco, nicotine and sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) poses a significant risk to public health, contributing to increases in noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, and obesity. Globally, regular consumption of SSBs increases the risk of type 2 diabetes by 26%, and deaths related to tobacco and nicotine consumption exceed 8 million annually, including 1.3 million due to exposure to second-hand smoke.
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Int J Health Econ Manag
December 2024
Department of Health Policy and Management, Fairbanks School of Public Health, Indiana University-Indianapolis, 1050 Wishard Blvd, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA.
Overdose deaths from prescription opioids remain elevated, and policymakers seek solutions to curb opioid misuse. Recent proposals call for price-based solutions, such as opioid taxes and removal of opioids from insurance formularies. However, there is limited evidence on how opioid consumption responds to price stimuli.
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Department of Sociology, Purdue University, 700 W State St, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.
Introduction: Co-use of tobacco and cannabis has long been an issue for prevention and intervention efforts targeting these substances. Blunt use-cannabis inside a cigar wrapper-has been a consistent mode of cannabis consumption since the 1990s. Since then, both tobacco control and cannabis policies have changed considerably.
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National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, Maryland.
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