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Tobacco and Smoking
Tobacco smoking is the major cause of preventable death and disease in developed societies. Over 650.000 Europeans are killed every year because of smoking related diseases, and 13 million more are suffering as a result of their smoking.
Facts and figures :
Tobacco kills 1 in 2 long-term users.
1 in 4 of all deaths from cancer in the EU is caused by smoking.
3 in 10 of all deaths from all respiratory diseases are caused by smoking.
1 in 10 of all deaths from cardiovascular diseases in the EU is caused by smoking.
The ASPECT report puts the annual cost of tobacco related disease in the EU at EUR 100 billion – or 1% of GDP.
Non-smokers also pay for costs of smoking through medical costs related to second-hand tobacco smoke, higher taxes and higher prices for products and services.
Last article modified in this page or in one of the sub-section mars 11 2010.
11/03/2010
Smoke Free Partnership Seminar on Combating the illicit trade in tobacco and its consequences for Europe and Africa
On 1 February 2010, EPHA participated in an event organised by the Smoke Free Partnership on illicit trade in tobacco. The meeting gathered a number of experts. The objective of the seminar was to provide an outline of the discussions that will take place at the fourth Intergovernmental Negotiating Body meeting (INB4) in Geneva in March 2010, where the final negotiations will take place on the Illicit Trade Protocol, a subsidiary treaty to the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC). (...)
9/03/2010
Open Letter to Polish Government on Smoking Ban
On 1 March 2010, EPHA sent an open letter to the Chairman of the Polish Parliamentary Health Committee Bolesław Piecha. The letter was sent in reaction to the announcement by the Polish Governement of plans to include a smoking ban in all enclosed public places and workplace, to the legislation to protect public health against the consequences of tobacco use and tobacco products.
The European Public Health Alliance strongly supported the initiative to broaden the scope of the Polish (...)
The European Public Health Alliance strongly supported the initiative to broaden the scope of the Polish (...)
9/03/2010
List Otwarty do Polskiej Sejmowej Komisji Zdrowia w Sprawie Wprowadzenia Całkowitego Zakazu Palenia Tytoniu
W dniu 1 marca 2010 roku, EPHA wysłała list otwarty do Przewodniczącego Sejmowej Komisji Zdrowia, Pana Bolesława Piechy. List wysłany został jako reakcja na ogłoszone przez Rząd Polski głosowanie w sprawie nowelizacji ustawy o ochronie zdrowia przed następstwami używania tytoniu oraz wyrobów tytoniowych, a proponującą wprowadzenie całkowitego zakazu palenia we wszystkich zamkniętych miejscach publicznych i (...)
31/01/2010
WHO publishes its 2009 Report on tobacco
Under the theme "smoke-free environments", the World Health Organisation has released its second MPOWER Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic. Please read on for a summary of this report.
In its 2008 Report, the WHO identified six cost-effective solutions, called MPOWER, which have been proven to reduce tobacco use :
“Monitor tobacco use and assess the impact of tobacco prevention and cessation efforts ;
Protect everyone from secondhand smoke with laws that require smoke-free (...)
In its 2008 Report, the WHO identified six cost-effective solutions, called MPOWER, which have been proven to reduce tobacco use :
“Monitor tobacco use and assess the impact of tobacco prevention and cessation efforts ;
Protect everyone from secondhand smoke with laws that require smoke-free (...)
27/01/2010
Tobacco Control Advocacy and Campaign Workshop
On 30 November and 1 December 2009, EPHA participated in a Tobacco Control Advocacy and Campaign Workshop hosted by the Association of European Cancer Leagues (ECL), the European Network for Smoking Prevention and Global Dialogue for Effective Stop Smoking Campaigns. The two-day Meeting took place in Brussels, at ECL Offices.
The theme of the Workshop was tools for new media and fundraising. Stakeholders working on tobacco, cancer and related issues at European as well as national levels (...)
The theme of the Workshop was tools for new media and fundraising. Stakeholders working on tobacco, cancer and related issues at European as well as national levels (...)
1er/02/2010
European Launch of the Year of the Lung 2010 held in Marseille
The European Respiratory Society (ERS) and the Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS) declared 2010 as ’’Year of the Lung’’ in an effort to increase awareness of the importance of lung health. The launch of this campaign in Europe is taking place on 30 January 2010 at the French-language Society of Pneumology (Société de Pneumologie de Langue Française, SPLF) conference in Marseille.
Hundreds of millions of people need help
European Launch of the Year of the Lung 2010 held in (...)
Hundreds of millions of people need help
European Launch of the Year of the Lung 2010 held in (...)
16/12/2009
Call for Information on the Addictiveness and Attractiveness of Tobacco Additives
A call for scientific information on addictiveness and attractiveness of tobacco additives was launched by the European Commission in conjunction with the SCENIHR, with a deadline on 11 January 2010.
Call for Information on the Addictiveness and Attractiveness of Tobacco Additives
The European Commission, in conjunction with the Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks- SCENIHR, has launched a call for scientific information on addictiveness and attractiveness of (...)
Call for Information on the Addictiveness and Attractiveness of Tobacco Additives
The European Commission, in conjunction with the Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks- SCENIHR, has launched a call for scientific information on addictiveness and attractiveness of (...)
4/01/2010
Council adopts a Recommendation on smoking prevention
After its adoption by the European Commission in June 2009, the Council of the European Union adopted the Recommendation on Smoking Prevention on 30 November 2009.
Tobacco is the largest cause of avoidable deaths in the EU, with a person dying every 48 seconds in Europe and over a million deaths per year as a direct or indirect consequence of smoking. In order to combat this burden, the European Commission works with national authorities as well as international organisations.
Today, the (...)
Tobacco is the largest cause of avoidable deaths in the EU, with a person dying every 48 seconds in Europe and over a million deaths per year as a direct or indirect consequence of smoking. In order to combat this burden, the European Commission works with national authorities as well as international organisations.
Today, the (...)
5/11/2009
Working with Communities to Reduce Health Inequalities
The Working with Communities to Reduce Health Inequalities project is a two-year project, which addresses tobacco control issues affecting children and young people, as it has been proven that measures will be more effective when local communities and peer groups are involved.
Interventions to protect children from exposure to tobacco smoke are more likely to succeed in the context of a wider smoking ban. Nevertheless, significant gaps still exist in fully assessing the effectiveness of (...)
Interventions to protect children from exposure to tobacco smoke are more likely to succeed in the context of a wider smoking ban. Nevertheless, significant gaps still exist in fully assessing the effectiveness of (...)
27/08/2009
European Commission Proposal for a Council Recommendation on smoke-free environments
On 30 June 2009, the European Commission adopted a proposal for a Council Recommendation on smoke-free environments. According to conservative estimates, over 79 000 adults, including 19 000 non-smokers, died in the EU-25 in 2002 due to exposure to tobacco smoke at home (72 000) and in the workplace (7 300).
Currently, ten EU countries have comprehensive smoke-free laws in place. The UK and Ireland have the strictest smoke-free provisions with a complete ban on smoking in enclosed public (...)
Currently, ten EU countries have comprehensive smoke-free laws in place. The UK and Ireland have the strictest smoke-free provisions with a complete ban on smoking in enclosed public (...)
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