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Regional perspectives: Substance use related problems in Ethiopia

Addiction, Volume 121, Issue 7, Page 1934-1941, July 2026.
Abstract Ethiopia, with a population exceeding 130 million, presents a complex landscape for understanding substance use disorders. The country's diverse cultural heritage, varying regional practices, and evolving socioeconomic conditions create unique factors of substance use that differ markedly from global trends.
Tesfa M. Yimer, Wubalem Fekadu, Janni Leung, Awoke Mihretu, Solomon Teferra   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Degree of adoption of WHO FCTC tobacco control measures in Portugal

Tobacco Prevention and Cessation, 2019
Introduction In 2017, in Portugal, tobacco use accounted for 11,869 deaths and 313,944 disability-adjusted life years. In 2015, the prevalence of tobacco use was 24.9% in men and 12.7% in women.
Ana Beatriz Nunes
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Prevalence and Predictors of Adolescent Tobacco Use in the Russian Federation: Insights From a Nationwide Survey

Public Health Challenges, Volume 5, Issue 2, June 2026.
Adolescent tobacco use in Russia increases with age and is strongly associated with higher weekly spending and positive smoking attitudes, emphasizing the need for strengthened tobacco‐control policies and youth prevention strategies. ABSTRACT Background Tobacco use is a leading cause of preventable disease and death worldwide.
Ashfaq Ahmad Shah Bukhari, Syed Sikandar Shah, Mouhammed Sleiay, Mahmoud M. Ali   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The WHO Pandemic Agreement Negotiation: Introducing a New Database (The Pandemic Agreement Database)

Global Policy, Volume 17, Issue 2, Page 433-445, May 2026.
ABSTRACT In May 2025, the Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) adopted a historic pandemic agreement following 3 years of intensive and complex multilateral negotiations. By providing primary data on the negotiation process, the Pandemic Agreement Database supports empirical and scholarly research across multiple dimensions of global ...
Kevin Parthenay, Petra Godoy
wiley   +1 more source

Implementing effective pricing and taxation measures for prevention and control of smokeless tobacco

Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2018
Background There are approximately 346 million adult smokeless tobacco (SLT) users in the world dominated by the South-East Asian region accounting for nearly 86%. India alone accounts for 67% of the SLT users in the world.
Amit Yadav, Rijo M John, Dhirendra N Sinha, Nigar Nargis, Ravi Mehrotra   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Reforming International Investment Treaty Practice: Comparing Policy Innovation in Australia and Uruguay

Global Policy, Volume 17, Issue 2, Page 230-245, May 2026.
ABSTRACT The Philip Morris lawsuits against Australia and Uruguay in the early 2010s highlighted the need to reform international investment agreement (IIA) practices to ensure that governments do not give up their regulatory autonomy for foreign investment. We undertook a policy analysis to reveal how interests, ideas and institutions shaped reform in
Dori Patay, Gastón Ares, Gerónimo Brunet, Anne Marie Thow   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The policy exposome of dementia: Gaps, opportunities, and research agenda

Alzheimer's &Dementia, Volume 22, Issue 4, April 2026.
Abstract Government policies targeting key risk factors for cognitive decline are potential levers for preventing or delaying dementia. Policy is therefore a central component of the exposome—the cumulative exposures shaping dementia risk across the life course. While extensive research links individual risk factors to dementia, less attention has been
Clémence Kieny, Geraldine Marks, Matheo Bourgeois, Survana Alladi, Samer Atshan, Carol Brayne, William Dow, Maria Glymour, David Knapp, Gill Livingston, Minhaj Mahmud, Nathalie Monnet, Irene Papanicolas, Elizabeth Platt, David Rehkopf, Ritu Sadana, Lindsay Wallace, Sebastian Walsh, McKayla Wenner, Mauricio Avendano   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

Resource mobilization for FCTC implementation

, 2013
Annex 5 of the final technical reportInsufficiency of financial resources for tobacco control at the country level is one of the most frequently reported constraints mentioned by Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) parties, along with tobacco ...
South Centre
core   +1 more source

Tobacco control and misplaced loyalties

Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2018
Background and challenges to implementation Smoke-free policies have been on the rise since President Duterte won the in June 2016. After he issued Executive Order No.26 (EO26), or “Providing for the Establishment of Smoke-free Environments in Public and
Ma Lia Karen Seelin Magtibay
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Economic impact evaluation of tobacco control legislation in Georgia

Tobacco Prevention and Cessation, 2020
Introduction The Parliament of Georgia adopted comprehensive amendments (prohibition of smoking in all public closed facilities with few exemptions, total ban of tobacco advertisement, promotion and sponsorship, increase health warnings up to 65% of ...
George Bakhturidze, Nana Pekrishvili
doaj   +1 more source