Training and Technical Assistance

Cessation is Essential for the Endgame

Access to robust, evidence-based smoking cessation is essential for improving public health and reducing healthcare costs. Very few governments have achieved access to adequate cessation services. Advocates and policymakers play a crucial role in supporting effective cessation strategies. Learn more in our factsheet>   Tobacco Induced Diseases Journal Article: Access to tobacco cessation is a human

Why this is not Prohibition

Ending the commercial sale of combustible tobacco products is not the same as prohibition. It is analogous to the way jurisdictions are looking at cannabis “legalization” or “de- criminalization”.  Like in jurisdictions that have decriminalized cannabis, no one will be arrested for carrying or using cigarettes (within legally prescribed limits) and police officers will not