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Breaking promises: Researchers at Tobacco Control Research Group (TCRG) found numerous suspicious activities that call British American Tobacco's commitment to reducing illicit trade into question. Read the NEW blog to learn more ➡️ https://bit.ly/3A7554n #ExposeTobacco

Our researcher Dr Rosemary Hiscock is quoted in this piece by Hélène Seingier for Socialter on the harms of tobacco production on tobacco farmers and the environment.

What steps can advocates take against tobacco industry interference? Vital Strategies Senior Vice President of Tobacco Control Gan Quan shares more. #ExposeTobacco

A lot has changed since 2019. But one thing hasn’t: Philip Morris International (PMI) continues to sell hundreds of billions of cigarettes every year. Read the blog to learn more. https://lnkd.in/eX9mUhqb #ExposeTobacco

NEW: In its latest financial statement, cigarette giant Philip Morris International reassures investors about 'resilient' sales, saying it shipped 157 billion cigarettes in Q2 2024. This is the deadly reality behind PMI's 'smokefree' facade. https://lnkd.in/ejZH2Vb9

In light of the delay on the menthol ban in the US listen to Carol McGruder of African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council AATCLC powerful message for policymakers and the tobacco industry. Dive deeper read our blog "Why ban flavored tobacco" to learn more. https://lnkd.in/eH7-H9bD #ExposeTobacco

As smoking rates drop, big tobacco is employing marketing tactics to hook young people on their deadly products and secure a new generation of profits. On World #NoTobacco Day we amplified the voices of youth speaking out against the perils of tobacco use. https://lnkd.in/eJ6dF5Xb

"Countries must remain vigilant..." - VINAYAK PRASAD of World Health Organization on the Global Tobacco Industry Interference Index 2023. A report showing which governments are leading the way in protecting policies from Big Tobacco’s meddling and which governments can do better. Visit the 🔗 to learn more. https://bit.ly/3xYphVr #ExposeTobacco

Akinbode Oluwafemi of Corporate Accountability & Public Participation Africa considers it a badge of honor when he faces intimidation in his tobacco control work. It lets him know he’s doing his job. But there have been frightening moments over the years. In STOP’s new series, “Lives at Stake: True Stories of People Challenging Big Tobacco,” hear Oluwafemi’s accounts of fending off attempted bribes and escaping violence as he works tirelessly to strengthen health policy in Nigeria and help protect all of Africa from Big Tobacco To watch the full interview visit the 🔗 https://lnkd.in/ek5de79P #ExposeTobacco

This article from The New York Times has great resources to help e-cigarette users quit.   But look at the e-cig in this article — the industry has gone off the deep end in marketing absurd products that blatantly target kids and harm the environment. These products are illegal, and the FDA must ramp up its efforts to get them off the market.