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The tobacco ‘endgame’ is the concept of moving beyond a focus on tobacco control, towards implementing policies and strategies that could phase out tobacco products entirely.

Philip Morris International has run various ‘smoke-free’ campaigns promoting its newer nicotine and tobacco products, focussed on its heated tobacco product (HTP) IQOS. For a product overview see: Newer Nicotine and Tobacco Products: Philip Morris International For more on PMI’s HTPs see: Heated Tobacco Products: Philip Morris International See also: IQOS: Use, “Switching” and “Quitting”…

The Global Tobacco and Nicotine Forum (GTNF) is an annual tobacco industry conference. GTNF 2023 was a hybrid event that took place virtually, and in Seoul for in-person delegates, from 19-21 September 2023.20 Sessions were also available online after the event.21 The following speakers, panellists and moderators were listed on the GTNF 2023 agenda:2223 Adam…

The Global Tobacco and Nicotine Forum (GTNF) is an annual tobacco industry conference. The GTNF 2022 was a hybrid event that took place virtually, and in Washington for in-person delegates, from 27-29 September 2022.27 The following speakers, panellists and moderators were listed on the GTNF website:2829 Joe Ackerman- Swedish Match Jonathan H. Adler- Case Western…

The Global Tobacco and Nicotine Forum (GTNF) is an annual tobacco industry conference. The GTNF 2021 was a hybrid event that took place virtually, and in London for in-person delegates, from 21-23 September 2021.30 The following speakers, panellists and moderators were listed on the GTNF website:313233 Tony Abboud- Vapor Technology Association Jasjit S. Ahluwalia- Brown…

Background BOTEC Analysis is a research and consultancy firm based in the US, which works on nicotine and tobacco harm reduction, cannabis, drug policy, transportation and community corrections.34  Its website states that “BOTEC combines the capabilities of a consultancy and a think tank, resulting in service that is nimble and responsive but also grounded in evidence and ethical…

Tadeu Marroco was appointed CEO of British American Tobacco (BAT) in May 2023, replacing Jack Bowles.45 He was finance director of BAT from 2019.4546 Marroco began working for BAT in 1992, initially in Brazil at subsidiary Souza Cruz, and later BAT Venezuela and BAT Colombia. He joined the management board in 2014, and had responsibility…

Image source: © Guillaume Piolle/CC BY 3.0 Key Points Lebanon is located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It is served by the World Health Organization’s Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean (EMRO). It has a population of 5.5 million, with an estimated tobacco use prevalence for those aged 15 and over of 39%. Lebanon ratified…

Image source: SavoryCrowdad/CC BY-SA 4.0 Key Points India is a country located in South Asia, part of the World Health Organization’s South-East Asia Region. It had a population in 2022 of 1.42 billion. Amongst those aged 15+, tobacco use prevalence is 28.6%. Smoking prevalence in India is 10.7%. However, the most popular form of tobacco in India is…