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Flaws in the tobacco industry’s argument that smokers exercise “informed adult choice” when they start smoking have been highlighted in a new study led by ASPIRE2025 researcher Rebecca Gray.

Engagement with an online cessation support network (OCSN), such as New Zealand’s Quitline ‘Quit Blogs’ is associated with higher smoking abstinence rates.

Ending the display and promotion of cigarettes and tobacco in retail shops helps prevent young people taking up smoking and keeps quitters on track, according to a new University of Otago study, le

This research shows the potential for community campaigns to reduce smoking in cars, but legislation is still critical to ensure children are protected.

There have been only two studies of the smoking prevalence outside bars/cafe´s worldwide, both undertaken in Australia.

The media are among the most powerful sources of influence in modern society, and media coverage can help determine what readers perceive as the ‘norm’, and what we view as being ‘good’, ‘bad’, ‘im

What do tobacco retailers think about selling tobacco? How do they feel about the point of sale display ban and other tobacco control interventions?

A study of eight restaurants in downtown Wellington City suggests outdoor secondhand smoke drifts indoors and is trapped inside.

This new New Zealand study on cigarette butt accumulation in bus shelters & at bus stops – provides a method for evaluating such settings when they become smokefree.

Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) is the mainstay of pharmacological cessation therapy in New Zealand, and nicotine gum, lozenges and patches are provided free to all smokers.