How should we provide information about tobacco? On this public health issue, as on all others, there is, on the one hand, information provided by the tobacco industry, and on the other,...

In June 2009, INPES aired a new prevention campaign on TV aimed at raising awareness of the risks associated with smoking. The commercial highlighted the extremely low probability of a...

As a risk sociologist, Patrick Peretti-Watel conducted a series of interviews with heavy smokers from disadvantaged communities. He highlights the relative failure of smoking prevention...

Smoking is responsible for diseases that may require surgery, but regardless of the reason for the procedure, tobacco smoke is responsible for a significant increase in perioperative...

Smoking among women is a risk factor that has long been studied in the field of fertility epidemiology. This article reviews the association between smoking among women and ectopic...

The objective of this study is to assess the level of active and passive smoking among mothers by measuring exhaled carbon monoxide (CO) and to evaluate its impact on key perinatal...

The national "Health Barometer" surveys conducted by the French Committee for Health Education (CFES) provide insight into changes in physicians' smoking habits from 1992 to 1994. The...

The 2005 Health Barometer recently provided an overview of trends in smoking among the general population. The 2005 Escapad survey (a survey on health and substance use conducted during...

The National Cancer Action Plan, established in 2003 for a five-year period, identifies tobacco control as one of the top priorities in prevention. Healthcare professionals, whether...

Following the announcement of the Cancer Plan (January 2003), ambitious goals were set to reduce tobacco use: a 30% reduction in smoking prevalence among young people and a 20% reduction...