Following the announcement of the Cancer Plan (January 2003), ambitious goals were set to reduce tobacco use. After the implementation of educational and regulatory measures, cigarette...

Tobacco kills approximately 5 million people worldwide each year, including 66,000 in France, making it a major cause of preventable death. To understand the current situation and...

In 2000, the Ile-de-France Regional Health Observatory conducted a survey of the general adult population on perceptions of tobacco and its risks. This article presents one aspect of...

As part of the Cancer Plan, the National League Against Cancer (LNCC) and the National Committee Against Smoking (CNCT) joined forces in 2003 to analyze the extent and variety of...

At a time when smoking cessation clinics are overwhelmed with requests, INPES is offering smokers a telephone service designed to help them quit. This article describes the service,...

This article provides an overview of recommended actions to help general practitioners effectively assist smokers in quitting. Some of these actions should be carried out during...

Since April 2004, the French Monitoring Center for Drugs and Drug Addiction (OFDT) has been compiling several key indicators each month in a "tobacco dashboard." This tool makes it...

There are two sources of data on tobacco consumption in France: sales data and survey data. This information has been compiled recently. Sales data provide only an estimate of total...

In 2002, France had approximately 12 million regular smokers, representing 29% of the population aged 18 to 75. With the fight against smoking having become a confirmed national priority...