The globalization of tobacco began more than 500 years ago, but the public health response
to the death, disease, and economic disruption that it has caused is fewer than 50 years old …

Muslims and immigrants have both been subjected to negative attitudes over the past
several decades in Europe. Using data from the European Values Study, this study analyses …

The public health costs of tobacco consumption have been documented to be substantially
larger than those of marijuana use. This study is the first to investigate the impact of medical …

Are demand-side interventions effective at curbing drug use? To the extent demand-side
programs are successful, their cost effectiveness can be appealing from a policy …

Nowadays, most of the public policies to manage the social issues are focusing on
motivating people via media campaigns. In view of this, we propose and analyze a nonlinear …

This article investigates the 2009 premiere of 16 and Pregnant as a shock to teen
information sets and potential influence on sexual activity and fertility. The program …

Youth use of ultraviolet-emitting indoor tanning beds represents a present and emerging
public health crisis. Nearly 30% of white female high school students report tanning indoors …

Importance In 2006, a US district court judge ordered tobacco companies to sponsor
nationwide antismoking advertising campaigns. This landmark ruling and its subsequent …

Geographical residence predicts health and well-being. Population health, life expectancy,
and mortality are partially the outcome of the characteristics of one's social policy context …

This article empirically assesses the role of new health information in the decision to quit
smoking. Using individual level data from the Swiss Household Panel, health information is …