In 2020, while society collectively prioritized public health in the face of a respiratory pandemic, tobacco companies spent $28,156,312 at the federal level attempting to weaken public health and tobacco control policies (source), despite the known co-morbidity between tobacco use and COVID-19 (source)
By 2024, daily smoking among Swedish-born adults dropped to just 4.5%, below the WHOs 5% smoke-free benchmark, while overall adult rates reached 5.3%, making Sweden the first nation to hit this milestone 16 years earlier than the EU objective
The new law adds to the 1981 legislation limiting cigarette advertisements, as well as banning tobacco vending machines and selling to minors
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Not every tobacco farmer is onboard