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Statement From Vital Strategies On The Government Of Brazil’s Lawsuit Against The Tobacco Industry To Recover Costs Of Treating Tobacco-Related Disease

The lawsuit aims to recover the costs to Brazil's health system of treating 26 tobacco-related diseases over the past five years.

Explainers

Social Media vs Big Tobacco: Young Indonesian Activists are Playing to Win

Anti-industry, social media-driven campaigns, such as #TheyLieWeDie, have sparked youthful, grassroots support in countries like Indonesia where reaching Big Tobacco’s next customer base is literally a matter of life and death.

VitalTalks

Turning the Tide on the US Overdose Crisis

Vital Strategies’ second VitalTalks event focused on one of the most pressing public health issues in the United States today: the drug overdose crisis.

Case Studies

“X-Ray”: Smokers’ Lungs are Focus of Sobering Photos

An estimated quarter of a million Indonesians die annually from smoking-related disease, and the industry recruits 16.4 million new smokers each year, replacing them many times over.

Turning the Tide on the U.S. Drug Overdose Epidemic: 8 Questions with Daliah Heller

We sat down with Daliah Heller, Director of Drug Use Initiatives at Vital Strategies, to get her thoughts on what actions can be taken to reverse the country’s drug overdose crisis.

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Turkey Exposes Damage Caused By Tobacco Companies With Groundbreaking New Campaign

The Turkish Green Crescent Society has a launched a new national campaign to highlight the damage caused by tobacco companies in Turkey. The campaign is the first of its kind to associate tobacco companies with tobacco-related deaths.

Expert Q&A

Tobacco’s Goliath-Sized Threat to Public Health

Among the things we can take some credit for are saving 35 million lives thanks to national policy wins banning indoor smoking, restricting tobacco advertising and higher taxes in Russia, India, Bangladesh, and Turkey.

Road Safety: Our Work in Action

Bringing together experts, leaders, and advocates provides the opportunity to share evidence-based tactics to improve road safety that can be used across the globe.

Case Studies

India’s Ambitious Goals to Curb Hypertension

In the state of Punjab in northwest India, one in three adults is afflicted with hypertension, otherwise known as high blood pressure.

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Statement From Vital Strategies On The FDA’s Decision To Approve IQOS For Sale In The USA

Vital Strategies today expressed concern over the US Food and Drug Administration’s decision to approve Philip Morris International’s IQOS product for sale in the United States.

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