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In November 2021 the Philippine government became the second in the world to require graphic health warnings not just on traditional cigarettes, but also on electronic products, including e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products.

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On World No Tobacco Day, the #IndiaVsTobacco Campaign Pushes for a Smoke-Free Future

On World No Tobacco Day 2022, prominent health and fitness icons of India came together to launch an interactive billboard campaign and a fitness challenge for a tobacco-free future, underscoring the link between smoking and secondhand smoke and poor fitness outcomes.

Vital Stories

On World No Tobacco Day 2022, Six Countries Lead Campaigns to Protect People and Planet

In keeping with the theme of this year’s World No Tobacco Day (#WNTD), which emphasized not only the health, but the environmental implications of the global tobacco epidemic, Vital Strategies’ teams in China, Indonesia, Mexico, the Philippines, Türkiye and Viet Nam organized campaigns around the theme, “Poisoning Our Planet: Tobacco Exposed.”

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Clean Slate Milwaukee to Do Overdose Prevention Education at Juneteenth Celebration as Overdose Deaths Skyrocket in WI and Black Community

To combat the overdose crisis in the state, the grassroots criminal justice organization Clean Slate Milwaukee with support from public health organization, Vital Strategies, will be offering overdose prevention education and hosting a free-to-attend NARCAN® training.

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As Overdose Deaths Climb to New Highs, New Pennsylvania Campaign Promotes Naloxone Use, Combats Stigma

Materials for the campaign will feature stories from people who have been affected by substance use to emphasize why everyone should get naloxone.

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New Michigan Report Identifies Under-prescribing of Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder

Michigan was one of several states that experienced a surge in overdose deaths during the COVID-19 emergency, with a 14% increase from 2019 to 2020.

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Powerful Media Campaigns To Stem Tobacco Crisis in Jordan, Palestine, Iraq and Egypt

The campaign will reach millions of people across the region and will air on television, radio, and social media to counter current tobacco industry marketing and help create healthier environments.

Press Mentions

To protect people’s health in Africa, don’t let it become the world’s ashtray

The Guardian: Smoking in the west is declining. Rachel Kitonyo and Jeffrey Drope look at how the industry is turning to untapped markets, where governments must act to stop it.

Vital People

Sharan Kuganesan, Program Manager, Global Tobacco Control and STOP

Sharan was one of the first people hired to work on STOP, Vital’s tobacco industry watchdog, which aims to expose the tobacco industry’s tactics in hooking future generations of smokers. She is proud of having helped the project grow from an idea to a fully executed initiative.

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RI needs to tighten tobacco control, raise excise, ban social media ads

The Jakarta Post: Rita Widiadana speaks with Jeffrey Drope, the lead author of the Tobacco Atlas 7th Edition and University of Illinois Chicago public health professor, on Indonesia's tobacco control situation.

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