Tobacco control
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Editorial Comment
Back to basics: getting smoke-free workplaces back on track.
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To identify variables predictive of smoking cessation in a cohort of cigarette smokers followed for five years. ⋯ Despite the fact that most smokers expressed a strong desire to stop smoking in 1988, the majority, especially the most dependent heavy smokers (>25 cigarettes/day), struggled unsuccessfully to achieve this goal.
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To examine characteristics of smokers associated with the use of discount and generic cigarettes. ⋯ The availability of discount/generic cigarettes has made smoking more affordable, which most likely has helped the cigarette industry retain customers sensitive to price, who might have otherwise reduced consumption or stop smoking altogether.
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Comparative Study
Trends in prevalence and acceptance of workplace smoking bans among indoor workers in South Australia.
To compare the reported prevalence and acceptance of bans on smoking in the workplaces of a representative sample of adults in South Australia between 1989 and 1994. ⋯ The data suggest that smoking bans are now the norm for indoor workers and that further gains in promoting and supporting workplace bans will be made by directing efforts at smaller workplaces, where unrestricted smoking is most prevalent.