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Tracy Hampton, PhD

JAMA. 2008;299(13):1531-1532.

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For the first time, a comprehensive report reveals how people in countries across the globe use tobacco and what efforts are being made in these countries to reduce the negative health effects of tobacco use. The World Health Organization (WHO) has published the WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic 2008, which has been lauded by proponents of tobacco control efforts as a landmark step toward helping nations and their governments reduce tobacco's deadly toll (http://www.who.int/tobacco/mpower/en/).

"The report clearly articulates the truly universal nature of the epidemic—the tobacco industry is everywhere," said Judith McKay, MBChB, director of tobacco control programs at the World Lung Foundation, a nonprofit organization based in New York City.

A new report from the World Health Organization details tobacco use across the globe, revealing that nearly two-thirds of the world's smokers live in 10 countries.

The global analysis gives governments . . . [Full Text of this Article]

GLOBAL IMPACT