Tobacco control
Tobacco Control
Tobacco control (/təˈbækoʊ kənˈtroʊl/) refers to the strategies, policies, and practices aimed at reducing the production, marketing, and consumption of tobacco products to prevent their health hazards and social costs.
Etymology
The term "tobacco control" is derived from the English words "tobacco" and "control". "Tobacco" comes from the Spanish word "tabaco", which was the name of certain plants in the Nicotiana genus. "Control" comes from the Latin "contra-" meaning "against" and "rollare" meaning "to roll".
Related Terms
- Nicotine: The addictive substance found in tobacco.
- Smoking cessation: The process of discontinuing tobacco smoking.
- Secondhand smoke: Smoke inhaled involuntarily from tobacco being smoked by others.
- Tobacco industry: Companies engaged in the growth, preparation for sale, shipment, advertisement, and distribution of tobacco and tobacco-related products.
- Public health: The science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals.
- Tobacco advertising: The advertising of tobacco products or use (typically cigarette smoking) by the tobacco industry.
See Also
- World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control: An international treaty to control tobacco consumption.
- Tobacco packaging warning messages: Warning messages that appear on the packaging of cigarettes and other tobacco products.
- Tobacco taxes: Taxes imposed on tobacco products to reduce consumption.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Tobacco control
- Wikipedia's article - Tobacco control
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