“A point-three increase is a big increase. ( But ) to the extent the increase was due to tobacco prices, the market may be willing to forgive it, dismiss it, to put it aside.”
Robert Brusca
“It's heartening to see that Canadians, both smokers and non-smokers, are increasingly taking steps to protect others from tobacco smoke.”
Cheryl Moyer
“Governments have to take tobacco seriously. The key message is that it is possible to avoid up to three million deaths a year.”
Prabhat Jha
“This is an alarming pattern and suggests that tobacco use, especially among young girls, is on the increase.”
Charles Warren
“No studies exist that show that exposure outdoors leads to any increased risk of tobacco-associated illness.”
David Howard
“I think we're reaching a tipping point, where the image of tobacco is that it's unhealthy and dangerous, and not glamorous like years ago or neutral like the cigarette companies say now.”
Tom Miller
“In some populations, increasing restrictions on tobacco use may be another factor. And while the overall trend cannot be explained by medication use, certainly the declines in the elevated blood pressure values are partly due to better medical care.”
Dr. David L. Katz
