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Non-scientific communications
Many issues of journals “Наука кардиология” [Cardiology Science], “Наука пулмонология” [Pulmonology Science] contain articles, interviews and other informational materials prepared by PMI or published with their support. This is how the promotion of heated tobacco products in Bulgaria arrives to the medical and scientific community alongside a wave of industry-sponsored content not just around mass…
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In the name of the People!
Why Sofia’s court ruled indoors use of heated tobacco legal? Richard Alibegov, the co-chair of the Restaurant’s Association in Bulgaria, was triumphant on November 1, 2023 when a District Court canceled a fine, issued to a bar manager in Sofia for allowing his customers to use heated tobacco products. The tobacco industry had greater reasons…
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Heatable Journalistic Sources
The BlueLink Foundation and the Smoke Free Life Coalition are not the first to raise the question of the interference of the tobacco industry – which has already developed into the nicotine industry – in Bulgarian society, organizations of patients, the scientific communities, tobacco municipalities, universities, NGOs and the parliamentary benches where decisions are made…
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Limiting the influence of TI in the health policies
Total Smoking Ban in public places was introduce in Bulgaria in 2012 but it is not implemented effectively because of the lack of political will and breaches in the law. The existing text are unclear, lack key definitions and the implementation and control by the controlling bodies is very limited. Since the introduction of the…
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Economics of Tobacco and Tobacco Taxation
The report “Economics of Tobacco and Tobacco Taxation. National Study – Bulgaria” approaches tobacco economics and tobacco taxation in Bulgaria from the standpoint of tobacco control. It follows the tobacco products supply chain and confirms that it currently contributes only marginally to domestic employment and production yet provokes a heavy outflow of household income abroad.…
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Toxic Dependence: How industry shapes tobacco control policies to its advantage
Based on analysis of publicly available information, interviews with participants, and other sources, the authors establish and describe a mechanism of conveying messages and interests of tobacco industry to decision makers in Bulgaria, which distorts health policies in its favor. Annually the tobacco industry kills nearly 8 million people world over through chronic non-communicable diseases…
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On World No Tobacco Day the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) advocates for the banning of e-cigarettesand heated tobacco productsalesin low-and middle-income countries
Ahead of World No Tobacco Day next Sunday, May 31, The Union has today publicly advocated for the prohibition of the sale of e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products (HTPs) in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs), which are home to more than 80 percent of the world’s smokers. The Union’s support of the ban is based on…
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Smoke Free Life Coalition Statement on COVID-19 and Tobacco Smoking
In connection with the COVID-19 pandemic, the Smoke Free Life Coalition expresses deep concern for the health of people in Bulgaria who consume tobacco products. Smoking remains the leading preventable risk factor for the spread of non-communicable diseases worldwide. Cardiovascular disease, lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, tuberculosis, respiratory tract infections, acute respiratory distress syndrome…
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Call for abstracts – Raising the excise duties on tobacco and related products and limiting their illicit trade
The Federation of the Scientific Engineering Unions, the Union of Economists in Bulgaria and the Smoke Free Life Coalition are happy to invite research and analysis authors, representatives of national and international institutions and non-governmental organizations to participate in an international scientific-practical conference “Raising the excise duties on tobacco and related products and limiting their…
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Smoke of Indecision in Bulgaria’s Parliament
On July 11, 2019 members of the Bulgarian parliament banned the selling of any type of tobacco products to children. The National Assembly, however, rejected the proposed Ban on smoking water pipes indoors, while more decisive proposals to improve the country’s existing smoking ban were withdrawn earlier. Changes in the Transitional and Final Provisions of…
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Stricter control of the smoking ban is required
The Smoke Free Life Coalition calls for more effective control of the compliance with the Total smoking ban in public places. The signal submitted by the citizen in the online platform supported by Smoke Free Bulgaria Initiative shows a series of violations of the law and problems with the inspections by the control bodies. The…
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Why we need a comprehensive TAPS ban
Smoke Free Life Coalition calls for a Comprehensive ban on tobacco products advertising, promotion and sponsorship. It is scientifically proven that marketing leads towards larger numbers of smokers among youths and the comprehensive TAPS ban is one of the most successful policies for reducing the tobacco consumption. Support the initiative “NO, to the tobacco products…