The initial findings of the 2010 Health Barometer from the National Institute for Prevention and Health Education (Inpes) confirm the recent rise in smoking rates in France. The...

How should we provide information about tobacco? On this public health issue, as on all others, there is, on the one hand, information provided by the tobacco industry, and on the other,...

As a risk sociologist, Patrick Peretti-Watel conducted a series of interviews with heavy smokers from disadvantaged communities. He highlights the relative failure of smoking prevention...

Since September 2003, twenty-two participating high schools across France have been piloting smoking prevention and cessation programs. The goal is for these schools to eventually become...

While the overall prevalence of smoking remains stable, smoking rates are declining among women, and more of them are looking to quit. Dr. Nadia Lahlou explains why smoking cessation...

After rising between 2005 and 2010, the prevalence of smoking in France has stabilized, according to the latest Baromètre Santé survey by INPES. The prevalence of regular smoking has...

Health insurance covers nicotine replacement therapy up to 50 euros per year per person. People covered by the Universal Supplementary Health Coverage program make less use of this...

Should fear be used in prevention campaigns? This is an ongoing, unresolved debate between those who advocate for graphic imagery and others who warn of the risks of stigmatizing the...

Smokers in vulnerable situations who receive intensive group-based social support appear to adhere better to the program, with a higher quit rate than those receiving individual support....

In 1993, Professor Michel Debout submitted a landmark report on suicide to the Economic and Social Council; it was the first official report on the subject issued by the French...