Tobacco Retail Environments around Secondary Schools in Mexico

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In 2020, the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination issued new regulations that banned tobacco advertising, promotion, sponsorship (TAPS), and tobacco product display at all points-of-sale (POS). The new law also prohibited direct marketing through mail and teleph

Evidence of the tobacco industry’s damaging effect on the planet is vast and growing, despite efforts to communicate otherwise through its highly visible and influential cigarette package designs.

Tobacco companies use flavors and "concept descriptors" to increase the appeal of their products and make them difficult to quit. Our fact sheet breaks down how “Menthol-Plus” cigarettes require tougher bans on flavored tobacco.