In addition, evidence from quantitative studies, qualitative research and the internal documents of the tobacco industry consistently identify packaging as an important part of tobacco promotion.

Indeed, many grocers have pulled the plug on tobacco promotions to avoid offending nonsmokers.

The organization's public persona is the Grim Reaper, used it to create a form of street theatre at tobacco promotions.

The decision strengthens protection for advertisers and casts doubt on Clinton Administration proposals to restrict tobacco promotions.

But his work, he said, shows that children are predisposed to become smokers or not, depending on their exposure to tobacco promotions and to other smokers.

Her main interests are tobacco in low income countries, tobacco promotion aimed at women, and challenging the transnational tobacco companies.

Canada has banned all tobacco promotion including sponsorship (effective date 1.1.89).

With sponsorship, tobacco promotion thus totals about £100mn a year.

Representative Michael Synar, Democrat of Oklahoma, thinks so, and is pressing for legislation to end tobacco promotion.

This is an important vector for tobacco promotion, and one that has strong cross-border implications.