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strategy is one option worth considering when investigating possible tobacco endgame strategies. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 1 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><author>webmail@rwjf.org</author></item><item><link><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/05/an-endgame-for-tobacco-/the-tobacco-free-generation-proposal.html?cid=xrs_rss-pr]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/05/an-endgame-for-tobacco-/the-tobacco-free-generation-proposal.html]]></guid><title><![CDATA[The Tobacco-Free Generation Proposal]]></title><description><![CDATA[The tobacco-free generation proposal advocates legislation precluding the sale and supply of tobacco to individuals born after a certain year. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 1 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><author>webmail@rwjf.org</author></item><item><link><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/05/an-endgame-for-tobacco-/why-ban-the-sale-of-cigarettes-.html?cid=xrs_rss-pr]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/05/an-endgame-for-tobacco-/why-ban-the-sale-of-cigarettes-.html]]></guid><title><![CDATA[Why Ban the Sale of Cigarettes?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Abolishing the sale of cigarettes would result in savings in the realm of health care costs, increased labour productivity, lessened harms from fires, reduced consumption of scarce physical resources, and a smaller global carbon footprint.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 1 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><author>webmail@rwjf.org</author></item><item><link><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/05/an-endgame-for-tobacco-/ending-versus-controlling-versus-employing-addiction-in-the-toba.html?cid=xrs_rss-pr]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/05/an-endgame-for-tobacco-/ending-versus-controlling-versus-employing-addiction-in-the-toba.html]]></guid><title><![CDATA[Ending Versus Controlling Versus Employing Addiction in the Tobacco-Caused Disease Endgame]]></title><description><![CDATA[Interest in reducing or eliminating tobacco-caused diseases is a common goal in tobacco control, but many experts hold different views on addition as a target of intervention.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 1 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><author>webmail@rwjf.org</author></item><item><link><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/05/an-endgame-for-tobacco-/large-scale-unassisted-smoking-cessation-over-50-years.html?cid=xrs_rss-pr]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/05/an-endgame-for-tobacco-/large-scale-unassisted-smoking-cessation-over-50-years.html]]></guid><title><![CDATA[Large-Scale Unassisted Smoking Cessation Over 50 Years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most smokers have been able to stop smoking without any formal assistance such as medication or professional assistance.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 1 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><author>webmail@rwjf.org</author></item><item><link><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/05/an-endgame-for-tobacco-/ending-tobacco-caused-mortality-and-morbidity.html?cid=xrs_rss-pr]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/05/an-endgame-for-tobacco-/ending-tobacco-caused-mortality-and-morbidity.html]]></guid><title><![CDATA[Ending Tobacco-Caused Mortality and Morbidity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Establishing performance standards for tobacco products is just one tool to reduce the death and disease caused by the use of these products. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 1 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><author>webmail@rwjf.org</author></item><item><link><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/05/an-endgame-for-tobacco-/there-s-no-single-endgame.html?cid=xrs_rss-pr]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/05/an-endgame-for-tobacco-/there-s-no-single-endgame.html]]></guid><title><![CDATA[There's No Single Endgame]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alternative, clean nicotine products have become an integral part of the endgame strategy for tobacco control and prevention. 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