Public acceptance for healthcare and tobacco control policies: poster prize at SRNT-E Munich 2018

During the 18th Annual Meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) Europe in Munich, Germany, 6-8 September 2018, Dr. Sabrina Kastaun presented a poster with DEBRA data showing that public support for possible legislative changes on some tobacco control and healthcare measures is moderate to high, even among smokers in Germany.

The poster was one of over 150 posters which were presented at this international conference, and Dr. Kastaun won the prize for the best poster presentation!

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DEBRA at SRNT-E conference Munich 6-8 September 2018

During the 18th annual conference of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) Europe in Munich, 6-8 September 2018, you will be able to attend several sessions in which DEBRA data will be presented:

6 September:

• 09:30-10:45, oral session E1, Daniel Kotz, “Heat-not-burn products: representative data on consumer behaviour and associated factors in the German population (the DEBRA study)”
• 14:00-15:00, poster session 2, poster Di1-6, Sabrina Kastaun, “Public acceptance for healthcare and tobacco control policies: results from the nationally representative German Study on Tobacco Use (“DEBRA”)”

7 September:

• 09:30-10:45, oral session E3, Sabrina Kastaun, “Rates of delivery of brief advice to stop smoking by German clinicians and associated factors: results from the German Study on Tobacco Use (DEBRA)”

DEBRA data on TV (ZDF Volle Kanne): 10 years smoke-free legislation in Germany

The German TV program ZDF Volle Kanne broadcasted a report about 10 years smoke-free legislation in Germany. The video is partly based on our recent study on the high prevalence of tobacco use in Germany.

DEBRA data on TV (WDR Westpol): investigation on tobacco lobby with reference to DEBRA data

The German TV program WDR Westpol broadcasted a very interesting story on the power of the tobacco lobby, how they influence politics to inhibit laws against tobacco advertisement in German public places. The video is partly based on our recent study on the high prevalence of tobacco use in Germany.

In the media: DEBRA publication on the use of tobacco and e-cigarettes in Germany

The Deutsches Ärzteblatt International published our first major paper on the use of tobacco, e-cigarettes, and methods to quit smoking in Germany. Several media reported this (in German):

SPIEGEL: “Rauchen tötet – vor allem einen Teil unserer Gesellschaft”

Süddeutsche Zeitung: “Rauchen in Deutschland: Alte Laster, neue Versuchungen”

Berliner Morgenpost: “Politik nimmt neuen Anlauf für Tabak-Werbeverbot”

Welt: “Nichtraucherland Deutschland? Von wegen”

Express: “Die Deutschen und der Glimmstängel Erschreckende Raucher-Studie veröffentlicht”

Findings on public support for tobacco control in Germany presented at SRNT 2018 meeting in Baltimore

During the 24th Annual Meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT), Feb 21st to 24th in Baltimore, USA, Dr. Melanie Böckmann presented a poster on German public support for stricter tobacco control policies in Germany with data from DEBRA Wave 2.

Rheinische Post: “Poor tobacco control in Germany”

The German newspaper Rheinische Post interviewed Prof. Daniel Kotz and Dr. Sabrina Kastaun about the first data from the DEBRA study on the use of tobacco in Germany. Read the full article here (in German).