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The article presents the warning of Pascal Watkins, owner of the Angel Inn, regarding the flawed penalties imposed on him for his refusal to display the appropriate signage for no smoking and criticized the local council's outdated smoking sign legislation in Great Britain.

A review is offered of an anti-smoking advertising campaign titled "Truth" launched by the American Legacy Foundation.

The article presents news briefs related to opticians from Great Britain. Members of the College of Optometrists have been invited to an AMD event in Aberdeen in September 2014. Alan Tinger has been appointed as RNIB group treasurer and chair of the charity's Audit and Investment Committees. An anti-smoking campaign by The Macular Society called 'Is It Real?' was screened in cinemas in Great Britain.

The article reports on the regional workshop by the Health Ministry Representatives from Uganda, South Africa, Rwanda, Nigeria, Kenya and Botswana to improve anti-tobacco public education campaigns and warnings on cigarette packs.

A review is offered of an advertising campaign on social smoking created by BBDO Toronto advertising agency for the Canadian Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care which urged social smokers to stop their sense of denial.

A review is offered of an advertising campaign created by the BBDO Toronto advertising agency for the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care's Social Smoking Campaign.

A review is offered of an advertising campaign created by the BBDO Toronto advertising agency for the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care's Social Farter campaign.

The article focuses on the cessation of conventional smoking in the U.S. with information on the trends of using electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes), European Union (EU) smoking regulations, and new product development in the tobacco industry. Topics include the regulatory framework crafted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) related to the issue, smoking-cessation program by cigarette retailer Wegmans Food Markets Inc., and the e-cigarettes sales.

The article reports on the call of anti-smoking campaigners for pub operators to review their policies on electronic cigarettes following controversies around the device in Great Britain.

A letter to the editor in response to the article "New role for ECPs in smoking cessation" published in the September 6, 2013 issue.

The article focuses on the media campaign No Smoking Day for SkyCig, considered the leading brand of electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) in Great Britain running from February through March 2013, created by public relations (PR) agency PHA Media.

The article reports that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is recruiting a public relations agency to manage its anti-smoking campaign introduced in the spring of 2011.

The article discusses the impact of anti-tobacco push of the government in New Zealand. It mentions that some political issues at play on the government's anti-smoking agenda to make New Zealand a smoke-free country by 2025. It notes that warning of tobacco companies against the intention of the Cabinet that all cigarette packets will be sold in plain khaki packaging. It also emphasizes the need for stores to be prepared for the tobacco display restrictions.

The article discusses the anti-smoking measures integrated in the 2012 budget of the government in New Zealand which involved an immediate tax hike of 30 percent, removal of tobacco from sight in shops, and demand for selling tobacco in plain packaging.

The article reports that the Advertising Council will undertake an initiative to produce and distribute public service messages targeting underage smokers. Topics discussed include the council's search for a public service organization that will sponsor anti-smoking advertising and will pay production fees and Ad Council President Ruth Wooden's comment on the mission statement of the council to use advertising and communications to help all children achieve their full potential.