Global Tobacco Control asks a system-level question: which levers most reliably cut combustible use, protect youth, and improve cardiopulmonary health at population scale—and how do we implement them fairly? This page translates decades of policy evidence into step-by-step playbooks that ministries, municipalities, and health systems can deploy today. We show how comprehensive tax policy (with inflation indexing and illicit-trade countermeasures) pairs with advertising bans and broad smoke-free rules to shift norms fast; how to integrate cessation into every clinical doorway (primary care, psychiatry, and SUD programs) so the hardest-hit communities aren’t left behind; and how to design risk-proportionate regulation that centers adult cessation while shielding youth from nicotine initiation. If you’re comparing models at a tobacco control conference, you’ll find procurement, contracting, and KPI templates for quitlines, pharmacy programs, and digital supports, plus guidance on framing campaigns that emphasize dignity, agency, and practical help rather than blame. Because policy without measurement drifts, we map out surveillance that is frequent, disaggregated, and tied directly to budget decisions—so resources move where the harms are greatest.

Real-world success is coalition work. We outline how health, finance, education, labor, and civil society can align around a single outcomes dashboard (prevalence, quit attempts, treatment reach, disparities), and how to keep enforcement fair—focusing on retailers and marketing rather than criminalizing people who use tobacco. Clinical and public health must be welded together: every psychiatric and addiction visit becomes a chance to offer NRT/varenicline plus counseling; hospitals hard-wire opt-out cessation at discharge; and community partners—faith groups, employers, and schools—extend the reach with culturally adapted messaging and practical supports like transport vouchers and free starter kits. Equity is a design constraint, not an afterthought: language access, low-bandwidth digital tools, and neighborhood-specific outreach ensure the same drop in use for low-income and minority communities. Finally, we show how to communicate uncertainty responsibly in the nicotine landscape: support adult switching away from combustibles where appropriate, keep flavors and marketing out of kids’ hands, and adjust rules as evidence evolves. Build the policy spine, wire up the clinical muscle, and publish the results—so your community can see harm falling and hope rising.