The worldwide toll of death and disability related to tobacco use is enormous. In this course we examine programs in countries that have made efforts to limit availability of tobacco and reduce its use, and the effectiveness of those efforts. This course examines the issues of tobacco control: what does it involve; how best can it be achieve; and how can it be evaluated. This course is useful for doctors, nurses and other health practitioners, public health specialists, policy-makers and others in the public and private sectors of developed and developing countries. At the end of this course, students will understand the patterns of tobacco use and health effects of smoking, and will have learnt about nicotine dependence. Students will learn about the range of public health approaches available to reduce tobacco prevalence including the range of harm reduction strategies. Students will develop skills of brief interventions to use with smokers and will appreciate the issues associated with relapse. This course provides students with important knowledge and skills that will enable them to plan and evaluate an effective tobacco control program.