# Tobacco-Free Month 2026: campaign and call for a plan against COPD

**In brief**: Ongoing story bringing together 5 events in 11 departments (Ain, Alpes-Maritimes, Ardennes and 8 more), followed from 23 October 2026 to 10 November 2026. 38 articles from 21 sources (health); last updated on 10 November 2026 at 07:08. Reported toll: 70000 deaths.

- Status: ongoing
- Category: Health
- Place: Ain, Alpes-Maritimes, Ardennes, Côte-d'Or, Finistère, Gironde, Isère, Loire, Haute-Marne, Nord, Pas-de-Calais
- First detected: 23 October 2026 at 17:00
- Updated: 10 November 2026 at 07:08
- Web page: https://acturadar.com/en/stories/453-tobacco-free-month-2026-campaign-and-call-for-a-plan-against-copd

## Reported figures

- 70000 deaths
- 14 euros

## Timeline (5 events)

### 23 October 2026 — [Tobacco-Free Month returns in November](https://acturadar.com/en/events/87-tobacco-free-month-returns-in-november.md)

The Ministry of Health announces the return in November of the collective challenge Tobacco-Free Month, inviting smokers to quit for 30 days with quitting support tools.

20 sources, 32 articles · Nationwide

### 9 November 2026 — [FFAAIR calls for a plan against COPD, an under-diagnosed disease](https://acturadar.com/en/events/13685-ffaair-calls-for-a-plan-against-copd-an-under-diagnosed-disease.md)

On the occasion of No Tobacco Month, the FFAAIR federation is calling for COPD to be made a public health priority and is putting forward four proposals to improve screening and treatment. The disease would affect 3 to 4 million French people.

3 sources, 3 articles · Nationwide

### 9 November 2026 — [In Cannes, Oxford polyclinic signs 'Tobacco-Free Health Facility' charter](https://acturadar.com/en/events/14504-in-cannes-oxford-polyclinic-signs-tobacco-free-health-facility-charter.md)

Cannes' Oxford polyclinic signed a charter on November 9, 2026 to strengthen smoking prevention, with smoking areas, tobacco cessation consultations and staff ambassadors.

1 sources, 1 articles · Cannes — Alpes-Maritimes

### 9 November 2026 — [À Bordeaux, l'université lance un campus non-fumeur pour le Mois sans tabac](https://acturadar.com/en/events/14503-a-bordeaux-l-universite-lance-un-campus-non-fumeur-pour-le-mois-sans-tabac.md)

Dans le cadre du Mois sans tabac, l'université de Bordeaux met en place un campus non-fumeur et un accompagnement pour aider les étudiants à arrêter de fumer. Le tabac reste la première cause de mortalité évitable en France.

1 sources, 1 articles · Bordeaux — Gironde

### 10 November 2026 — [Mois sans tabac dans les Ardennes : substituts nicotiniques et cigarettes se vendent bien](https://acturadar.com/en/events/14874-mois-sans-tabac-dans-les-ardennes-substituts-nicotiniques-et-cigarettes-se.md)

Dans les Ardennes, le Mois sans tabac passe inaperçu dans certains bureaux de tabac, où les substituts nicotiniques comme les cigarettes continuent de bien se vendre.

1 sources, 1 articles · Rethel — Ardennes

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Cite as: Acturadar, “Tobacco-Free Month 2026: campaign and call for a plan against COPD”, https://acturadar.com/en/stories/453-tobacco-free-month-2026-campaign-and-call-for-a-plan-against-copd
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