Community Transformation Grants Available for Tobacco-Free Living
More than $100 million in funding is available for up to 75 Community Transformation Grants that aim to reduce chronic diseases through strategies including tobacco-free living. …
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Wisconsin Bill Prohibits Adults from Buying Tobacco Products for Children
A bill introduced in the Wisconsin Senate would make it illegal for an adult to purchase any tobacco product with the intention of giving it to a child. Current state laws prohibit adults from buying cigarettes for children, but allow adults to buy and give other tobacco products to children including dissolvable pellets, sticks and strips, as well as roll-your-own forms. Many of these products come in candy flavors, wrapped in brightly colored packaging. …
Pact Between 39 States and Store Chains Aimed at Preventing Tobacco Sales to Minors
The Attorneys General of 39 states reached an agreement with the companies that own Circle K (Dairy Mart) and On The Run stores aimed at preventing tobacco sales to minors. The agreement increases training for store employees and will impose independent compliance checks for the companies’ 4,000 stores. …
Doctors Can Help Influence Teens’ Attitudes About Smoking
Doctors can help influence teens’ attitudes and knowledge about smoking, and can help convince those who’ve already started smoking to think about quitting, a new study suggests. …
Study Suggests Smoking Increases Risk of Advanced Kidney Cancer
Smoking increases the risk of developing advanced kidney cancer, a new study suggests. Quitting smoking can reduce the risk, the researchers found. …
Tobacco-Free Policies May Reduce Completion Rates at Substance Abuse Treatment Centers
Instituting tobacco-free policies at substance abuse treatment centers may discourage participants from completing the program, a study of an Ohio program suggests. The study found that when such a policy was implemented, both smokers and nonsmokers were more likely to stop treatment early. …
African American Smokers Much More Likely Than Caucasians to Use Tobacco Quitline
African American smokers are much more likely than Caucasians to use the counseling services of a California telephone tobacco quitline, according to a study that examined 18 years of calls. …
CA Smokers Can Sue Cigarette Makers for Health Problems Despite Earlier Illnesses
The California Supreme Court has decided that smokers can sue cigarette manufacturers if they develop lung cancer or another smoking-related illness, even if they had a different tobacco-related disease before. The vote was unanimous, The Los Angeles Times reports. …
Boys Exposed to Secondhand Smoke Have Higher Blood Pressure, Study Suggests
Secondhand smoke appears to raise blood pressure in boys, but not girls, according to a new study. The findings suggest that the effects of tobacco smoke on the cardiovascular system begin at an early age. …
Scientists Working On Vaccine to Combat Addiction
Scientists are working to develop new vaccines to fight drug addiction that are more effective than current treatments, The Wall Street Journal reports. The vaccines use the body’s own defenses to block addictive substances from getting into the brain and triggering a pleasure response. …
Wisconsin Bill Prohibits Adults from Buying Tobacco Products for Children
A bill introduced in the Wisconsin Senate would make it illegal for an adult to purchase any tobacco product with the intention of giving it to a child. Current state laws prohibit adults from buying cigarettes for children, but allow adults to buy and give other tobacco products to children including dissolvable pellets, sticks and strips, as well as roll-your-own forms. Many of these products come in candy flavors, wrapped in brightly colored packaging. …
Pact Between 39 States and Store Chains Aimed at Preventing Tobacco Sales to Minors
The Attorneys General of 39 states reached an agreement with the companies that own Circle K (Dairy Mart) and On The Run stores aimed at preventing tobacco sales to minors. The agreement increases training for store employees and will impose independent compliance checks for the companies’ 4,000 stores. …
Doctors Can Help Influence Teens’ Attitudes About Smoking
Doctors can help influence teens’ attitudes and knowledge about smoking, and can help convince those who’ve already started smoking to think about quitting, a new study suggests. …
Study Suggests Smoking Increases Risk of Advanced Kidney Cancer
Smoking increases the risk of developing advanced kidney cancer, a new study suggests. Quitting smoking can reduce the risk, the researchers found. …
Tobacco-Free Policies May Reduce Completion Rates at Substance Abuse Treatment Centers
Instituting tobacco-free policies at substance abuse treatment centers may discourage participants from completing the program, a study of an Ohio program suggests. The study found that when such a policy was implemented, both smokers and nonsmokers were more likely to stop treatment early. …
African American Smokers Much More Likely Than Caucasians to Use Tobacco Quitline
African American smokers are much more likely than Caucasians to use the counseling services of a California telephone tobacco quitline, according to a study that examined 18 years of calls. …
CA Smokers Can Sue Cigarette Makers for Health Problems Despite Earlier Illnesses
The California Supreme Court has decided that smokers can sue cigarette manufacturers if they develop lung cancer or another smoking-related illness, even if they had a different tobacco-related disease before. The vote was unanimous, The Los Angeles Times reports. …
Boys Exposed to Secondhand Smoke Have Higher Blood Pressure, Study Suggests
Secondhand smoke appears to raise blood pressure in boys, but not girls, according to a new study. The findings suggest that the effects of tobacco smoke on the cardiovascular system begin at an early age. …
Scientists Working On Vaccine to Combat Addiction
Scientists are working to develop new vaccines to fight drug addiction that are more effective than current treatments, The Wall Street Journal reports. The vaccines use the body’s own defenses to block addictive substances from getting into the brain and triggering a pleasure response. …
