Tag Archives: smoking

Babies’ Lungs Could be Vulnerable to ‘Thirdhand’ Smoke

Tobacco smoke toxins that linger on surfaces, called ‘thirdhand’ smoke, may pose a danger to developing babies’ lungs, according to researchers at Harbor UCLA Medical Center. …

Australia Hopes to Become First Country to Require Plain Packaging for Cigarettes

Legislation proposed by the Australian government would make it the first country to require plain packaging for cigarettes, outlawing all colors, logos and promotional text. …

New ‘Smoke-Free’ Certification for Colleges

Colleges can now officially be certified “smoke-free” by a health-education organization, The New York Times reports. …

The Partnership at Drugfree.org Responds to 2010 Monitoring the Future Study Results

Statement of Steve Pasierb, President New York, NY – The University of Michigan’s Monitoring the Future study (MTF) – the largest survey on teen drug abuse tracking over 46,000 8th, 10th and 12th graders – shows that teens’ daily use …