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Protect Kids By Increasing Federal Tobacco Taxes

By increasing the federal cigarette tax by 61 cents, Congress can reduce tobacco use and improve health care for America’s children. Congress is considering legislation to fund reauthorization and expansion of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) that would increase the federal cigarette tax from 39 cents to $1 per pack and also increase [...]

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TRUTH Targets Skiers With Anti-Tobacco Messages

The Utah Department of Health (UDOH) is taking The TRUTH about tobacco to Brighton Ski Resort’s terrain park. The terrain park is where younger skiers practice high-risk stunts, and UDOH wants to encourage them not to take risks by smoking or chewing tobacco. For the first time, The TRUTH is using chair lifts as a [...]

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Baltimore Bans Sale Of Single, Cheap Cigars

Mayor Sheila Dixon was joined by Baltimore City Health Commissioner Dr. Joshua Sharfstein, elected officials and health advocates to announce two efforts to ban the sale of individual, cheap cigars in Baltimore City. The cigars, sold individually for as little as 50 cents each, are especially attractive to young people, addictive, and harmful to health. [...]

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Some Poor Households Opt For Cigarettes Over Food

Cigarettes or adequate food is a tough choice for some poor families, according to a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The researchers found that of low-income families, those containing a household head or spouse who smoked cigarettes were at about 6 percent higher risk for being “food insecure” — [...]

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FTC Says Cigarette Tar and Nicotine Yields Not Reliable

The Federal Trade Commission has proposed rescinding guidance issued in 1966 that generally permits statements concerning tar and nicotine yields if they are based on the Cambridge Filter Method, which is sometimes referred to as “the FTC Method.” If the guidance is withdrawn, advertisers should no longer use terms suggesting the FTC’s endorsement or approval [...]

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FTC Proposes Rescinding on "Test Method" for Cigarette Tar, Nicotine

The FTC is seeking comment on a proposal to rescind its 1966 guidance to tobacco companies, which indicated that factual statements of tar and nicotine yields based on the Cambridge Filter Method, also frequently referred to as the “FTC Test Method,” generally will not violate the FTC Act. If the guidance were to be withdrawn, [...]

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Iowa Goes Smokefree

With the Smokefree Air Act going into effect on Tuesday, health officials report that businesses and the public are eager to learn as much as they can about the new law. Since the State’s Web site about the new law, IowaSmokefreeAir.gov, was launched on June 2, the site has received more than 50,000 total hits, [...]

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Alaskan Eskimos’ High Rates Of Artery Plaque Could Be From High Smoking Rates

Alaskan Eskimos’ significantly higher rates of fatty artery plaque than the general U.S. population may be due to unhealthy lifestyle habits, researchers report in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association. Researchers found that more than half of Alaskan Eskimo adults smoke, their level of physical activity has decreased from traditional levels, and their intake [...]

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After Cigarette Price Increase, Quit Smoking Calls Tripled

When the price of cigarettes topped ten dollars a pack at some city outlets last month, thousands of smokers knew it was time to quit. An analysis of data from the city’s 311 line showed the number of calls for help to quit smoking was three times higher during the week the price increase went [...]

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Five Myths About Quitting Smoking

Quitting smoking can be hard, but people’s rationales for continuing to smoke are often rooted in pure myth. The Health Department today debunked five favorite excuses to motivate even more New Yorkers to call 311 for patches and gum at no cost. More than 7,000 people have enrolled already, and the offer is good only [...]

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No Single Approach Keeps Tobacco Away From Minors

Tobacco addiction starts early, and public health experts agree that it is important to keep tobacco out of the hands of adolescents. Still, what works for prevention is a matter of controversy, and a new systematic review suggests that there is no clear answer. Review authors Lindsay Stead and Tim Lancaster at the University of [...]

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Contests To Quit Smoking Don’t Work In Long Run

Face it: we all have our price. Still, despite prizes ranging from lottery tickets to cash payments, quit-smoking contests do not help people kick the habit in the end, according to a new systematic review of studies. None of the 17 studies, which involved roughly 6,300 participants, demonstrated significantly higher long-term quit rates for smokers [...]

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