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Cigar tax increase would reduce teen use
In a recent Baltimore Sun article about our proposed tax increase for cigars and smokeless tobacco designed to reduce teen use of these products ("Group pushing tobacco tax says it's a popular idea," Dec. 20), Bill Spann of the cigar industry makes the...Tags: Tobacco Products
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Quitting literally pays off for three Indiana residents
Three Indiana residents were randomly chosen as winners of the 2011 Quit Now Indiana Contest. Jeanetta Browne of Indianapolis received $2,500, Estefania Garces of Elkhart received $1,500, and Marcia Chaney of Markleville was awarded $1,000 for staying...Tags: Employment, Facebook, Career and Workplace, Employment Opportunities
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Man arrested twice for smoking and drinking at laundromat
TribLocal - Downers Grove » NewsA Westmont man was arrested for smoking cigarettes and drinking inside the same Downers Grove laundromat twice in two days, police said. Officers were called …... -
Social Networks Linked To Teens Smoking, Drinking, Using Drugs
The 33 NewsA new survey is drawing a lot of controversy. The results said teens that used social network websites like Facebook were more likely to get involved in drinking alcohol and smoking cigarettes or pot. The survey by the National Center on Addiction and...Tags: Sociology, File Sharing, Substance Abuse, Mass Media, Columbia University
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Smoking rate continues to fall, though not as fast
Fewer American adults are smoking cigarettes and those who still smoke have cut back, but the rate of decline has begun to slow, U.S. health experts said Tuesday.
Smoking and exposure to secondhand smoke are the leading cause of preventable deaths and...Tags: Heart Disease, Diseases and Illnesses, Human Body, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Lungs and Airways
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Fewer Americans Smoke?
Researchers find possible drug target for PTSD (Source: Reuters)
People with post-traumatic stress disorder appear to have lower levels of a specific kind of brain chemical known as serotonin 1B, and targeting this with drugs could lead to the first...Tags: Bing Crosby, Brain, Westminster Abbey, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Tony Blair
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Park Burn
There might have been rain in some parts of Houston on Saturday, Sept. 17, but it wasn't enough to cure the drought we've been in. And with the risk of wildfires in the air, there seems to be more and more bans being put into place.
Houstonians recently...Tags: George W. Bush, Cycling
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College takes a step toward better health
We're pleased to see North Central Michigan College joining the growing trend of banning tobacco use. Effective Aug. 1, North Central Michigan College in Petoskey will implement a campus-wide tobacco free policy. This means employees, students and...Tags: Big Ten Conference, Civil Laws, Crime, Law and Justice, Colleges and Universities, Laws
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Poll: Most Americans Want Ban on Smoking
ReutersNEW YORK -- Most Americans want smoking banned in all public places but only 19 percent believe that cigarette smoking should be illegal in the United States, a Gallup poll published on Friday said. The Princeton, New Jersey-based pollster found in its...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Recreational Substance Use, Civil Laws, Crime, Law and Justice, New York
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Mendte On Chewing Tobacco
Four U.S. senators and health officials from the cities hosting theWorld Series are urging the baseball players union to agree to a ban on chewing tobacco at games and on camera.
The senators, including No. 2 Democrat Dick Durbin of Illinois, and...Tags: U.S. Senate, Bud Selig, Frank Lautenberg, World Series, Tom Harkin
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Tobacco Money to keep Kids Healthy: Has some of it gone up in smoke?
WDBJ-TV Anchor/Reporter"Up in Smoke" That's what anti-smoking advocates say has happened to a significant amount of money spent every year to spread smoking prevention messages to your children. The money doesn't come from taxpayers. It comes from tobacco companies. The...Tags: Middle Schools, Schools, Tobacco Products, Virginia Tech, Lungs and Airways
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Smoking ban passes 4-1
COSTA MESA — The City Council gave preliminary approval this week to an ordinance that would ban smoking at all city parks. Going along with a Parks and Recreation Commission recommendation, the council in a 4-1 vote Tuesday night approved the...Tags: File Sharing, Tourism and Leisure, Labor Legislation, Justice System, Trials
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