California's Example Provides Encouragement that Smokers Can Stop Today in the LA Times, it was reported that the use of cigarettes in California is steadily declining. Smoking statistics for adults have dropped since California passed a twenty-five cent tax on each pack of cigarettes. Cigarette Taxes Encourage Quitting Smoking The decline of adult smokers in California … [Read more...] about Way to Go California – 1 800 No Butts at Your Service
Will New FDA Regulations Backfire and Lend Big Tobacco a Hand?
Government tobacco regulation has been a topic of discussion for years. Today, the house approved a bill titled, "Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act" that would allow the FDA the power to regulate the sale of tobacco products and the ingredients they contain. For instance, tobacco companies would be banned from adding fruity flavors or additives designed to … [Read more...] about Will New FDA Regulations Backfire and Lend Big Tobacco a Hand?
The Winners and Losers – Largest Tobacco Tax Increase
It wasn't so long ago that Measure 50 was put before a people's vote in the state of Oregon. If it had passed, Oregon would have received 85 cents from each pack of cigarettes sold in the state, with the funds marked for children's health care programs (and other important programs needing funding in the state). Unfortunately, Big Tobacco's manipulative tactics and deep … [Read more...] about The Winners and Losers – Largest Tobacco Tax Increase
Smoking Ups Colon Cancer Risk
Italian researchers recently reported that smoking cigarettes ups the the risk of getting colorectal cancer by 18 percent and the risk of malignancy by about 25 percent. This study is published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (December 17, 2008). Smoking cigarettes does a lot of damage to your body. Organs that have direct contact with carcinogens … [Read more...] about Smoking Ups Colon Cancer Risk
FTC Discontinues Tar and Nicotine Test
After 42 years, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission has ended a test to measure the amount of tar and nicotine in cigarettes. According to the Associated Press, the FTC decided to discontinue the testing for two reasons: the test itself was flawed, and tobacco companies could use the results to promote one brand of cigarette over another. The test was known as the Cambridge … [Read more...] about FTC Discontinues Tar and Nicotine Test
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