Each year in the state of Florida 28,000 people die from tobacco-related diseases. Smoking and tobacco use amongst Floridians cost approximately $19.6 billion each year in health care costs and sickness. Tobacco Free Florida exists to deter people from using tobacco products and to encourage those already using to quit using a powerful media campaign. Tobacco Free … [Read more...] about Smoking a Cigarette is Like Drinking Formaldehyde
Injunction Made in Lawsuit Fighting FDA Cigarette Warnings
Five tobacco manufacturers filed a lawsuit August 2011 against the FDA over the agency’s requirement that all cigarette packages carry a graphic warning label depicting the dangers of smoking. By September 2012 the FDA requires all packaging to have a warning label. The main argument in the lawsuit was that this requirement threatened the constitutional rights of the tobacco … [Read more...] about Injunction Made in Lawsuit Fighting FDA Cigarette Warnings
Dissolvable Tobacco Products Especially Appealing to Kids
The consumer demand for cigarettes has been decreasing, and Big Tobacco companies are looking to fill these sales gaps with cigarette alternative products. This includes cigars, chew, snuff, and nicotine replacements. As the dangers of second-hand smoke becomes more prevalent, most areas have in place smoking bans in public places. Big Tobacco companies are seeking out … [Read more...] about Dissolvable Tobacco Products Especially Appealing to Kids
Smoke Free Horry Education and Resource Center
Students in the Digital Art and Design program at the Academy for Technology and Academics in Myrtle Beach have helped create a marketing campaign aimed at educating others students about the dangers of smoking. The Smoke Free Horry Eduction and Resource Center opened in Myrtle Beach Mall as a resource center where students can help counsel other students with a tobacco-free … [Read more...] about Smoke Free Horry Education and Resource Center
Big 5 Tobacco File Lawsuit to Fight New Warning Labels
On September 22, 2012, all cigarette packaging and advertising must display one of the FDAs 9 pre-approved graphic and text health warnings. These labels are designed to discourage youths from smoking and to provide greater appeal for quitting to current smokers. However, on September 21, 2011 a hearing was held in U.S. Federal District Court regarding the … [Read more...] about Big 5 Tobacco File Lawsuit to Fight New Warning Labels
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