Usually anti-smoking commercials do not cause a smoker to actually stop and think deeply enough about their habit. View the impact in a Thailand anti-smoking commercial that presents the viewer (and young smokers viewed in the ad) with a double standard: Caring more for others than one would care for themselves. Being approached by a child who wants to light up a … [Read more...] about One of the Best Anti Smoking Ads Ever Created
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Retailers Selling Tobacco Products to Underage Users Receive Warning Letter
According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), approximately 20% of high school students smoke cigarettes or use other tobacco products. The FDA also reports that 80% of adults who smoke started before they were 18 years old. As part of the FDAs strategy of protecting the health of youth, compliance checks amongst tobacco retailers are done to determine whether or … [Read more...] about Retailers Selling Tobacco Products to Underage Users Receive Warning Letter
Teen Smokers Often Find Depression Follows Taking up Smoking
A commonly admitted reason teenagers have began smoking is that they are seeking a boost for their mood. Canadian researchers surveyed teen smokers to determine how smoking actually affected their moods. What they discovered was that smoking can actually depress and not enhance the teens’ mental state of being. Teenage Smoking and Moods: The Study The teens were divided … [Read more...] about Teen Smokers Often Find Depression Follows Taking up Smoking
Don’t Put That in Your Pipe and Smoke it
Matt Apuzzo, of the Associated Press reported on a tax loophole that many Big Tobacco manufactures quickly jumped on to reduce their tax base. By cleverly changing product marketing they are effectively dodging taxes that would have gone to support the cost of children's health insurance. It didn't take long for many makers of tobacco products to catch on. They switched … [Read more...] about Don’t Put That in Your Pipe and Smoke it
Way to Go California – 1 800 No Butts at Your Service
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
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