News – Nevada Tobacco Control and Smoke-free Coalition

By Camalot Todd, Nevada Current January 24- Nevada received F’s in four out of the five public policies on which the American Lung Association grades states, according to the organization’s annual “State of Tobacco Control” report released Wednesday. Tobacco use remains the leading cause of preventable death and disease in Nevada and the U.S., with... View Article

13
Aug

Cigarette packs could soon include advice on how to quit smoking

By Nicola Davis, The Guardian August 13- Plain packaging, graphic images of lung disease and warnings that smoking causes cancer already adorn cigarette boxes. But now smokers in the UK could also be given an upbeat note with every pack in an attempt to help them quit. The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has announced... View Article

09
Aug

Seven out of 10 people protected by at least one tobacco control measure

World Health Organization, Joint News Release July 31- A new World Health Organization (WHO) report highlights that 5.6 billion people – 71% of the world’s population – are now protected with at least one best practice policy to help save lives from deadly tobacco – five times more than in 2007. In the last 15... View Article

31
Jul

UNLV grad touts option for those looking to quit traditional cigarettes

By Katie Ann McCarver, Las Vegas Sun July 31- A UNLV graduate is bringing his company’s new line of cigarettes to shelves in Las Vegas in a bid to target smokers who want to quit with a low, non-addictive level of nicotine that will satisfy receptors in the brain while still reducing overall intake. That’s... View Article

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31
Jul

Doctors increasingly discourage vaping amid mounting health concerns

By Dr. Adesola Oje, ABC News July 31- Doctors are increasingly discouraging people from using e-cigarettes given the mounting evidence about the significant negative health...

01
Jul

Big Tobacco posts warning signs at 220,000 US stores, wrapping up ongoing lawsuit since 1999

By Ramishah Maruf, CNN July 1- The largest tobacco manufacturers will have to post eye-catching warning signs about cigarette smoking in over 200,000 stores across...

31
May

Canada will start putting health warnings on individual cigarettes. It will be the first country to do so

By Carma Hassan, Paula Newton and Christina Maxouris, CNN May 31- “Tobacco smoke harms children.” “Cigarettes cause leukemia.” “Poison in every puff.” Those are among...

16
May

Why No Menthol Sunday Matters

By Rutgers University- New Brunswick, News Wise May 15- No Menthol Sunday on May 21 is an annual observance led by the Center for Black Health &...

27
Apr

US cigarette smoking rate falls to historic low, but e-cigarette use keeps climbing

By Jen Christensen, CNN April 27- The percentage of adults who smoked cigarettes in the United States fell to a historic low last year, the...

17
Apr

To protect kids from tobacco, pediatricians say, focus should be on quitting – or never starting

By Jen Christensen, CNN April 17- Although smoking rates for adults in the US are at their lowest recorded levels, more must be done to...

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