Nearly 60% of Nevadans Support Ending Indoor Smoking at Nevada Casinos, New Poll Shows
Nearly 60% of Nevadans Support Ending Indoor Smoking at Nevada Casinos, New Poll Shows Large, Growing & Diverse Coalition Exploring How to Change Nevada Law to Close Casino Smoking Loophole & Protect Nevada Workers Pollster: Opponent Arguments Fall Flat With Voters; Efforts to Convince Votes Otherwise “Would Fail” Las Vegas, NV – A new poll... View Article
By Jeffrey Kluger, TIME February 21- You wouldn’t think it would be easy to get nearly 4.5 million Americans—the equivalent of the entire state of Louisiana or Kentucky—to give up smoking. But it can be done in a single, straightforward step: prohibiting the sale of menthol cigarettes. That’s the conclusion of a new study in the journal Nicotine... View Article
Nevada flunks the American Lung Association report
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
Tobacco use falling worldwide but Big Tobacco fighting to reverse trend, WHO says
CBS News Moneywatch January 16- The number of adult tobacco users has dropped steadily in recent years, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday, but it warned Big Tobacco is working hard to reverse that trend. In 2022, about one-in-five adults around the world were smokers or consumed other tobacco products, compared to one-in-every-three in... View Article
Study: Smoking permanently shrinks the brain, driving up dementia risk
By Alex Arger, Scripps News January 2- Smoking cigarettes has long been linked to health issues involving the mouth, lungs and chest. However, a new study has...
First-of-its-Kind Study Examines Disparities in Healthcare Costs and Outcomes of Cigarette Smoking in the United States
US Department of Health and Human Services Press Release December 8- In first-of-its-kind research to examine racial and ethnic disparities in the medical costs of...
BAT writes down $31.5 billion from value of U.S. cigarette brands
By Ema Rumney, Reuters December 6- British American Tobacco (BATS.L) said it would take a hit of around $31.5 billion as it writes down the value of...
New WHO campaign highlights tobacco industry tactics to influence public health policies
World Health Organization November 16- The World Health Organization (WHO), today, officially launches the “Stop the lies” campaign as a vital initiative to protect young...
Tobacco use falls among high school students, but is rising among middle schoolers: Study
By Mary Kekatos, ABC News November 2- Tobacco use has decreased among U.S. high school students, primarily with a drop in the use of e-cigarettes, but...
