http://www.tobacco.org/newsfeed/category/youth.rss Latest top tobacco news headlines en-us http://www.kesq.com/Global/story.asp?S=8336792&nav=9qrx http://tobacco.org/news/265396.html Eight Palm Desert stores were issued citations for allegedly selling tobacco to underage decoys, the Sheriff's Department reported Friday. Officers and three youths too young to buy cigarettes went to 36 locations in Palm Desert . . . In addition to criminal charges, the stores could be cited for violating the Palm Desert Municipal Code and face administrative penalties and a have their licenses to sell tobacco suspended for a month, Taylor said. Anyone who sees juveniles buying tobacco or alcohol in Palm Desert was asked to call Palm Desert police at (760) 836-3215. KESQ News Channel 3 Fri, 16 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://americanlegacy.org/2375.aspx http://tobacco.org/news/265384.html Images portraying smoking on the silver screen play an influential role in determining whether or not young people will start smoking. A Capitol Hill briefing hosted by the American Legacy Foundation�, a public health foundation dedicated to reducing tobacco use in the U.S., included a Hollywood producer and a prominent researcher from the American Academy of Pediatrics. Research indicates that images of actors and characters smoking in youth-rated movies influence at least 200,000 American youth to start smoking each year. In comparison, 400,000 smokers die each year due to tobacco-related diseases. And in one year alone, Hollywood movies delivered nearly 14 billion smoking images to young people. Dr. Jonathan Klein, Director of the American Academy of Pediatrics Julius B. Richmond Center, presented recent research on adolescent brain development. According to Dr. Klein, “A young person’s first experience with smoking – if pleasurable – is highly predictive of whether they will go on to be come addicted, and that media imagery of smoking as relaxing, social, and satisfying, all pro-social images, create an expectancy – the behavioral pathways – long before most adolescents ever smoke a cigarette.” American Legacy Foundation lcruzada@americanlegacy.org Thu, 08 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19691895&BRD=1653&PAG=461&dept_id=12717&rfi=6 http://tobacco.org/news/265373.html Fairfield teens and school faculty agree that teen smoking is on a decline. . . . "From an observational standpoint, over last 10 years, I have noticed a decrease in the number of kids who are smoking," Fairfield Warde High School Principal James Coyne said. "There are very few incidents of smoking in the school building." Coyne said smoking is addressed in the health curriculum in Fairfield public schools. "It is addressed in curricular ways," he said. "The health curriculum addresses it. Also, several students, through the Young American Cancer Society, take on the topic in our schools." . . . "Teen Smoke Stoppers," a smoking prevention and cessation program, sponsored by St. Vincent's Medical Center and "Swim Across the Sound," is offered free of charge in Fairfield public schools. Fairfield Minuteman news@fairfieldminuteman.com (AUDREY ADADE, Reporter) Thu, 15 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://kennebecjournal.mainetoday.com/news/local/5036057.html http://tobacco.org/news/265357.html WINTHROP -- Aryn Bolster is collecting shoes -- 1,200 pairs to be precise. She and other members of Maine Youth Voices at Winthrop High School are amassing the shoes to illustrate how many people a day die in the United States from tobacco-related illnesses. Kennebec Journal badams@centralmaine.com (BETTY ADAMS Staff Writer ) Fri, 16 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/05-15-2008/0004815107&EDATE= http://tobacco.org/news/265351.html Jared McNally, a third grader at Anderson Elementary in Sand Springs, Okla., and Magethsi Soria, a fifth grader at Rancho Village Elementary in Oklahoma City, each will produce their own 30-second TV public service announcements (PSAs) about the dangers of tobacco use. McNally and Soria's drawings and narratives were chosen from more than 2,200 entries across the state in the Be Smart-Don't Start! tobacco storyboard contest for students, grades kindergarten through fifth. McNally and Soria, eastern and central/western Oklahoma grand prize winners respectively, will have their PSAs shown on television throughout the summer to teach their peers why they shouldn't smoke. The PSAs will feature animated versions of the children's artwork and their own voices reading their narratives. Winning entries can be viewed online at http://www.bcbsok.com. The program is co-sponsored by the American Lung Association of Central States Serving Oklahoma, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma, Cox Communications, the Oklahoma State Department of Education and the Oklahoma State Department of Health. PR Newswire Thu, 15 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.brunei-online.com/bb/tue/may13h15.htm http://tobacco.org/news/265349.html Senior officials from the Ministry of Health yesterday held a briefing session for retailers and sundry shop vendors on the Tobacco Act 2005 and Regulations 2007. Chairing the briefing session was the Acting Director General of Health Services Dr Hjh Kalsom Abd Latif. On hand to present the briefing to attendees was Dr Hj Zulhilmi POKHP Dato Seri Setia Hj Abdullah, Senior Medical Officer, in his capacity as the Head of the Tobacco Control Unit. During the session, retailers and vendors were briefed on the regulations of selling cigarettes. . . . Contents of the Tobacco Act comprise of six main sections - Preliminary, Control of Tobacco Products, Advertising Control, Smoking in Specified Areas and Vehicles, Enforcement and General. Meanwhile, Regulation of Tobacco contains the Tobacco Regulations (Offences Composition) 2007, Tobacco Regulations (Exporters Licensing, Wholesalers and Sundry Shop Vendors) 2007, Tobacco Notice (Prohibition at Allocated Areas) 2007 and Tobacco Regulations (Labelling) 2007. Borneo Bulletin brupress@brunet.bn (Lyna Mohamad) Brunei Tue, 13 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7397454.stm http://tobacco.org/news/265346.html The supermarket chain Budgens has installed face recognition cameras in one of its stores to stop children buying alcohol and cigarettes. It is thought to be the first time a UK retailer has used the technology to identify underage customers. The scheme is being piloted at an unnamed branch of Budgens in London. If the system recognises someone who has previously been unable to prove they are 18, a signal alerts the cashier who will refuse to serve them. BBC Online UK Tue, 13 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/05-14-2008/0004813616&EDATE http://tobacco.org/news/265345.html The District of Columbia Council has taken a critical step to protect kids and taxpayers from the devastating toll of tobacco use by doubling the District's cigarette tax to $2 per pack. We applaud the Council for approving this life-saving measure and urge members to also increase funding for tobacco prevention and cessation programs as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The $1 cigarette tax increase is a win-win-win solution for the District of Columbia -- a health win that will reduce tobacco use and save lives, a financial win that will raise much-needed revenue and reduce tobacco-caused health care costs, and a political win that is popular with the voters. The evidence is clear that increasing the cigarette tax is one of the most effective ways to reduce smoking, especially among kids. Studies show that every 10 percent increase in the price of cigarettes reduces youth smoking by 7 percent and overall cigarette consumption by about 4 percent. The District can expect the $1 cigarette tax increase to prevent some 4,100 DC kids alive today from smoking; spur 3,100 DC smokers to quit for good: save 2,100 DC residents from smoking-caused deaths; produce more than $100 million in long-term health care savings; and raise about $11.7 million a year in new revenue. PR Newswire Wed, 14 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.kdheks.gov/tobacco/download/TobaccoReport.pdf http://tobacco.org/news/265332.html Recommendations for state tobacco prevention and cessation programs are best summarized in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Best Practices for Comprehensive Tobacco Control Programs (2007). In this updated guidance document, CDC recommends that states establish tobacco control programs that are comprehensive, sustainable, accountable and include the following programmatic elements: public education efforts, community and school-based programs, cessation programs, enforcement efforts, and monitoring and evaluation. The empirical evidence regarding the effectiveness of comprehensive tobacco prevention and cessation programs is vast and growing. Data from a number of states that have implemented programs consistent with the CDC guidelines show significant reductions in youth and adult smoking. The most powerful evidence, however, comes from national studies that look across states and control for as many of the relevant confounding factors as possible. These rigorous studies consistently show the positive effects to health of tobacco prevention and cessation programs. Kansas’ efforts have introduced components of a comprehensive program in communities across the state. As a result, 44 counties have initiated strategies from at least one component of a comprehensive program and are poised to launch full-scale programs that replicate the recommendations of the national guidelines. Some communities have already implemented strategies from more than one component and evidenced successful results. However, as science has shown, to achieve the most success these components must be implemented statewide and simultaneously. Considering the strides that Kansas has made in tobacco control, it should capitalize on the partnerships that exist at the state and local levels by investing in science- based interventions to advance success in reducing the use of and exposure to tobacco. Kansas Department of Health and Environment Thu, 15 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.kake.com/news/headlines/18972494.html http://tobacco.org/news/265329.html The Kansas Department of Health and Environment recently released the Tobacco Use in Kansas 2007 Status Report. This report highlights current Kansas adult and youth tobacco use statistics, efforts to reduce tobacco use, information about the health effects of secondhand smoke and recommendations to improve tobacco prevention in Kansas. To view the full report visit www.kdheks.gov/tobacco. “Tobacco use remains the most preventable cause of death and disease in the U.S. and in Kansas,” said Roderick L. Bremby, Secretary of KDHE. KAKE TV Channel 10 news@kake.com Thu, 15 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.kxmb.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=238347 http://tobacco.org/news/265313.html Bismarck Police say kids not of age to smoke are able to get cigarettes and other tobacco products The Bismarck Police used three 15 year olds to check all the stores that sell tobacco Out of 41 stores 4 of those stores failed. Simonsons north, Dans North and the Kum & Go on East Rosser all sold to the teens without checking their I.D.'s KXMB TV12 CBS Wed, 14 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.xpress4me.com/news/uae/dubai/20007478.html http://tobacco.org/news/265304.html Smokers in the UAE will be fined between Dh500 and Dh1,000 if they light up a cigarette in a no-smoking zone once the National Tobacco Control Law comes into effect later this month. The federal law has been cleared by the Ministry of Justice and is awaiting approval from higher government authorities, a top health official said. The aim is to ban smoking in all enclosed public areas in the UAE. "We are committed to protect public health and prevent harmful effects of second-hand smoking. Hence, all enclosed public places must be smoke-free," said Dr Wedad Al Maidour, Head of the Anti-Smoking Committee of the Ministry of Health. This means all restaurants, malls, beverage outlets and public transport systems will fall under the law. XPRESS yourname@domain.com (Kamakshi Gupta, Staff Reporter) Uae Thu, 15 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.nugget.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1026911 http://tobacco.org/news/265284.html A tobacco vendor in Mattawa has lost the right to sell cigarettes for six months after being convicted of repeat tobacco sales to minors, according to the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit. The two convictions against the owner of Mick's Gas Bar, 720 John St., were registered Sept. 8, 2005 and Aug. 23, 2007, and resulted from charges laid by one of the health unit's tobacco enforcement officers. North Bay Nugget /Account/Profile.aspx?un=gandefaulkner@sympatico.ca Canada Wed, 14 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.thetimesnews.com/news/school_13463___article.html/tobacco_policy.html http://tobacco.org/news/265280.html The Alamance-Burlington Board of Education is a step closer to adopting a policy that will ban the use of tobacco products in school buildings and campuses and at school-sponsored events. As it currently stands, the Alamance-Burlington School System's policy allows teachers and staff to use tobacco in designated areas at county schools out of the view of students. Parents are also allowed to use tobacco in designated areas at games and athletic events. The new policy, which is a state mandate, "takes it a little bit further and it's considerably stronger," said board chairman Tom Manning. Burlington Times-News keren_rivas@link.freedom.com (Keren Rivas / Times-News) Tue, 13 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-05/njma-gac051308.php http://tobacco.org/news/265266.html Girls and children exposed to tobacco smoke respond particularly well to montelukast (Singulair) according to researchers at National Jewish Medical and Research Center. Associate Professor of Pediatrics Nathan Rabinovitch, MD, and his colleagues also identified two biomarkers that may help physicians predict even more precisely which patients will benefit from montelukast. "These findings will help doctors know in advance which patients are most likely to benefit from montelukast and to tailor an effective treatment regimen for specifically them," said Dr. Rabinovitch. The study was recently published online and will appear in the June issue of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. Inhaled corticosteroids are considered the first-line treatment for cases of persistent asthma. EurekAlert allstetterw@njc.org Tue, 13 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT