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Smoke-free subsidized housing would save $521 million a year

The bulk of those annual savings - $341 million - would come from reduced health care expenditures related to secondhand smoke. The study also estimates savings of $108 million in annual renovation expenses and $72 million in annual smoking-related fire
WebWire
added Apr 17, 2013 07:41
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Education campaign returns with powerful stories to help Americans quit smoking

NEW: Broadcast quality clips featuring CDC Director Tom Frieden, M.D., M.P.H., on the “Tips From Former Smokers” campaign are available at this link: http://www.cdc.gov/media/subtopic/audioVideo.htm. A digital press kit is available at this link: http://w
Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
added Apr 16, 2013 02:13
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Smoking Ban in Federally Subsidized Housing Would Save $521 Million Annually

A CDC report projects massive savings from a federal smoking ban in subsidized housing- $341 million would come from reducing healthcare costs from secondhand smoke.
Medical Daily
added Apr 16, 2013 02:05
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Alaska man with ruined lungs now face of CDC's anti-smoking effort

Michael Patterson, a formerly homeless person who started smoking at age 9, has stories of carved-away lungs, battles to breathe, and doctors who tell him he's a walking dead man living on borrowed time. He'll be taking those stories on the road to schoo
Alaska Dispatch
added Apr 15, 2013 08:24
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New Tennessee billboards promote tobacco hotline

New billboards are going up across the state promoting the toll-free Tennessee Tobacco Quitline that helps people seeking to end their tobacco habits. The billboards are being funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and are located in ei
AP - Associated Press
added Apr 15, 2013 06:42
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Adherence is generally high to tobacco control act provisions

Tobacco retailers are generally adherent to all provisions of the Tobacco Control Act, according to a study published in April issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Preventing Chronic Disease.
Medical Xpress (PhysOrg.com)
added Apr 12, 2013 14:07
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Are Alabama Tobacco Quit Lines Working?

With the help of TV ads and prevention workshops in the community, more people are learning they can get help and stop smoking sooner rather than later.
WTVY Channel 4 (Dothan, AL)
added Apr 10, 2013 16:44
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Fact Sheet - Smoking in the Movies - Smoking & Tobacco Use

The data suggest that current movie studio policies are not sufficient to maintain reductions in on-screen tobacco incidents, as studios with policies had more incidents in 2012 than in 2010. Several strategies have been identified to reduce youth expos
Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
added Apr 10, 2013 13:05
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EDITORIAL: Gruesome Ads That Work

This year's advertising campaign will cost $48 million, a small but important counterweight to the industry's marketing juggernaut.
New York Times
added Apr 9, 2013 02:24
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See the CDC's graphic anti-smoking ads

AP - Associated Press
added Apr 4, 2013 07:54
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