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[UK] MAGUIRE: Promote harm reduction for smokers and let’s prevent 100,000 dead bodies!

Could the use of electronic cigarettes become part of a public health strategy?
Pharmaceutical Journal (uk)
added Aug 14, 2012 22:06
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Maine Petitions Feds to Cut Medicaid Funds for Smoking Cessation Programs

The Maine Department of Health and Human Services wants to eliminate about $400,000 in state funding for the smoking programs, which draw down additional matching funds at a rate of nearly two to one. While state officials maintain some cessation programs
Maine Public Broadcasting Network (MPBN)
added Aug 28, 2012 08:31
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[UK] Nicotine vaccine could help consign smoking to ashtray

Grace Hammond asks if science could be on the brink of a breakthrough.
Yorkshire Post (uk)
added Jul 23, 2012 10:42
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[Australia, Canada, UK, USA] Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems: International Tobacco Control Four-Country Survey

Awareness of ENDS is high, especially in countries where they are legal (i.e., the U.S. and UK). Because trial was associated with nondaily smoking and a desire to quit smoking, ENDS may have the potential to serve as a cessation aid.
American Journal of Preventive Medicine
added May 21, 2013 15:46
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[France, New York] Should Governments Cash In on Smokers?

a reported agreement by the French government and tobacco manufacturers to delay a scheduled price increase for three months because too many smokers have quit. In the first quarter of 2013, for the first time in 10 years, the value of French tobacco sa
New York Times Blogs
added May 10, 2013 15:43
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Do Anti-Smoking Commercials Work? Brain Scans Reveal The Answer

new study claims that brain imaging can determine which aspects of an anti-smoking public service announcement (PSA) will convince a smoker to break the habit.
Medical Daily
added Apr 24, 2013 13:07
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[UK] Electronic cigarettes 'help nine out of ten smokers quit tobacco completely'

They are so effective that more people give up their habit than intend to when they start using them. The findings contradict fears that the battery-powered devices would merely increase users’ intake of nicotine as they sought ways to sidestep smoking
Metro Café (uk)
added Apr 15, 2013 08:44
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FDA Asked to Step Into E-Cigarette Debate (Again)

"E-cigarettes have not been scientifically shown to be effective tobacco cessation tools, yet some distributors are marketing them either directly or indirectly for that purpose," Chris Hansen, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Netwo
PC Magazine
added Mar 4, 2013 16:22
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[UK] EDITORIAL: Tobacco giant wants to help you quit smoking

British American Tobacco aims to turn electronic cigarettes into medicines in the UK. It's a welcome move, but leaves a bitter taste in the mouth
New Scientist
added Feb 20, 2013 17:35
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Tobacco-Free Kids Applauds Senator Harkin for Making Tobacco Prevention a Priority in Wellness Initiative

This legislation, the Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention America (HeLP America) Act, includes several important initiatives to reduce tobacco use, the nation's number one cause of preventable death. Among other things, this legislation would expand Medicai
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (CTFK)
added Jan 23, 2013 14:32
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