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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
Apr 16, 2013
WebWire
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Apr 17, 2013 07:41
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[Asia] Illicit cigarette trade in Pakistan causing $175.8m loss
Pakistan is losing 17 billion Pakistani rupees (US$175.8 million) per annum due to the illicit cigarette trade which represents about 26.7 per cent of total cigarettes consumed in terms of volume. According to a research paper compiled by the Euromonitor
Apr 14, 2013
DAWN Group of Newspapers (pk)
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Apr 17, 2013 07:05
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[UK-Scotland] BMA Scotland backs calls for industry to put public interest before profits
Dr Charles Saunders, Deputy Chairman of the BMA in Scotland, said: "The influence of industry plays a huge role in the decisions people make. The tobacco industry is driven by a need to recruit new young smokers to replace those who die from the deadly
Apr 15, 2013
British Medical Association (BMA) (uk)
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Apr 16, 2013 14:05
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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.
Apr 16, 2013
Medical Daily
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Apr 16, 2013 02:05
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How Obama’s tobacco tax would drive down smoking rates
President Obama’s proposal to nearly double the federal tobacco tax would help fund a universal pre-K program. And, if history is any guide, it would likely have a marked impact on driving down the country’s smoking rates.
Apr 11, 2013
The Washington Post
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Apr 15, 2013 08:48
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[UK] Figures reveal the true cost of Sheffield's smoking habit
SMOKING-RELATED health problems in Sheffield cost almost £30million last year, despite a decline in the number of deaths. Treating lung cancer, heart disease, stroke and other conditions where tobacco was a direct cause drained £27.9million from NHS bud
Apr 15, 2013
The Star / Sheffield Telegraph (uk)
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Apr 15, 2013 07:37
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[Wisconsin] KITTLE: Is smoking a pre-existing condition? Walker's plan, Obamacare could feel the burn
But one could make the case that a state wellness proposal tucked inside the Republican governor’s mammoth budget proposal shares a key commonality with President Obama’s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Walker recommends assessing state empl
Apr 11, 2013
Watchdog.org (Franklin Center for Government & Public Integrity)
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Apr 12, 2013 13:03
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[Hong Kong] WINN: Tobacco and roadside pollution more dangerous than bird flu
This is why it is particularly galling that there was no increase in the tax on tobacco in this year's budget. A packet of Marlboro Light costs HK$50 in Hong Kong, HK$76 in Singapore and HK$139 in Brisbane. Increasing tax is considered to be one of the bi
Apr 12, 2013
South China Morning Post
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Apr 12, 2013 00:28
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[District of Columbia] WILLIAMSON: Smoking Is a 'Preexisting Condition'
The District of Columbia’s Obamacare czars — the board that sets rules for the phony insurance marketplace, or “exchange,” that the law creates — have decided that henceforth insurers shall be forbidden by law to charge smokers higher rates than non-smok
Apr 10, 2013
National Review
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Apr 10, 2013 13:59
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[South Carolina] Proposal would allow SC employers decline to hire smokers
Does South Carolina have any laws governing smoking? Yes. The state bans employers from making hiring decisions based on whether a prospective employee smokes. But the S.C. Hospital Association wants the Legislature to repeal that law, allowing employers
Apr 10, 2013
Rock Hill (SC) Herald
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Apr 10, 2013 13:39