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New report shows more than one in five pregnant White women smoke cigarettes

Study shows significant differences in substance use rates among Blacks, Hispanics, and Whites
Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
added May 13, 2012 21:26
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[New York] Report: More tobacco retailers in low-income neighborhoods

A state study released Monday shows that tobacco retailers are more prevalent in neighborhoods with higher proportions of minority and low-income New Yorkers. The report from the state Department of Health examined the relationship between demographics
New York Journal News
added Apr 23, 2013 13:10
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Impact of Tobacco-Related Health Warning Labels across Socioeconomic, Race and Ethnic Groups: Results from a Randomized Web-Based Experiment

Findings suggest that the greater impact of the pictorial warning label compared to the text-only warning is consistent across diverse racial/ethnic and socioeconomic populations. Given their great reach, pictorial health warning labels may be one of the
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
added Jan 15, 2013 12:10
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[New York] Tech-Cigarette.com Announces the Closure of Cigarette Shops in China Town

SBWire
added May 17, 2013 10:50
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Association of cigarette smoking with skin colour in Japanese women

Conclusions These data suggest that smoking is associated with a darker skin colour. If our findings are confirmed by further studies, they could be used in antismoking campaigns or by smoking cessation services.
Tobacco Control
added Jan 27, 2013 20:13
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American Lung Association Lauds Next Generation of CDC’s “Tips from Former Smokers” National Tobacco Education Campaign

Additionally, the campaign highlights the impact on family members and caretakers of those with lung disease caused by tobacco. An especially powerful piece features an African American woman who cared for her mother with lung cancer when she was only in
American Lung Association
added Mar 29, 2013 16:16
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[California] Videos: New Anti-Tobacco Ads Target Calif. Ethnic Groups

The release of new ads this week targeted at blacks, Hispanics and Asians coincides with the publication of a report on tobacco trends in the state.
KQED (San Francisco, CA)
added Dec 14, 2012 18:24
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[California, Pennsylvania] ZIMMERMAN: Soda tax foes reek of tobacco

Consider Philadelphia's recent good news on smoking, which has plummeted . . . Listen closely to the soda companies, and you'll hear the same arguments that the cigarette industry made: a tax wouldn't reduce consumption; it would infringe on individual
Philadelphia (PA) Inquirer
added Nov 23, 2012 17:43
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Dick Meister: Danger and death in the tobacco fields

There are nearly 100,000 tobacco harvesters, some as young as 12, most of them Mexican immigrants. They work during the summer in the tobacco fields of North Carolina, the country's leading tobacco producer. As the AFL-CIO, its Farm Labor Organizing Comm
San Francisco Bay Guardian
added Sep 26, 2012 12:25
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Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance — United States, 2011

Nationwide, 44.7% of students had ever tried cigarette smoking (even one or two puffs) (i.e., ever smoked cigarettes) (Table 27). Overall, the prevalence of having ever smoked cigarettes was higher among male (46.3%) than female (42.9%) students; higher
Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
added Aug 2, 2012 16:19
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