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Highlights from the American Journal of Public Health: November 2012 issue

1) Secondhand smoke exposure is attributable to health and economic burden . . . 3) Tobacco use patterns differ across U.S. states and subpopulations
Newswise
added Sep 20, 2012 17:45
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Project Scum

R.J. Reynolds' "Project Scum" was a plan to ramp up marketing of Camel cigarettes to "consumer subcultures" in the San Francisco area, specifically to gay people in the Castro district, "rebellious, Generation X" -ers, people of "International influence"
TDO: Tobacco Documents Online
added Sep 24, 2012 12:41
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Survey Finds High Tobacco Use in LGBT Population

First national survey to measure LGBT tobacco use
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (CTFK)
added Oct 10, 2012 13:20
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Tobacco Use in the LGBT Communities: Why LGBT People Smoke So Much & What Can Be Done About It

Legacy and HRC will host a panel discussion exploring these questions and more as Legacy releases a new report, Tobacco Control in LGBT Communities.
American Legacy Foundation
added Dec 5, 2012 13:25
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Report: High Number of Smokers in the LGBT Community

According to data from the 2009-2010 National Adult Tobacco Survey published in the American Journal of Public Health 32.8 percent of LGBT people nationally smoke cigarettes, compared to 19.5 percent for the general population.
SFGN - SouthFloridaGayNews.com
added Sep 21, 2012 17:31
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Tobacco fact sheet: Lesbian, gay, bisexuaL, and transgender (LGBT) communities and smoking (PDF)

American Legacy Foundation
added Dec 5, 2012 13:28
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[California] CDC: Smoking is “70% higher in the LGBT community,” burdens healthcare system | VIDEO

Dr. Tim McAfee, director of the CDC’s Office on Smoke and Health, also spoke to San Diego Gay & Lesbian News about the horrific statistics showing that smoking is “70% higher in the LGBT community” than in the straight world. “This is a big, big health
San Diego (CA) Gay and Lesbian News
added Apr 2, 2013 15:36
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A Story of AIDS, From the Beginning

David France, the director of the documentary "How to Survive a Plague," . . . I asked Mr. France if that was why he still smokes. Was it a vestige of an era in which no one thought about middle age and beyond? He said that wasn’t it at all. As he told
New York Times
added Dec 13, 2012 01:57
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[Denmark] Mortality: H.I.V.-Positive Smokers Lose More Years to Tobacco Than to the Virus, a Study Says

H.I.V. patients who obtain good treatment but who smoke lose more years of life to tobacco than to the virus, a new Danish study has found. . . . A 35-year-old H.I.V. patient who did not smoke was likely to live to age 78, while one who smoked was lik
New York Times
added Jan 1, 2013 11:38
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CDC Targets Anti-Smoking Efforts At LGBT Community: 'This Is A Justice And Equity Issue'

smoking rates among the LGBT community are still disproportionately high. That’s partly because Big Tobacco has specifically worked to target LGBT individuals, who already tend to be particularly susceptible to smoking due to minority stress. And there ha
Think Progress (blog)
added Apr 2, 2013 15:34
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