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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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New Report: Tobacco Companies Exploit Regulatory and Tax Loopholes to Market Cheap, Sweet Cigars that Entice Kids
cigar sales have more than doubled since 2000, driven by an explosion of cheap, sweet small cigars that entice kids, according to a report released today by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. National surveys show high school students are twice as likel
Mar 13, 2013
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (CTFK)
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Mar 13, 2013 11:51
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About one in five U.S. adult cigarette smokers have tried an electronic cigarette
“E-cigarette use is growing rapidly,” said CDC Director Tom Frieden, MD, MPH. “There is still a lot we don’t know about these products, including whether they will decrease or increase use of traditional cigarettes.”
Feb 28, 2013
Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
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Feb 28, 2013 18:45
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[Canada] Where there's smokeless tobacco, there's fire
Spitting mad parents tell teens ‘if you to choose to snus you lose’
Feb 2, 2013
AFP - Agence France Presse (fr)
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Feb 3, 2013 13:00
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Cigarette Taxes and the Federal Budget -- Report from the CBO
The results of the CBO analysis indicate that by discouraging people from smoking, the higher excise tax would improve the average health status of the population. By 2021, almost 1.4 million adults would be nonsmokers because of the policy — includi
Nov 29, 2012
New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM)
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Nov 29, 2012 17:09
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New E-cigarette Study Shows No Risk from Environmental Vapor Exposure
A new study published this month shows that environmental e-cigarette vapor does not pose the risk that secondhand smoke does.
Oct 4, 2012
PR Newswire
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Oct 4, 2012 16:57
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Are E-Cigarettes Here to Stay?
Study Suggests Current and Former Smokers Are Turning to Electronic Cigarettes
Jul 20, 2012
WebMD
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Jul 21, 2012 15:12
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[Ohio] Alternative tobacco use up in teenagers
Instead of smoking cigarettes, some students are chewing tobacco, or smoking cigars or flavored tobacco from a hookah, according to the American Lung Association in Ohio. But these students who are expanding their tobacco use aren't just high school stu
Apr 29, 2013
Willoughby (OH) News-Herald
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Apr 29, 2013 14:34
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[New York] Smoking: Weight watchers | Bad news for advocates of higher cigarette taxes
Bloomberg may well be right to push for more bans. A new paper by Abel Brodeur of the Paris School of Economics, based on extensive surveys in America, suggests that bans on smoking are not just effective but actually make smokers happier. By not allowing
Apr 13, 2013
The Economist
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Apr 15, 2013 08:31
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A plan to INCREASE the number of cigarettes Americans smoke! or ?
The goal of these proposals — which Daynard acknowledges may seem “a little crazy” — would be a nation with a smoking rate under 10 percent, or about half of what it is in America today. ACSH’s Dr. Gilbert Ross calls these proposals intriguing, but says
Mar 4, 2013
American Council on Science and Health (ACSH)
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Mar 12, 2013 15:31