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[California] Tobacco sellers' rules being updated

The new code would require tobacco shops to have a tobacco retailer's license and limit the number of stores to one for every 4,000 residents. The state Legislature has recognized the danger of tobacco use and has made reducing youth access to tobacco p
Oroville (CA) Mercury-Register
added Dec 29, 2012 12:23
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Cigarette Use Drops As Teens Getting Hookah-ed on Smoking

The CDC reiterated that the single most powerful intervention in reducing youth smoking is raising the price of tobacco. Because hookahs are a type of pipe, and shisha, the flavored tobacco smoked in hookahs, is a variety of pipe tobacco, the item carrie
Education Week
added Nov 30, 2012 21:44
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US: Young People Choosing Other Tobacco Products Over Cigarettes

Cigarette use among young people has stabilized, and other tobacco products have attracted the attention of teenagers and young adults, who are becoming increasingly concerned by health authorities.
Tobacco China (cn) 烟草在线
added Oct 8, 2012 03:57
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[Pakistan] Sheesha smoking getting increasingly common in varsities

A Pakistani research published in Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing on Sisha smoking proposed that 40 percent of Pakistani male students puff the water pipe.
Pakistan Today (pk)
added Sep 12, 2012 15:09
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US Health Policy Related to Hookah Tobacco Smoking

Although US cigarette smoking is decreasing, hookah tobacco smoking (HTS) is an emerging trend associated with substantial toxicant exposure. We assessed how a representative sample of US tobacco control policies may apply to HTS.
American Journal of Public Health
added Jul 30, 2012 11:45
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Iran's 'morality police' target cafe culture

Police raid and shut down 87 cafes and restaurants, arresting women for "un-Islamic" behaviour such as smoking hookah.
Al-Jazeera (qt)
added Jul 16, 2012 18:23
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[New York] Flavored Tobacco Ban In NY Convenience Stores? Cancer Society Says Products Aimed At Kids

The American Cancer Society is pushing to make New York the first state to enact a comprehensive restriction on the sale of candy- and fruit-flavored cigarillos, chewing tobacco and tobacco used in water pipes. Its proposal would restrict the sale of all
AP - Associated Press
added Jun 2, 2013 10:26
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[California] BUCKLIN: Hookah pens: Gateway to smoking tobacco?

it does give a young person practice with the ritual of smoking. They put the darn thing in their mouth and intentionally inhale warm vapors. It is part pacifier, part forbidden fun. Once they have practiced that, it's an easy step to exchange the perfum
Merced (CA) Sun-Star
added May 4, 2013 13:54
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[Washington] Hookah lounge shut down for smoking ban violations

EVERETT - A little known hookah bar downtown was shut down last month by the Snohomish Health District. The health district took the Hideout Hookah Lounge on Wetmore Avenue to court for a year’s worth of indoor smoking ban violations. A judge decided in
Snohomish County (WA) Tribune
added Mar 12, 2013 08:38
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[Saudi Arabia] Hubble-bubble trouble: Shisha ban goes up in smoke with ‘takeaways’

The shisha ban in public restaurants and cafes has taken effect in Jeddah, with the aim of protecting public health. However, soon after the ban was implemented, Jeddawis began searching for alternatives that would allow them to continue enjoying smoking
Arab News (sa)
added Mar 6, 2013 13:19
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