Sort by: Date added | Date Published | Most Viewed

Headlines Tagged with Oregon 2,596 headlines found

28 Views

[Oregon] Smoker ignites oxygen system

A Eugene woman was flown by to a Portland burn center after she was injured while smoking near a medical oxygen system in her home.
The Bend (OR) Bulletin
added Jul 15, 2012 13:12
25 Views

Consequences of clean indoor air exemptions in Oregon: the hookah story -- Maher et al.

In this letter, we describe the exemptions in Oregon's Indoor Clean Air Act (ICAA), subsequent proliferation of hookah lounges and associated monetary costs, as well as patterns in youth hookah use. To our knowledge, this is the first such published study
Tobacco Control
added Dec 13, 2012 01:54
20 Views

[Oregon] Greenlick Files Bill to Make Cigarettes a Prescription-Only Drug

Rep. Mitch Greenlick (D-Portland), filed a bill that would put nicotine in the same category as ketamine, and would make having the addictive substance without a doctor’s note a crime.
Willamette Week
added Jan 23, 2013 17:05
19 Views

[Oregon] Editorial: Caesar issues a smoking ban

Think ahead 50 or 100 years. If nobody objects and — like Katniss Everdeen — rebels and fights back, what else will the government have banned in the name of protecting health? Will there still be any little slivers of liberty left?
Albany (OR) Democrat-Herald
added Aug 7, 2012 13:36
17 Views

Oregon enters arbitration that could reduce size of future payments under tobacco settlement

Oregon is among the states entering a high-stakes arbitration battle with tobacco companies who agreed in 1998 to pay $206 billion over 25 years to settle legal claims. If a panel of three retired federal judges side with the tobacco firms, Oregon and ro
The Oregonian
added Apr 18, 2013 23:18
17 Views

[Oregon] Fire rips through Portland cigar shop

A fire broke out Tuesday morning at a building that houses Roll Your Own cigar shop in southeast Portlan
KPTV Oregon’s 12
added Sep 27, 2012 08:24
16 Views

[Oregon] PSU professor helps uncover how tobacco companies avoid $1 billion in taxes

James F. Pankow, a professor of Chemistry and Civil & Environmental Engineering at Portland State University (PSU), provided important analytical measurements for Bloomberg News in a recent article discussing how some tobacco products are being sold in t
The Oregonian blogs
added Mar 11, 2013 02:49
16 Views

Oregon's Missed Opportunity for Tobacco Prevention; Master Settlement Agreement Monies Spent Elsewhere

The Lund Report
added May 15, 2012 17:59
15 Views

[Oregon] Smokers are 40 times more likely to develop cancers in head and neck

The level of concern you should have for contracting cancer of the head and neck can be gauged by the answer to one simple question: Do you smoke?
Klamath Falls (OR) Herald & News
added Oct 21, 2012 16:50
15 Views

[Oregon] EXECUTIVE ORDER 12-13 TOBACCO FREE PROPERTIES (PDF)

a. State agency employees are prohibited from using tobacco products made for human consumption (including, but not limited to, cigarettes, cigars, pipes, chew, snuff, electronic cigarettes and smokeless tobacco) inside state agency buildings and on stat
Oregon Governor
added Aug 4, 2012 16:04
Sign up for daily headlines All Headlines Featured Headlines U.S. Headlines International Headlines