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[Pennsylvania] Nobel Prize Winner Says Tobacco, Not Marijuana, Is The 'Gateway Drug' On The Heels Of Legalization Bill In Pa.

Dr. Henry David Abrahams, during an interview with Test Country, said smoking cigarettes during adolescence is more likely to lead to drug or alcohol abuse later in life than using marijuana. ... “Cigarettes are a gateway and also a modeling behavior fo
International Business Times
added Jan 11, 2013 09:13
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[Pennsylvania] Boyfriend: Woman shot dead over cigarette comment to teens

Two 14-year-old boys are wanted in the senseless killing of a young mother . . . "My friend came in and got cigarettes, and three young kids followed him. They kept following him and asking him for a cigarette," said Brock Edwards, who was working at t
WTAE-TV 4 (Pittsburgh, PA)
added Dec 10, 2012 15:41
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[Pennsylvania] Electronic cigarettes get the gavel at the Westoreland County courthouse

Westmoreland County courthouse workers and visitors trying to quit smoking by using electronic cigarettes will have to go outside with the rest of the smokers.
Pittsburgh (PA) Tribune-Review
added May 26, 2012 03:03
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[Pennsylvania] Penn Puts Hiring Ban on Smokers

The University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS) will stop hiring people who use nicotine at its Pennsylvania locations beginning July 1.
MedPage Today
added Feb 26, 2013 09:13
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[Pennsylvania] U Penn's head of smoking treatment says no-hire rule for smokers is 'regressive'

Dr. Frank Leone, director of Penn's Comprehensive Smoking Treatment Program, doesn't think it will improve health or cut down on healthcare costs.
WHYY (Philadelphia, PA)
added Feb 21, 2013 19:07
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[Pennsylvania] ADAMS: Smoke, smoke that cigarette

Smoking isn't good for anyone's health. You don't need a medical study to learn that. Just read the police logs. -- In Lancaster, a man was cited for harassment after he struck a female taxi driver on the head. The man, who was 80 years old, was upset t
Lancaster Online (Lancaster Newspapers)
added Feb 18, 2013 11:18
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[Pennsylvania] Bumper tobacco crop allows growers to cash in

This is the time of year when tobacco leaves, which have been air-cured for months on hundreds of Lancaster County farms, start going to market. For Reiff, 2012 has been a good year. Not only did his crop do well, the prices are good too.
Lancaster Online (Lancaster Newspapers)
added Feb 10, 2013 23:30
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[Pennsylvania] Tobacco Smoke’s New Danger for Kids

University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing recently found that kids whose mothers were exposed to secondhand smoke were more likely to have behavior problems than kids whose moms avoided tobacco smoke during pregnancy.
Philly blogs
added Dec 10, 2012 12:41
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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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[Pennsylvania] Hooked on Hookah: Inside the hottest trend in smoking

Check out the Hookah Cafe on West 14th Street in Erie. . . . But studies on hookah smoking indicate it is not safer than cigarette smoking. Nearly one-third of U.S. college students have smoked tobacco from a hookah, according to a recent national stud
Erie (PA) Times-News
added Oct 23, 2012 15:42
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