Partnership
for Prevention's ActionToQuit initiative released a new guide, Help Your Patients Quit Tobacco Use: An
Implementation Guide for the Armed Forces. The guide makes the case that
tobacco cessation treatment should be a standard of care at every patient
encounter and it lays out steps for treatment facilities to integrate tobacco
cessation services into clinical practice. In addition, it spotlights
military treatment facilities and health promotion and wellness centers
across the United States for their exceptional commitment to assisting
service members, veterans, and their families to break-free from tobacco
addiction. This resource can be used as a practical tool to supplement the VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guideline on Management
of Tobacco Use (2008). |
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Wednesday, September 3, 2014
ActionToQuit Releases New Tobacco Cessation Guide for the Armed Forces
Monday, March 3, 2014
Surgeon General's Report Summary
Dear Colleagues,
The 2014 Surgeon General’s report “The Health Consequences of Smoking—50 Years of Progress” was released Friday at a White House press conference. Since we send out Quittin’ Time on Friday I didn’t want to overload your inbox. But, in case you haven’t had time to review the report findings and recommendations yet, they are provided below. I found most striking that:
• Smoking is responsible for more than 480,000 premature deaths annually among Americans 35 years of age and older
• 20 million Americans died prematurely from smoking since the first SG report in 1964
• 2.5 million nonsmoking Americans died from exposure to secondhand smoke during that time period
• 5.6 million of today’s children will ultimately die early from smoking according to present estimates
• 3,200 children younger than the age of 18 smoke their first cigarette every day in the US
• The estimated costs attributable to smok¬ing and exposure to tobacco smoke now approach $300 billion annually
David Zauche Senior Program Officer Partnership for Prevention Washington, DC 20036
The 2014 Surgeon General’s report “The Health Consequences of Smoking—50 Years of Progress” was released Friday at a White House press conference. Since we send out Quittin’ Time on Friday I didn’t want to overload your inbox. But, in case you haven’t had time to review the report findings and recommendations yet, they are provided below. I found most striking that:
• Smoking is responsible for more than 480,000 premature deaths annually among Americans 35 years of age and older
• 20 million Americans died prematurely from smoking since the first SG report in 1964
• 2.5 million nonsmoking Americans died from exposure to secondhand smoke during that time period
• 5.6 million of today’s children will ultimately die early from smoking according to present estimates
• 3,200 children younger than the age of 18 smoke their first cigarette every day in the US
• The estimated costs attributable to smok¬ing and exposure to tobacco smoke now approach $300 billion annually
David Zauche Senior Program Officer Partnership for Prevention Washington, DC 20036
ActionToQuit Update
VIDEO
5.6 Million Children http://youtu.be/6dJ_vKN4h58
NEWS
Online Comments Accompanying Anti-Amoking PSAs Have Impact on Overall Effectiveness of PSA
January 24, 2014 Commentary accompanying anti-smoking public service announcements (PSAs) in online forums like YouTube has an impact on the PSA’s overall effectiveness. Read more.http://actiontoquit.org/news/online-comments-accompanying-anti-amoking-psas-have-impact-on-overall-effec/
Much More Must Be Done to Lower Smoking Rates, Experts Say January 24, 2014 State inaction and tobacco industry tactics are slowing tobacco control efforts in the United States, a new report from the American Lung Association finds. Read more.http://actiontoquit.org/news/much-more-must-be-done-to-lower-smoking-rates-experts-say/
U.S. Tobacco Companies’ Appeal to Delay Court-Ordered Advertising Blitz January 23, 2014 U.S. consumers will likely have to wait until 2015 or later to see a court-ordered advertising blitz detailing tobacco companies’ deception, a lag of nine years after the original ruling, a court heard on Wednesday. Read more.http://actiontoquit.org/news/u.s.-tobacco-companies-appeal-to-delay-court-ordered-advertising-blitz/
The Battle Against Tobacco Rages On January 23, 2014 In 1964, the first Surgeon General’s Report on Smoking and Health made it clear—smoking causes cancer. This news hit the country like a bombshell. Read more.http://actiontoquit.org/news/the-battle-against-tobacco-rages-on/
REPORT: LGBT Community Spends 65 Times More on Tobacco Than Civil Rights January 22, 2014 A new report from the U.S. Surgeon General reveals that LGBT people spend an estimated $7.9 billion on tobacco products annually — which is 65 times more money than pro-equality funders spend on all LGBT issues combined. Read more.http://actiontoquit.org/news/report-lgbt-community-spends-65-times-more-on-tobacco-than-civil-rights/
Rate Films With Smoking ‘R’—Cut Teen Smoking January 22, 2014 The connection between smoking in films and its influence on adolescent behavior is well established by research and its impact was listed today in consumer materials accompanying the Surgeon General’s Report: The Health Consequences of Smoking: 50 Years of Progress. Read more.http://actiontoquit.org/news/rate-films-with-smoking-r-cut-teen-smoking/
Are Some Cigarettes More Addictive? January 21, 2014 As public health officials mark the 50th anniversary of the first US Surgeon General’s report warning about the health hazards of smoking, some have pointed out that although we’ve come a long way in reversing our nation’s addiction to nicotine, we still have a long way to go. Read more.http://actiontoquit.org/news/are-some-cigarettes-more-addictive/
Study Found Kids Subjected to Secondhand Smoke are Twice as Likely to be Readmitted January 21, 2014 Children exposed to secondhand smoke at home or in the car are more likely to return to the hospital within 12 months of hospitalization for asthma, a new study finds. Read more.http://actiontoquit.org/news/study-found-kids-subjected-to-secondhand-smoke-are-twice-as-likely-to-be-re/
Much More Must Be Done to Lower Smoking Rates, Experts Say January 24, 2014 State inaction and tobacco industry tactics are slowing tobacco control efforts in the United States, a new report from the American Lung Association finds. Read more.http://actiontoquit.org/news/much-more-must-be-done-to-lower-smoking-rates-experts-say/
U.S. Tobacco Companies’ Appeal to Delay Court-Ordered Advertising Blitz January 23, 2014 U.S. consumers will likely have to wait until 2015 or later to see a court-ordered advertising blitz detailing tobacco companies’ deception, a lag of nine years after the original ruling, a court heard on Wednesday. Read more.http://actiontoquit.org/news/u.s.-tobacco-companies-appeal-to-delay-court-ordered-advertising-blitz/
The Battle Against Tobacco Rages On January 23, 2014 In 1964, the first Surgeon General’s Report on Smoking and Health made it clear—smoking causes cancer. This news hit the country like a bombshell. Read more.http://actiontoquit.org/news/the-battle-against-tobacco-rages-on/
REPORT: LGBT Community Spends 65 Times More on Tobacco Than Civil Rights January 22, 2014 A new report from the U.S. Surgeon General reveals that LGBT people spend an estimated $7.9 billion on tobacco products annually — which is 65 times more money than pro-equality funders spend on all LGBT issues combined. Read more.http://actiontoquit.org/news/report-lgbt-community-spends-65-times-more-on-tobacco-than-civil-rights/
Rate Films With Smoking ‘R’—Cut Teen Smoking January 22, 2014 The connection between smoking in films and its influence on adolescent behavior is well established by research and its impact was listed today in consumer materials accompanying the Surgeon General’s Report: The Health Consequences of Smoking: 50 Years of Progress. Read more.http://actiontoquit.org/news/rate-films-with-smoking-r-cut-teen-smoking/
Are Some Cigarettes More Addictive? January 21, 2014 As public health officials mark the 50th anniversary of the first US Surgeon General’s report warning about the health hazards of smoking, some have pointed out that although we’ve come a long way in reversing our nation’s addiction to nicotine, we still have a long way to go. Read more.http://actiontoquit.org/news/are-some-cigarettes-more-addictive/
Study Found Kids Subjected to Secondhand Smoke are Twice as Likely to be Readmitted January 21, 2014 Children exposed to secondhand smoke at home or in the car are more likely to return to the hospital within 12 months of hospitalization for asthma, a new study finds. Read more.http://actiontoquit.org/news/study-found-kids-subjected-to-secondhand-smoke-are-twice-as-likely-to-be-re/
Friday, August 30, 2013
Quittin Time: Tobacco News Round Up
Posted by ActionToQuit. Reposted at http://www.tobaccodeathray.blogspot.com,
Curbing Childhood Tobacco Use
NEWS
FDA Discusses Banning Online Sales of E-Cigarettes
August 30, 2013 The Food and Drug Administration has been in discussions with the e-cigarette industry about a possible online-sales ban of the product, as it prepares a package of proposed regulations for the increasingly popular devices, people familiar with the matter said. Read more.
August 30, 2013 As GW rolls out its smoke-free campus policy this fall, it follows suit of colleges nationwide that are mostly ignoring the question of how to enforce their smoking bans. Read more.
E-Cigarettes Contain Chemicals That Make Some ‘As Harmful As Normal Tobacco’
August 29, 2013 Electronic cigarettes contain carcinogenic chemicals that make some as harmful as normal tobacco, a new French study has claimed. Read more.
Nicotine Exposure Gives Baby Rats Addictive Personalities
August 29, 2013 Exposure to nicotine in the womb increases the production of brain cells that stimulate appetite, leading to overconsumption of nicotine, alcohol and fatty foods in later life, according to a new study in rats. Read more.
Female Smokers at Higher Risk for Hemorrhagic Stroke
August 28, 2013 The advice that “smoking is bad for you” may be old news, but the American Heart Association has released a new study in their journal Stroke, which reveals women are more susceptible to certain stroke-related risks that result from smoking. Read more.
Doctors Support Raising the Smoking Age
August 28, 2013 Teenagers looking to buy cigarettes in New York may have to look elsewhere if a city council proposal is approved and signed by Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Read more.
Why Is Obama Caving on Tobacco?
August 27, 2013 Last year I endorsed President Obama for re-election largely because of his commitment to putting science and public health before politics. Read more.
Study Cites Progress in Curbing Tobacco Sales to Minors
August 27, 2013 Federal and state efforts to snuff out tobacco sales to minors are working despite a slight rise in those sales between 2011 and 2012, a new report says. Read more.
Doctors Asked to Counsel Teens About the Dangers of Smoking
August 26, 2013 Doctors already have a hefty checklist of topics to go over with their patients. Read more.
Smoking Rates Are on the Decline, but Not So Big Tobacco
August 26, 2013 For years now, the tobacco industry has battled a declining U.S. smoker base and a barrage of anti-smoking campaigns. Read more.
Curbing Childhood Tobacco Use
NEWS
FDA Discusses Banning Online Sales of E-Cigarettes
August 30, 2013 The Food and Drug Administration has been in discussions with the e-cigarette industry about a possible online-sales ban of the product, as it prepares a package of proposed regulations for the increasingly popular devices, people familiar with the matter said. Read more.
August 30, 2013 As GW rolls out its smoke-free campus policy this fall, it follows suit of colleges nationwide that are mostly ignoring the question of how to enforce their smoking bans. Read more.
E-Cigarettes Contain Chemicals That Make Some ‘As Harmful As Normal Tobacco’
August 29, 2013 Electronic cigarettes contain carcinogenic chemicals that make some as harmful as normal tobacco, a new French study has claimed. Read more.
Nicotine Exposure Gives Baby Rats Addictive Personalities
August 29, 2013 Exposure to nicotine in the womb increases the production of brain cells that stimulate appetite, leading to overconsumption of nicotine, alcohol and fatty foods in later life, according to a new study in rats. Read more.
Female Smokers at Higher Risk for Hemorrhagic Stroke
August 28, 2013 The advice that “smoking is bad for you” may be old news, but the American Heart Association has released a new study in their journal Stroke, which reveals women are more susceptible to certain stroke-related risks that result from smoking. Read more.
Doctors Support Raising the Smoking Age
August 28, 2013 Teenagers looking to buy cigarettes in New York may have to look elsewhere if a city council proposal is approved and signed by Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Read more.
Why Is Obama Caving on Tobacco?
August 27, 2013 Last year I endorsed President Obama for re-election largely because of his commitment to putting science and public health before politics. Read more.
Study Cites Progress in Curbing Tobacco Sales to Minors
August 27, 2013 Federal and state efforts to snuff out tobacco sales to minors are working despite a slight rise in those sales between 2011 and 2012, a new report says. Read more.
Doctors Asked to Counsel Teens About the Dangers of Smoking
August 26, 2013 Doctors already have a hefty checklist of topics to go over with their patients. Read more.
Smoking Rates Are on the Decline, but Not So Big Tobacco
August 26, 2013 For years now, the tobacco industry has battled a declining U.S. smoker base and a barrage of anti-smoking campaigns. Read more.
ActionToQuit Update
Demystifying Lung Cancer Screening - The Path
from U.S. Preventive Service Task Force Recommendation to Implementation is a Warner Series Lecture sponsored by Legacy and the
Lung Cancer Alliance. The event will take place Tuesday
September 10, 2013 from noon to 2:00 PM Eastern time. For those viewing by
webcast, the program begins at 12:30pm. Click HERE
to register.
The University of California at San
Francisco will go completely tobacco free as of September 3, 2013. HERE is an insightful
video commentary. As Stan Glantz says, “UCSF is a 21st century institution and
tobacco use is a 20th century artifact that we’re leaving behind”.
The FDA Center for Tobacco Products has
developed new guidance for the tobacco industry: Compliance with Regulations Restricting the Sale and Distribution of
Cigarettes and Smokeless Tobacco To Protect Children and Adolescents. This guidance is intended to assist manufacturers,
distributors, retailers, and others who sell cigarettes and/or smokeless
tobacco in understanding the final regulations and explain what they should do
in order to comply. Click HERE.
From the Journal of Smoking Cessation, Cambridge
Journals -Smokers Who Seek Help in Specialized Cessation Clinics: How Special are
they Compared to Smokers in General Population? Click HERE.
The marketing department says, “If you love cigars or are a former cigarette smoker, this
might be an ok alternative to puffing on cancer sticks”. Tobacco-Flavored
Vodka. Coming to a Happy Hour near you. Printed by ActionToQuit. Reposted at http://www.tobaccodeathray.blogspot.com,
Monday, August 12, 2013
ActionToQuit Update on Tobacco-Free College Campus Policies
Reposted at http://www.tobaccodeathray.blogspot.com
As a reminder, ActionToQuit has a page on our site dedicated to college tobacco control. It spotlights web resources, policy publications and case studies. I think one new addition to the site is worth mentioning: the folks at the Wake Forest School of Medicine developed Creating a Healthier College Campus – A Comprehensive Manual for Implementing Tobacco-Free Policies. At 100-plus pages, it is comprehensive! Note in particular all the helpful tools in the appendices.
Cliff Douglas, JD, Director of the University of Michigan Tobacco Research Network, leads the Tobacco Free College Campus Initiative. He recently created a new page on the TFCCI site called "Emerging Issues in Campus Tobacco Policies”, available HERE. Check it out.
As a reminder, ActionToQuit has a page on our site dedicated to college tobacco control. It spotlights web resources, policy publications and case studies. I think one new addition to the site is worth mentioning: the folks at the Wake Forest School of Medicine developed Creating a Healthier College Campus – A Comprehensive Manual for Implementing Tobacco-Free Policies. At 100-plus pages, it is comprehensive! Note in particular all the helpful tools in the appendices.
Cliff Douglas, JD, Director of the University of Michigan Tobacco Research Network, leads the Tobacco Free College Campus Initiative. He recently created a new page on the TFCCI site called "Emerging Issues in Campus Tobacco Policies”, available HERE. Check it out.
Monday, August 5, 2013
News from ActionToQuit
Posted by ActionToQuit, reposted at http://www.tobaccodeathray.blogspot.com,
Smoking Cessation Two by Two
July 26, 2013 To quit smoking is not easy. Support from one’s partner can help—but only if the smokers have developed skills of their own that help them to stop. Read more.
Children as Young as Seven Affected by Parents Smoking
July 26, 2013 Exposure to tobacco smoke, even through second-hand or ‘passive’ smoking, has been linked to increased risk of heart disease, lung cancer and other respiratory diseases. Read more.
Plain Brown Cigarette Packs May Help Some Smokers Quit: Study
July 25, 2013 Dulling down the look of cigarette packs may be another way to help dissuade smokers from their unhealthy habit, a new study shows. Read more.
Prenatal Smoking Tied to Kids’ Behavior Issues
July 25, 2013 Women who smoke during pregnancy may be putting their children at increased risk for conduct problems in childhood, researchers found. Read more.
Viewpoint: Antismoking Advocates Have Misused Science
July 24, 2013 Nothing drives academics crazier than when the right wing ignores, undermines or misuses scientific evidence to achieve ideological public-policy goals that they favor, whether the issue in question is global warming or abortion. Read more.
July 24, 2013 Moving closer to a decision on whether to ban menthol in cigarettes, the Food and Drug Administration released a scientific review on Tuesday that found the mint flavoring made it easier to start smoking and harder to quit, and solicited public comment on “potential regulation” of menthol flavored cigarettes. Read more.
Electronic Cigarettes—Let’s Think Before We Inhale
July 23, 2013 Let’s pause and think before we inhale the hype of electronic cigarettes. Read More.
UH Study Raises Questions About E-cigarette Safety & Effectiveness
July 23, 2013 A new study by the University of Hawai’i Cancer Center finds young people who want to quit smoking are turning to e-cigarettes. Read More.
Tiny Rat Cocktail Parties Shed Light On Why Smokers Drink
July 22, 2013 Scientists have spent the last five years serving up rodent-sized alcoholic drinks to hundreds of little black and white rats, after a nice hit of nicotine. Read More.
A Second-Hand Lesson in Dealing With a Smoking Neighbor
July 22, 2013 Second-hand tobacco smoke is not in and of itself a nuisance. That is now the law in Maryland based on a case just handed down by the Maryland Court of Special Appeals. Read More.
Smoking Cessation Two by Two
July 26, 2013 To quit smoking is not easy. Support from one’s partner can help—but only if the smokers have developed skills of their own that help them to stop. Read more.
Children as Young as Seven Affected by Parents Smoking
July 26, 2013 Exposure to tobacco smoke, even through second-hand or ‘passive’ smoking, has been linked to increased risk of heart disease, lung cancer and other respiratory diseases. Read more.
Plain Brown Cigarette Packs May Help Some Smokers Quit: Study
July 25, 2013 Dulling down the look of cigarette packs may be another way to help dissuade smokers from their unhealthy habit, a new study shows. Read more.
Prenatal Smoking Tied to Kids’ Behavior Issues
July 25, 2013 Women who smoke during pregnancy may be putting their children at increased risk for conduct problems in childhood, researchers found. Read more.
Viewpoint: Antismoking Advocates Have Misused Science
July 24, 2013 Nothing drives academics crazier than when the right wing ignores, undermines or misuses scientific evidence to achieve ideological public-policy goals that they favor, whether the issue in question is global warming or abortion. Read more.
July 24, 2013 Moving closer to a decision on whether to ban menthol in cigarettes, the Food and Drug Administration released a scientific review on Tuesday that found the mint flavoring made it easier to start smoking and harder to quit, and solicited public comment on “potential regulation” of menthol flavored cigarettes. Read more.
Electronic Cigarettes—Let’s Think Before We Inhale
July 23, 2013 Let’s pause and think before we inhale the hype of electronic cigarettes. Read More.
UH Study Raises Questions About E-cigarette Safety & Effectiveness
July 23, 2013 A new study by the University of Hawai’i Cancer Center finds young people who want to quit smoking are turning to e-cigarettes. Read More.
Tiny Rat Cocktail Parties Shed Light On Why Smokers Drink
July 22, 2013 Scientists have spent the last five years serving up rodent-sized alcoholic drinks to hundreds of little black and white rats, after a nice hit of nicotine. Read More.
A Second-Hand Lesson in Dealing With a Smoking Neighbor
July 22, 2013 Second-hand tobacco smoke is not in and of itself a nuisance. That is now the law in Maryland based on a case just handed down by the Maryland Court of Special Appeals. Read More.
Friday, July 19, 2013
ActiontoQuit Update
Ability to Quit Smoking Linked to Higher Wages
July 19, 2013 Former smokers earn higher wages than smokers and people who have never smoked, according to new research. Read More.
CT Scan Benefits High-Risk Smokers
July 19, 2013 Using low-dose CT scans to screen for lung cancer could prevent many deaths among those at highest risk, a new study suggests. Read More.
July 18, 2013 The rate of addiction to cigarettes is extremely high among Americans who are homeless, experts say, and this population needs better access to methods of helping them quit. Read more.
Can Your Landlord Evict You for Smoking?
July 18, 2013 It is getting harder and harder to find a place to smoke cigarettes. Read more.
Impulsive People More Likely To Smoke Cigarettes And Have Trouble Quitting
July 17, 2013 A neurological proclivity for impulsive behavior has been show to play a key role in the onset of smoking and pattern of consumption, as well as with relapse after quitting amid strong craving for the drug nicotine. Read more.
Even Healthy-Looking Smokers Have Early Cell Damage Which Destroys Necessary Genetic Programming
July 17, 2013 Smokers who’ve received a clean bill of health from their doctor may believe cigarettes haven’t harmed their lungs. Read more.
World Health Organization advises against E-cigarettes
July 16, 2013 As part of their Tobacco Free Initiative (TFI), the World Health Oganization (WHO) made a statement earlier this week concerning the use of electronic cigarettes or ENDS (electronic nicotine delivery systems). Read More.
Poor Diet, Tobacco Use and Lack of Physical Activity Taking Toll on Nation’s Health
July 16, 2013 While we’re living longer, poor diet, tobacco use and inadequate physical activity are negatively impacting our health. Read More.
Smoking And Heavy Drinking In Combination May Hasten Mental Decline Of Aging
July 15, 2013 To many, drinking and smoking go together like peanut butter and jelly — one hand helping the other. Read more.
One Third of World’s Population Benefits From Effective Tobacco Control Measure
July 15, 2013 At 2.3 billion, the number of people worldwide covered by at least one life-saving measure to limit tobacco use has more than doubled in the last five years, according to the WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic 2013. Read more.
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Update from ActionToQuit
Reposted at http://www.tobaccodeathray.blogspot.com,
Legacy is seeking nominations for their 2013 Community Activist Award. If you would like to nominate a colleague for his or her contribution to tobacco control, read Legacy’s announcement below for more information.
Here is a new opinion article by Neal L. Benowitz and Maciej L. Goniewicz in the Journal of the American Medical Association entitled The Regulatory Challenge of Electronic Cigarettes.
Global Bridges has posted a new blog about an anti-tobacco youth campaign in the UK called “Cut films”. The blog describes the campaign and how the life of writer and activist Deborah Hutton’s struggle with lung cancer led to its inception.
Legacy is pleased to announce the call for nominations for the 2013 Community Activist Award. The award will honor an influential community leader for spearheading impactful tobacco control efforts, especially those that reflect Legacy's mission to build a world where young people reject tobacco and anyone can quit. The award winner will be recognized by Legacy and receive a $2,500 honorarium. DEADLINE FOR NOMINATIONS - Tuesday, September 17, 2013. To submit a nomination and for more information, please visit www.legacyforhealth.org/caa.
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Legacy is seeking nominations for their 2013 Community Activist Award. If you would like to nominate a colleague for his or her contribution to tobacco control, read Legacy’s announcement below for more information.
Here is a new opinion article by Neal L. Benowitz and Maciej L. Goniewicz in the Journal of the American Medical Association entitled The Regulatory Challenge of Electronic Cigarettes.
Global Bridges has posted a new blog about an anti-tobacco youth campaign in the UK called “Cut films”. The blog describes the campaign and how the life of writer and activist Deborah Hutton’s struggle with lung cancer led to its inception.
Legacy is pleased to announce the call for nominations for the 2013 Community Activist Award. The award will honor an influential community leader for spearheading impactful tobacco control efforts, especially those that reflect Legacy's mission to build a world where young people reject tobacco and anyone can quit. The award winner will be recognized by Legacy and receive a $2,500 honorarium. DEADLINE FOR NOMINATIONS - Tuesday, September 17, 2013. To submit a nomination and for more information, please visit www.legacyforhealth.org/caa.
Update published by Sandhia
Rajan, ActionToQuit Program Manager
ActiontoQuit -
Advancing Tobacco Control Policy1015 18th St NW, Suite 300 | Washington, DC 20036
Friday, July 12, 2013
Updates from ActionToQuit
Updates from ActionToQuit, reposted at http://tobaccodeathray.blogspot.com,
Legacy’s World Affairs
Cigarette Smoking at New Low Among Youths, Survey Finds
July 12, 2013 Cigarette smoking hit the lowest point ever recorded among American eighth-graders and high school sophomores and seniors last year, a newly released report shows. Read More.
Spurn Burns Deep for Young Smokers
July 12, 2013 They laugh at the thought of getting throat cancer, but tell them they won’t pull chicks if they taste like an ashtray and young smokers will take notice. Read More.
Law Spoils Tobacco’s Taste, Australians Say
June 11, 2013 More than seven months have passed since Australia imposed one of the world’s toughest laws for tobacco warning labels, swapping iconic packaging for graphic images of mouth ulcers, cancerous lungs and gangrenous limbs. Read more.
Cigarette Smoke Impacts Genes Linked to Health of Heart and Lungs
July 11, 2013 Diana J. Bigelow and colleagues point out that active smoking doubles the risk of heart disease, while second-hand smoke exposure increases this risk by about one-third. Read more.
Statewide Bans Boost Smoke-Free Campus Momentum
July 10, 2013 College smokers are finding themselves increasingly out of luck, as more schools across the USA ban smoking and use of other tobacco products from campus grounds. Read more.
Tobacco Control Measures in India Could Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Deaths
July 10, 2013 Smokefree laws and higher tobacco taxes in India could prevent nine million heart disease and stroke deaths over the next decade, a new study says. Read more.
Denormalizing Smoking: Making the Case for Banning Cigarettes in Parks and On Beaches
July 9, 2013 Many state and local governments have banned smoking in parks and on beaches on the basis that passive smoke is a risk for non-smokers, cigarette butts pollute the environment, and seeing people smoke poses a long-term risk to children. Read More.
Adverse Fetal Growth, Exposure to Maternal Smoking Correlated with Lower Measures of Sperm Quality
July 8, 2013 Studies over the past 20 years have suggested (though not unequivocally confirmed) that semen quality is in decline, reflected most evidently in falling sperm counts and reduced sperm motility. Read more.
Sweden’s Snus Tobacco Invades, but Americans Prefer Snuff
July 8, 2013 Josh Pedigo likes to spit, the 27-year-old handyman from Wentworth, N.C., started using Skoal snuff when he was 10 years old, and now he spits even when he doesn’t have a wad of tobacco in his lower lip. Read more.
Legacy’s World Affairs
Cigarette Smoking at New Low Among Youths, Survey Finds
July 12, 2013 Cigarette smoking hit the lowest point ever recorded among American eighth-graders and high school sophomores and seniors last year, a newly released report shows. Read More.
Spurn Burns Deep for Young Smokers
July 12, 2013 They laugh at the thought of getting throat cancer, but tell them they won’t pull chicks if they taste like an ashtray and young smokers will take notice. Read More.
Law Spoils Tobacco’s Taste, Australians Say
June 11, 2013 More than seven months have passed since Australia imposed one of the world’s toughest laws for tobacco warning labels, swapping iconic packaging for graphic images of mouth ulcers, cancerous lungs and gangrenous limbs. Read more.
Cigarette Smoke Impacts Genes Linked to Health of Heart and Lungs
July 11, 2013 Diana J. Bigelow and colleagues point out that active smoking doubles the risk of heart disease, while second-hand smoke exposure increases this risk by about one-third. Read more.
Statewide Bans Boost Smoke-Free Campus Momentum
July 10, 2013 College smokers are finding themselves increasingly out of luck, as more schools across the USA ban smoking and use of other tobacco products from campus grounds. Read more.
Tobacco Control Measures in India Could Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Deaths
July 10, 2013 Smokefree laws and higher tobacco taxes in India could prevent nine million heart disease and stroke deaths over the next decade, a new study says. Read more.
Denormalizing Smoking: Making the Case for Banning Cigarettes in Parks and On Beaches
July 9, 2013 Many state and local governments have banned smoking in parks and on beaches on the basis that passive smoke is a risk for non-smokers, cigarette butts pollute the environment, and seeing people smoke poses a long-term risk to children. Read More.
Adverse Fetal Growth, Exposure to Maternal Smoking Correlated with Lower Measures of Sperm Quality
July 8, 2013 Studies over the past 20 years have suggested (though not unequivocally confirmed) that semen quality is in decline, reflected most evidently in falling sperm counts and reduced sperm motility. Read more.
Sweden’s Snus Tobacco Invades, but Americans Prefer Snuff
July 8, 2013 Josh Pedigo likes to spit, the 27-year-old handyman from Wentworth, N.C., started using Skoal snuff when he was 10 years old, and now he spits even when he doesn’t have a wad of tobacco in his lower lip. Read more.
Thursday, July 11, 2013
Do Smoking Bans Apply to E-Cigarettes?
Reposted at http://www.tobaccodeathray.blogspot.com, Posted at ActionToQuit at http://actiontoquit.org/news/Do-Smoking-Bans-Apply-to-E-Cigarettes/
July 2, 2013 Look at any electronic cigarette company’s website, and you’ll read that you can smoke the battery-operated devices almost anywhere. Up until recently, Blu eCigs boasted on its website that one benefit over traditional cigarettes is that you can “Smoke anywhere!” The website has since toned down its language to say that you can “Smoke in many places where traditional cigarettes aren’t allowed!” The confusion about where you can or cannot smoke e-cigarettes has posed a challenge for the travel industry. The FDA has not ruled on the safety of e-cigarettes, but the agency will propose a rule on how to regulate them down the road. That’s not stopping people who want to quit smoking from turning to the smokeless, odorless alternative.
July 2, 2013 Look at any electronic cigarette company’s website, and you’ll read that you can smoke the battery-operated devices almost anywhere. Up until recently, Blu eCigs boasted on its website that one benefit over traditional cigarettes is that you can “Smoke anywhere!” The website has since toned down its language to say that you can “Smoke in many places where traditional cigarettes aren’t allowed!” The confusion about where you can or cannot smoke e-cigarettes has posed a challenge for the travel industry. The FDA has not ruled on the safety of e-cigarettes, but the agency will propose a rule on how to regulate them down the road. That’s not stopping people who want to quit smoking from turning to the smokeless, odorless alternative.
UPdates from Action to Quit
The Tobacco Control Legal Consortium will be hosting a webinar on July 23, 2013 from 12:00 noon - 1:30 p.m. Central Time (9:00 – 10:30 AM ET) entitled "Not in My Backyard: What Can Locals Do to Regulate Other Tobacco Products?". The webinar will provide an overview of local and state policy options, including youth access restrictions, smoke-free measures, sales restrictions, and pricing initiatives; present a few examples of recent legislation; and examine industry practices and hot issues related to the regulation of these emerging tobacco products. For More Information and to register, click HERE.
June 17, 2013 marked the 50th anniversary of a historic statement made by Canada’s Minister of National Health and Welfare, Judy LaMarsh, that smoking causes lung cancer. This statement came 7 months before the U.S. Surgeon General’s 1964 report on Smoking and Health. Minister LaMarsh rose in the House of Commons and declared: “There is scientific evidence that cigarette smoking is a contributory cause of lung cancer and that it may also be associated with chronic bronchitis and coronary heart disease.” This video from a Canadian news channel describes the historic date and its impact on Canada.
Wednesday, July 3, 2013
Action ToQuit Update
Repsoted at http://www.tobaccodeathray.blogspot.com,
VIDEO
Through Our Eyes: NYC Kids on Tobacco Marketing
June 28, 2013 Tobacco use in Congress just isn’t what it used to be. Gone are the days of smoke-filled committee rooms and chambers. Read More.
Company Defends Camel Cigarette
Ads Running in Magazines Targeted at Youths
June 24, 2013 Maternal smoking during pregnancy was associated with hearing loss and an increased risk for substance abuse and addiction in the child, two studies showed. Read More.
VIDEO
Through Our Eyes: NYC Kids on Tobacco Marketing
NEWS
Tobacco Use: You’ve Come a Long
Way, CongressJune 28, 2013 Tobacco use in Congress just isn’t what it used to be. Gone are the days of smoke-filled committee rooms and chambers. Read More.
Company Defends Camel Cigarette
Ads Running in Magazines Targeted at Youths
June
28, 2013 The American Heart Association, American Lung Association
and several other health groups are asking at least two state attorneys to
investigate a new Camel cigarette ad campaign. Read More.
Some Anti-Cigarette Ads Can Trigger Desire to Smoke: Study
June 27, 2013 A new study
finds that some anti-cigarette messages in public service announcements have an
unintended result: They trigger viewers’ desire to smoke. Read more.
June 27, 2013 A recent
study reveals physicians are failing to treat tobacco use, despite the
fact that it is the leading preventable cause of death in the United States. Read more.
June 26, 2013 The smoking
rate among adults in the United States has dropped again, an encouraging
trend that experts on smoking cessation attribute to public policies like
smoke-free air laws and cigarette taxes, as well as media campaigns and less
exposure to smoking in movies. Read more.
June 26, 2013 The Food
and Drug Administration on Tuesday began using one of the key powers Congress
gave it under the landmark 2009 tobacco-control law: Final say over which new
tobacco products can be marketed and sold to consumers. Read more.
June 25, 2013 In a
trial of e-cigarettes among Italian smokers with no desire to quit using
tobacco at the outset, up to 13 percent of participants were not smoking
regular cigarettes at all a year later. Read More.
June 25, 2013
Cigarettes have long been a staple at convenience stores, accounting for
billions in pack and carton sales and boosting the profits from the average
smoker’s market basket. Read
More.
June 24, 2013 We’ve
seen it in a few buildings here and there, but now one major management company
is officially extinguishing smoking in all it’s rental buildings. Read More.
June 24, 2013 Maternal smoking during pregnancy was associated with hearing loss and an increased risk for substance abuse and addiction in the child, two studies showed. Read More.
Tuesday, July 2, 2013
Action to Quit Update
Posted by Action ToQuit. Reposted by http://www.tobaccodeathray.blogspot.com,
As the 4th of July approaches, the CDC has developed materials and resources to encourage smokers to become independent from cigarettes. See below more information.
As the 4th of July approaches, the CDC has developed materials and resources to encourage smokers to become independent from cigarettes. See below more information.
Here are three recent tobacco
control articles of interest:
Wednesday, June 26, 2013
Update from Action to Quit
Reposted
at http://www.tobaccodeathray.blogspot.com,
Last
week we sent out a fact sheet on thirdhand smoke. A study reveals some new information
on the harmful effects of thirdhand smoke. Read more HERE.
Most
tobacco users make several quit attempts before they are successful. The
American Lung Association received a grant from WellPoint Inc. to support their
Quitter in You program. The campaign’s intention is to empower people
trying to quit smoking by acknowledging that past quit attempts are not
failures, but are normal and necessary steps along the way to quitting for
good. A new website - http://www.quitterinyou.org/
- is one of the many features of the program. Read more HERE.
Can
intervention for adult tobacco dependence be done in pediatric practices? A study
to be published in the July 2013 issue of Pediatrics considers this question.
The study is also detailed in this news
story.
Yesterday
Partnership for Prevention and nine other organizations submitted a joint public comment to the Centers
for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The comment urges CMS to include the four
Joint Commission tobacco measures as a smoking cessation set in the 2013
Proposed Rule on Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS). If the tobacco
measures are incorporated in the IPPS it would create a financial incentive for
hospitals to report on them, extending higher annual payment rates to those
hospitals that do so. As hospitals improve their performance, more inpatients
will receive cost-effective tobacco cessation services and many will quit their
tobacco use.
Yesterday, the Food and Drug Administration authorized the marketing of two new tobacco products through the substantial equivalence (SE) pathway, and denied the marketing of four others. Additionally, the Agency announced the refusal to accept 20 “Exemption from SE” requests and the withdrawal of 136 SE reports by industry sponsors. Click HERE for more information.
Here is a new e-cigarette
clinical trial out of Italy. It concluded, “In smokers not intending to quit,
the use of e-cigarettes, with or without nicotine, decreased cigarette
consumption and elicited enduring tobacco abstinence without causing
significant side effects”.
Super
Smokey and aging avatars.
Presented by Sandhia
Rajan, ActionToQuit Program Manager
Tuesday, June 25, 2013
ActionTo Quit Update
Posted by ActionTo Quit and reposted at http://www.tobaccodeathray.blogspot.com
Is the summer truth tour coming to a state near you? Probably. truth® is the largest national youth smoking prevention campaign and the only national campaign not directed by the tobacco industry.
The World Health Organization has developed a training package on strengthening health systems for treating tobacco dependence in primary care. This article describes the new initiative and the training materials are available HERE.
Is the summer truth tour coming to a state near you? Probably. truth® is the largest national youth smoking prevention campaign and the only national campaign not directed by the tobacco industry.
The World Health Organization has developed a training package on strengthening health systems for treating tobacco dependence in primary care. This article describes the new initiative and the training materials are available HERE.
David Zauche, Senior Program Officer
Partnership for Prevention
1015 18th St NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20036
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