Fewer Students Smoking Cigarettes in North Carolina

Latest Youth Tobacco Survey conducted in North Carolina found that fewer middle and high school students in the state are smoking cheapest cigarettes. The bad news is that more students use other tobacco products and here the talk is about pipes, snuff, hookah and e-cigarettes. The doctors are worried much about youth interest towards e-cigarettes

Chinese Passengers Smoked in Airplane Despite Ban

Recently a group of passengers told that they were on-lookers of a case when a budget airline did not stop passengers from smoking their cheapest cigarettes during a flight. The talk is about passengers from China United Airlines (CUA) flight 5216 who told they saw people smoking cigarettes in the toilet during the flight from

University of Delaware Banned Smoking on Its Campus

The University of Delaware, located in Newark (state of Delaware), told that all its campuses are going to become tobacco-free starting from this month. The initiative came from students who want to have a healthy environment on their campus. The new policy, which came into action on August 1, bans the use of all tobacco

Indonesia Refuses to Sign Convention on Tobacco Control

The Government in Indonesia took a decision not to sign Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) in order to protect the countrys tobacco industry. According to Faiz Ahmad, the chief of beverage and tobacco industries at the industry ministry, the decision is very effective because it will work due to existence of the agency which

Ireland Leads EU on Plain Packaging of Cigarettes

The Irish government approved draft laws which make tobacco companies use plain packs on tobacco products sold in the country. This is a great and important step towards the improvment of public health, which will improve country’s reputation as a global leader in tobacco control. If the law will be adopted, it will prohibit use

New Jersey to Increase Age to Buy Cigarettes

State committee in New Jersey proposed to increase to 21 legal age to buy tobacco products and e-cigarettes. If the proposal will be approved, the law will make New Jersey the first state in the USA who requires this age to buy cigarettes. Back in 2006 the state increased minimum age to buy cigarettes, cigars

Tax Increase Will Not Reduce Tobacco Use

British American Tobacco Zimbabwe asked governments in Southern Africa to pay attention to the consequences of high taxes on tobacco products which were increased in order to reduce tobacco use among population. On May 31 the world celebrated No Tobacco Day and with this regard BAT Zimbabwe released a statement which says that the company

WHO Calls for Tobacco Taxes Increase

On May 31 the world would celebrate No Tobacco Day. In connection with this the WHO calls the countries in the entire world to increase taxes on tobacco in order to encourage smokers to quit and prevent youth from becoming smokers. The WHO estimated that increasing tobacco taxes by 50% in all countries worldwide will

Anti-Tobacco Sign Campaign in India

Due to upcoming World No Tobacco Day that is celebrated on May 31, the District Tobacco Control Cell (DTCC) in India has launched a signature campaign to support a proposal to raise taxes on tobacco products. Health care providers are worried by the fact that these days a great number of adult population in Assam

Lorillard To Participate In The Goldman Sachs Global Staples Summit

The representatives of Lorillard Inc., the third largest tobacco company in the USA declared this week that Murray S. Kessler, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, together with David H. Taylor, Chief Financial Officer, will take part in the Goldman Sachs Global Staples Summit that will be held in New York. The manufacturer of Kent

Anti-Smoking Activists Against Smoking in Movies

Recently the anti-tobacco youth group Reality Check gave awards to such Hollywood starts as Woody Allen, Leonardo Dicaprio and Johnny Depp, people who promote smoking in movies. They were called “Shame” by activists. The organization includes a local chapter from Schenectady, Albany and Rensselaer counties. It analyzed for many years how Hollywood encourages people to

Retailers in Ireland Worried About Introduction of Plain Packs

In Ireland the representatives of Convenience Stores and Newsagents Association ( CSNA) told that Australia adopted too strict measures in order to improve their legislation on tobacco packaging. According to Vincent Jennings, who is CSNA chief executive, the introduction of plain cigarettes packaging in Ireland should be delayed. The initiative should be discussed first in

New Documentary About Surgeon General’s Report

In January US Department of Health and Human Services celebrated the 50th anniversary of release of first Surgeon General’s Report on Smoking and Health. In this regard they published a new report called “The Health Consequences of Smoking–50 Years of Progress”. However, a new documental film recently released says that efforts to reduce smoking have

FDA Launching Anti-Smoking Campaign Aimed at Youth

The FDA launches ads with people having wrinkles and yellow teeth in order to show teenagers the effects of long-term smoking. The $115 million anti-smoking campaign is called “The Real Cost” and its main goal is to prevent teenagers from smoking and encourage them to quit. The campaign starts on February 11 and will last

New Jersey Has Worst Results in Anti-Smoking Funding

American Lung Association in its latest report “State of Tobacco Control” writes that New Jersey is failing in funding quit smoking and tobacco prevention programs. Each year, the American Lung Association releases such an report which contains information on implementation of state policies regarding tobacco use, cessation, prevention, taxation, and for each state gives grades.

Philip Morris International, Leading Maker of Cigarettes

Coca-Cola is a perfect model of a wonderful business. Altria Group and Philip Morris International are two tobacco companies that have so many important features with Coca-Cola that long-term investors ought to hold all three in the same regard Coca-Cola, Altria and Philip Morris International are leading companies in their respective markets. Coca-Cola has a

Warnings on Every Cigarette Encourage More Smokers to Quit

A research showed that health warnings on every cigarette would encourage more people to quit smoking. The talk is about timelines that demonstrate smokers that every cigarette shortens their life by 11 minutes and a list of toxic substances found in cigarettes that affect health negatively.The results of the study were published in Tobacco Control

Graphic Warning Labels on Cigarette Packs could Reduce Smokers in the US

A new study published in Tobacco Control journal demonstrates that graphic warning labels on cigarette packs resulted in decrease in smoking rates in Canada by 20% in 2009. The authors of the study say that if the USA introdused graphic warnings, it would help to decrease significantly number of smokers in the country. However, FDA

Graphic Warning Images On Cigarettes Reduce Smoking Among Young Adults

Recently in the USA there was made a new study on the effects of graphic health warning labels. The study was performed by Schroeder Institute for Tobacco Research and Policy Studies at Legacy and supported by FDA, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). The results of the study

New York City to Ban Display of Cigarettes

New York plans to raise legal smoking age to 21 and besides this to ban dispay of cigarettes in the stores. These anti-tobacco measures to be adopted soon as Michael R. Bloomberg intends to make New York a smoke-free city. However, authorities of the New York city say that e-cigarettes escape display ban in their