Recovery After Quitting Smoking
The negative health effects of smoking are omnipresent in the body of a smoker. The good news is that after quitting the body starts to repair itself immediately. After just one smoke free hour, pulse and blood pressure begin to drop toward normal levels. Learn …
The CDC is looking for ex-smokers to participate in anti-smoking ads!
CDC is looking for former smokers with smoking-related health conditions to share their stories in the next Tips ad campaign. Learn more about how you can be featured in a Tips commercial: http://bit.ly/1lGhFpF Participants will receive $2,500 plus travel for filming! …
New campaign shows teens The Real Cost of tobacco use
The U.S. Federal Drug Administration (FDA) recently launched a national public education campaign focused on preventing youth tobacco use. The “Real Cost” campaign looks at numerous consequences of tobacco use such as losing teeth, aging prematurely, and the hold addiction takes on your life. The …
CVS Announces it Will Stop Selling Tobacco Products
February 5, 2014 Statement of Matthew L. Myers President, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids WASHINGTON, DC – CVS Caremark today set a powerful example for all retailers, especially those involved in health care, by announcing that it will end the sale of tobacco products at its …
New Surgeon General Report
For Immediate Release January 22, 2014 SURGEON GENERAL PROJECTS [NUMBER] [STATE] CHILDREN WILL DIE PREMATURELY UNLESS CURRENT SMOKING RATES DROP Figure represents 1 in every 13 U.S. children; 5.6 million children nationwide Approximately 5.6 million American children will die prematurely from smoking-related diseases unless the …
Oregon prohibits smoking in your car if kids are present
http://blog.gasbuddy.com/posts/Oregon-prohibits-smoking-in-your-car-if-kids-are-present/1715-560060-2195.aspx Several new laws went into effect Jan. 1, 2014 aimed at increasing safety on Oregon roads, but in different ways. One increases the fine for using a handheld mobile device while driving, and the other makes it illegal to smoke in a vehicle where …
E-cigarettes Still Present Health Risks
http://www.beloitdailynews.com/health/e-cigarettes-still-present-health-risks/article_b267c710-60f0-11e3-b142-0019bb2963f4.html Posted: Monday, December 9, 2013 4:00 pm By Katie Schroeder Rock County Health Educator | 3 comments E-cigarettes or e-cigs, short for electronic nicotine delivery systems, are becoming the “next big thing” in the tobacco world. The main components of an e-cigarette include an …
Youth E-Cigarette Use More than Doubled from 2011-2012, Shows Urgent Need for FDA Regulation
Statement of Matthew L. Myers, President, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids Sep. 5 2013 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Providing the first national data on youth use of electronic cigarettes, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today reported that the percentage of U.S. middle and high …
Synthetic Marijuana Third-Most Abused Substance by High School Students
By Join Together Staff | May 1, 2013 | 2 Comments | Filed in Drugs & Youth Synthetic marijuana was the third-most abused substance by U.S. high school students last year, behind alcohol and marijuana, according to the Center for Substance Abuse Research (CESAR) at the University of Maryland, College Park. …
