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Oklahoma Cigarette Sales Declining 1 Year After Tax Hike
on July 3, 2019 6:08 pmStorme Jones | Tuesday, July 2nd 2019 OKLAHOMA CITY – One year after state lawmakers passed a dollar tax hike... View Article
Tobacco companies target LGBTQ people, who are 2.5 times more likely to smoke
on July 2, 2019 4:30 pmEden Sowards | RiverStone Health | Jun 4, 2019 Tobacco companies use multiple tactics to keep customers addicted, so it’s... View Article
San Francisco Bans Sales Of E-Cigarettes
on June 27, 2019 3:58 pmNPR | June 25, 2019 San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to ban the sale and distribution of... View Article
Study suggests e-cigarette flavorings may pose heart risk
on June 24, 2019 7:32 pmThe Oklahoman | May 27, 2019 E-cigarettes aren’t considered as risky as regular cigarettes, but researchers have found a clue... View Article
Tobacco and e-cigarette promotions spark teens’ use of nicotine products, study finds
on June 24, 2019 7:29 pmBy Stanford University Medical Center | May 17, 2019 Owning items that promote e-cigarettes and other alternative tobacco products doubles... View Article
Vaping companies reprimanded for violating tobacco ad rules on Facebook, Instagram
on June 10, 2019 6:40 pmAngelica LaVito | CNBC U.S. regulators slapped four e-cigarette companies with warning letters Friday for failing to follow federal advertising... View Article
Over 125 Organizations Call on Social Media Companies to End All Tobacco Advertising, Including by Paid Influencers
on May 31, 2019 8:08 pmMay 22, 2019 WASHINGTON, DC – The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids is joining more than 125 public health and other... View Article
US sales OK’d for cigarette alternative that heats tobacco
on May 30, 2019 3:49 amNewsOK.com | WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials on Tuesday said Philip Morris can sell a cigarette alternative that heats... View Article
McConnell and Kaine want to raise the federal smoking age to 21
on May 21, 2019 2:21 pmBy Jenna Portnoy | The Washington Post Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) introduced a... View Article
Walmart to raise tobacco purchase age to 21
on May 8, 2019 8:52 pmReuters – Nandita Bose Walmart said Wednesday it will raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, to... View Article
Walgreens, Rite Aid raise minimum age to buy tobacco to 21
on April 25, 2019 1:59 pmBy JULIA JACOBO Apr 23, 2019, 6:09 PM ET Walgreens has risen the minimum age to buy tobacco to 21... View Article
Potential Dangers of Thirdhand Smoke
on April 24, 2019 7:17 pmBy: Joseph Cunningham | April 2, 2019 Most of us have heard of secondhand smoke, but a newer term, thirdhand... View Article