Multiunit housing residents don’t just share a roof. They also breathe up to 65% of the same air. Toxic secondhand smoke travels from unit to unit through floorboards, light fixtures, cracks, gaps, phone and cable jacks, electrical outlets, windows, doors and...
The latest tobacco product news, policies and stories are here. There’s a lot to catch up on, so let’s dive in. Inside this edition: The menthol flavor ban is gaining momentum. Tobacco-free nicotine: Is it safe? Vape sellers and influencers are using TikTok to target...
In the final days of session, a Big Tobacco request bill was rushed through the legislative process. The measure changed the definition of some tobacco products and exempted new and emerging products from tobacco taxes. The bill narrowly redefined “smokeless tobacco”...
LISTEN: How Big Tobacco Has Influenced Policy in Oklahoma In episode 11 of the TSET Better Health Podcast, Doug Matheny, Programs and Initiatives Manager for State and Local Policy with the TSET Health Promotion Research Center & Sarah Rivin, State Government...
Oklahoma is one of just two states that lack statewide clean indoor air laws while preventing its cities from enacting such measures of their own. Meanwhile, our state has the 14th highest adult smoking rate in the US. How could this be? One big reason is preemption....
We spoke to Doug Matheny, Programs and Initiatives Manager for State and Local Policy at the University of Oklahoma TSET Health Promotion Research Center, about what tobacco preemption is and Big Tobacco’s nefarious role in statewide policy in Oklahoma. Preemption is...
