Dr. Roselyn Dean is a family medicine doctor in Okemah, Oklahoma. She is certified through the American Board of Family Medicine and prides herself in providing comprehensive care to patients in all stages of life. Recently, Tobacco Stops With Me had the opportunity...
As your children start back to school and form new friendships with their classmates, they may spend more time at their friends’ houses, which poses a potential problem: What if their new friends’ family members smoke in the house? Secondhand smoke contains more than...
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 facts are clear: Tobacco is deadly. It kills more people than alcohol, AIDS, car accidents, illegal drugs, murders and suicides combined. It is projected that 88,000 Oklahoman kids alive today will die prematurely from smoking. Let that number sink in: 88,000...
The latest tobacco industry news, policies and stories are here. Inside this edition: The Dangers of Secondhand Vaping Vaping and Mental Health During the Pandemic Big Tobacco Continues to Outspend Us TV Is Driving an Unhealthy Smoking Narrative Study Finds Dangers in...
Everyone knows about secondhand smoke — but what about thirdhand? Let’s break down the differences and look at the unique dangers of each. Firsthand Smoke It’s not a term you hear a lot, but firsthand smoke is the stream of smoke inhaled directly by the...