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2010 Tobacco Control in the News
December
- Smoking and Cancer Pain
- Connecticut Attorney General Supports Tobacco Cessation Services
- Motivational Interviewing and Smoking Cessation
- NY State Providers Urged to Help Smokers Quit
- Smoking Cessation Services Required in the UK Before Surgery
- Partnership Announces Continuation Grants for ActionToQuit State Projects
- Treating PTSD and Smoking together Helps Vets Kick Smoking
- Furthering Smoking Cessation Among High Risk Teens
- Court Rules FDA May Not Regulate Electronic Cigarettes
- Smokers More Likely to Develop Oral Cancers
- Decreases in Hospitalizations for Cardiovascular Disease Due to MassHealth Benefit
- Innovative Cessation Therapy
- Quitting Smoking Makes People Happy
- Study Confirms Racial Disparities in Smoking-Attribute Mortality and Years Potential Life Lost
- ARRA Funds Tobacco Cessation Projects at NCI
November
- Evoking Fear will Help Smokers Quit
- Are Graphic Pictures Enough?
- Quitting Smoking Raises “Good” Cholesterol Levels
- Community Pharmacies Could be Effective for Smoking Cessation Promotion
- Insurers Pay Now, Save Later With Quit-Smoking Rules: Insight
- Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence Guideline in Spanish
- California Puts Limit on E-Cigarette Marketing
- The Role of Mentholated Cigarette Smoking in Smoking Behaviors in U.S. Populations
- ACS’s Annual Great American Smokeout
- 22nd Century Awarded Grant for Smoking Cessation Aid
- ‘Why to Quit’ Ads Evoke Emotional Response for Viewers
- Updated State Cessation Coverage Guide Released by the American Lung Association
- Three Months NOT Four Weeks for Stop Smoking Services
- Widespread Use of Smokeless Tobacco in the U.S.
- E-cigarettes Harmful? What the two sides are saying
- State Medicaid Coverage for Tobacco-Dependence Treatments
- Massachusetts Hospital Association to Ban Hiring Smokers
- Quitline Services for Youth
October
- ActionToQuit Tobacco Cessation Summit in New England
- Is Medicaid Lagging on Tobacco Cessation Coverage?
- AAFP Facilitates Compliance in Medicare Part B Benefits for Tobacco Cessation
- Cessation Clinics May Be Counterproductive
- Canadian Doctors Support Government Funding for Tobacco Cessation
- Medicaid Smoking Cessation Benefits in Kentucky
- New Study Reveals that Tobacco Smoke Residue Causes “Massive Damage” in Babies’ Skin
- Smokefree Women Launches Online Video Blog
September
- Teens in Louisville Receive Texts to Help With Quitting Smoking
- Less Australians Smoking After Tobacco Tax Increase
- NAQC New Quitline Map
- New Veteran’s Health Administration Cessation Benefit
- Funding New Research on the Biological Pathways of Nicotine Addiction
- Snus is Not a Safe Option for Pregnant Women
- Smokeless Tobacco Products Are Not a Safe Alternative According to the American Heart Association
- Internet-Based Smoking Cessation Interventions: Are These Effective?
- Study Shows that Covering Smoking Cessation Will Save States Money
- Practice Nurses Excel in Smoking Cessation Role
- The FDA Warns E-Cigarette Manufacturing Companies That It’s Time for Approval and Regulation
- Personalized Cessation is On the Way – Researchers at UPenn Start Clinical Trial
- Smoking Cessation Computer Games and Mobile Apps
- Delayed Quitters
August
- Expanding Coverage: Medicare Offers New Tobacco Cessation Counseling Benefit
- The E-Cigarette Debate Continues – Drug Delivery Device or Alternative to Cigarettes?
- New Cigarette Tests May Customize Quitting
- Medicaid and Quitlines: A Toolbox for Expanding Medicaid Benefits and Gaining Reimbursement for Quit
- Suppressing Your Thoughts of Cigarettes: An Ineffective Smoking Cessation Technique
- North Carolina is Leading the Way for Hospital Smoking Cessation Efforts
- NSTEP®: Helping to Make Smokeless Tobacco a Thing of the Past in American Baseball
- Using Snus for Smoking Cessation: More Likely to Quit But More Likely to Stay Addicted
- Smoking Cessation after Diagnosis with Lung Cancer: Improved Prognosis and Reductions in Death
- A Statewide Contest Encourages Hoosiers to Kick Their Smoking Habit
- Innovative Solutions: Using the iPhone to Help Smokers Quit
- Motivational Interviewing: An Effective Approach to Smoking Cessation
July
- Making Smoking-Cessation Counseling a “Norm” for Oral Care Professionals
- Thoracic Surgeons Use “Teachable Moments” to Help Smokers Quit
- A Culturally Tailored Tobacco Cessation Program: Helping LGBT Members “Call It Quits”
- Saving Lives and Money - Helping People on Medicaid Quit Tobacco
- Electronic Health Records
- Raising Prices May Increase Youth Smoking Cessation
- Study Debunks Claim that Smoking is an Effective Stress Management Tool
- Surgery: A Unique Opportunity to Stop Smoking
- Promotion of Smokeless Tobacco: Is This an Effective Harm Reduction Strategy?
- On the Horizon: Personalized Smoking Cessation
- National Smoking Cessation Campaign Targets Firefighters
- Health Care Reform Implementation: Defining Comprehensive Tobacco Cessation Services
June
- California: New Legislation Would Require Health Insurance Polices to Cover Tobacco Cessation
- A National Survey Suggests Tobacco Cessation Efforts May Not Be Pervasive Among Health Professionals
- Smoking Cessation and Schizophrenia: Bupropion May Help
- An AAFP Pilot Project Makes Tobacco Cessation Activities a Daily Norm
- Study Seeks Adult Smokers Nationwide for a Free, Online Smoking-Cessation Study
- More Can be Done to Help Smokers Quit
- NCI Funded Smoking Cessation Training
- Providing Resources for the Oncology Community on Tobacco Cessation
- Smoking Cessation in Severe Mental Illness - What Works?
- Harnessing the Power of TXT Messaging to Promote Smoking Cessation
- Quitting Smoking After Bone Surgery May Speed Up Recovery
- The Reduction of Tuberculosis Risks by Smoking Cessation
- Quitting Smoking Before Pregnancy Could Save Babies’ Lives
- Please Comment on Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Tobacco Cessation Proposal
- Indiana Charges Ahead on Cessation
May
- World No Tobacco Day is May 31, 2010
- Smoking Cessation in Schizophrenics
- Tobacco Cessation and Mental Illness
- Three Effective Ways to Quit Smoking Using Chantix
- Tobacco Cessation and Tea Filters
- Kiosk Acts as a Bilingual Decision Aid for Quitting Smoking
- Incentive to Quit
- E-Cigarettes and Cessation: Helpful but Unreliable, Study Says
- Nicotine Vaccine Research
April
- Toolkit Helps to Evaluate Youth Smoking Cessation Programs
- Smokeless Tobacco Safer?
- Genes Affect Smoking Behavior
- CDC’s Tobacco Control Report to Help States Develop and Implement Plans to Reduce Tobacco Use
- Will quitting smoking help promote health…after a lung cancer diagnosis?
- Consumer-Oriented Smoking Cessation Tools Podcast
- Results from the Adult Tobacco Survey
- Recent Smoking Cessation Trends
- New Study on Electronic Cigarettes and Smoking Cessation
- Pharmacists in Australia will soon be able to help more smokers quit
- U.S. Quitlines at a Crossroads
March
- North Carolina Youth Smoking Hits All-time Low
- Drug Plus Weight Counseling Helps Women Quit Smoking
- Smokers Who Quit See Improved Artery Health Within Year, UW Study Shows
- No Smoking Day
- Utah Increases Tobacco Tax by $1
- Free Blackberry Helps You Quit Smoking
February
- Florida Smoker NOT Getting All She Had Hoped For
- Cessation Causing Healthier Hearts for HIV Patients
- Underserved Populations Need Research and Treatment Too
- Groups Ask FDA to Ease Restrictions on Nicotine-Replacement Therapies
- Is the System Underperforming on Tobacco Cessation?
- Two-thirds of U.S. Support $1 Tobacco Tax Hike
- Guam’s Tobacco Tax Victory
- Third-Hand Smoke – The Other Cancer Threat
- HHS Secretary and CDC Director Discuss New Recovery Act Community Prevention and Wellness Groups
- A Smoke-Free World?
- State Preemption of Local Smoke-Free Laws in Government Work Sites, Private Work Sites, Restaurants
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