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July 2011 Tobacco Control in the News

Eco-Friendly Cigarette Advertisements Make Anti-Tobacco Groups Fume

July 29, 2011 - New cigarette advertisements touting “additive-free” organic tobacco use the term “eco-friendly,” angering anti-smoking activists. Read more.

Common Process for Both the Pleasurable and Anxiety-Reducing Effects of Nicotine

July 28, 2011 - Removing a protein from cells located in the brain’s reward center blocks the anxiety-reducing and rewarding effects of nicotine, according to a new animal study in The Journal of Neuroscience. Read more.

Many Smokers Cling to Old Fears About the Health Effects of Smoking Cessation Aids

July 28, 2011 - Nearly half of all smokers in the U.S. attempt to quit at least once per year, but the majority of these efforts fail. One factor contributing to the low annual rate of successful cessation is that the majority of quit attempts are made without evidence-based treatment such as nicotine replacement therapy (NRT), which doubles a smoker’s chance of quitting. Read more.

Chantix Label Updated by the FDA

July 27, 2011 - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an updated drug label for the smoking cessation aid Chantix (varenicline) to include information about the efficacy and safety of the drug in two patient populations who may benefit greatly from quitting—those with cardiovascular disease and those with chronic pulmonary disease (COPD). Read more.

Cultural Use of Tobacco Among Minnesota American Indians Poses Health Threat

July 27, 2011 - Minnesota’s American Indians are dying of cancer, especially lung cancer, at a higher rate than any other ethnic group. Read more.

Smoking Following a Heart Attack Increases Risk of Death Five-Fold

July 25, 2011 - After a heart attack, resuming smoking when leaving the hospital can raise a patient’s risk of dying as much as five-fold, according to a study led by Dr. Furio Colivicchi of San Filippo Neri Hospital in Rome. Read more.

Fewer Young People See Heavy Smoking as High Risk

July 25, 2011 - The perception among teenagers and young adults that heavy cigarette smoking is a high-risk activity has declined in many states, according to a study from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Read more.

Safety of Dissolvable Tobacco Products is Disputed

July 22, 2011 - While the tobacco industry claims smokeless products are safer alternatives to smoking, public health officials and others worry that they will entice a new generation to get hooked on tobacco. When placed in the mouth, the small pellets dissolve within ten minutes, providing a nicotine hit. Read more.

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. Faces Several Individual Claims From Ex-smokers

June 22, 2011 - Florida’s Supreme Court declined to hear R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.’s appeal of a $28.3 million verdict in a 2006 case that the cigarette maker argued may affect thousands of individual claims against tobacco companies in the state. Read more.

Secondhand Smoke Linked to Hearing Loss in Teens

July 19, 2011 - Adolescents who are exposed to secondhand smoke have nearly double the risk of hearing loss than those who are not exposed, according to a study published in Archives of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery. Read more.

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