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August 2011 Tobacco Control in the News
Using Snuff During Pregnancy: Is It Worse Than Smoking?
August 31, 2011 - A new study in Sweden has shown that babies born to snuff-using mothers were more likely to have breathing problems than those whose moms smoked cigarettes while pregnant. Read more.
Smokeless Tobacco Increasing in Popularity
August 31, 2011 - The addiction referral organization Teen Drug Abuse notes that young men and adolescent boys now make up 92 percent of smokeless tobacco consumers. Read more.
Quitting Snus After Myocardial Infarction Linked to Improved Mortality Rates
August 30, 2011 - A prospective cohort study has shown that the discontinuation of smokeless tobacco (snus) after a myocardial infarction (MI) is associated with a 44% lower risk of subsequent mortality. Read more.
Smoking Causes More Arterial Damage In Women Than In Men
August 30, 2011 - A large European epidemiological study showed that the harmful effects of tobacco smoke on atherosclerosis, one of the driving forces of cardiovascular disease, are greater in women than in men. Read more.
Smoking While Pregnant Tied to Psychiatric Medication Use in Kids
August 29, 2011 - Children whose mothers smoked while pregnant may be more likely to end up on medications such as antidepressants, anti-anxiety drugs, antipsychotics, stimulants, and drugs for addiction, according to a study from Finland published in the American Journal of Epidemiology. Read more.
Australia the First Nation to Ban Tobacco Package Logos
August 29, 2011 - Australia will soon become the first nation to require tobacco products to be sold in plain, unbranded packages, a move that might encourage other countries to follow suit. Read more.
Do Government Subsidies To The U.S. Film Industry Promote Youth Smoking?
August 26, 2011 - Governments in the U.K., U.S., and Canada are undermining tobacco prevention campaigns by subsidizing top-grossing US films that contain smoking, according to a study published in the journal PloS Medicine. Read more.
Teen Smoking and Drinking Higher Among Facebook Users
August 26, 2011 - U.S. Teens who use social networking sites and watch “suggestive” TV shows are more likely to use tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana than teens with little exposure to such media, according to a new survey commissioned by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University. Read more.
Study Shows Deep Link Between Smoking While Pregnant and Asthma
August 25, 2011 - When it comes to the effects of smoking, the most delicate time for a child’s genetic development is before birth. Exposure to tobacco smoke in utero is far more likely to cause severe asthma than exposure during the first two years of life, according to a new study from the University of California, San Francisco. Read more.
Graphic Images on Unbranded Cigarette Packs Reduces Demand
August 25, 2011 - Smokers are less likely to buy cigarettes if they are in plain, unbranded packages with warning labels featuring graphic images of cancer, according to a new study published in the journal Health Policy. Read more.
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Smoke Free Areas Outside Bars Could Stamp Out “Social Smoking”
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