Tobacco News
This is a collection of some tobacco related news articles and more news related resource information collected by the Texas School Safety Center - Student Inititve Program.
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August 27, 2009 - Get Ready for Gruesome Cigarette Warnings (health.msn.com)
http://health.msn.com/health-topics/cancer/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100244063
June 11, 2009 - No smoking: Vote could bring new limits (msnbc.msn.com)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31233307/from/ET/
June 11, 2009 - U.S. Senate Casts Historic Vote to Regulate Tobacco Products (tobaccofreekids.org)
http://www.tobaccofreekids.org/Script/DisplayPressRelease.php3?Display=1159
April 21, 2009 - Study Finds Tobacco Sales Restrictions, High Cigarette Prices Help Curb Teen Smoking (rwjf.org)
http://www.rwjf.org/publichealth/digest.jsp?id=10393.
March 2009 - Third-Hand Smoke is a First-Class Problem (health.msn.com)
http://health.msn.com/health-topics/quit-smoking/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100230394>1=31020
February 18, 2009 - Big Tobacco Steps Up Its Targeting of Women and Girls (tobaccofreekids.org)
http://www.tobaccofreekids.org/deadlyinpink/downloads/deadlyinpink_02172009_media.pdf
January 29, 2009 - Lance Armstrong lends support to statewide smoking ban (statesman.com)
http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/
shared-gen/blogs/austin/politics/entries/2009/01/29/
cyclist_lance_armstrong_this_a.html
January 26, 2009 - Council approves smoking ban (thebatt.com)
http://media.www.thebatt.com/media/storage/paper657/news/
2009/01/26/News/Council.Approves.Smoking.Ban-3596967.shtml
January 6, 2009 - Lawmakers to file statewide smoking ban proposal Wednesday (statesman.com)
http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/sharedgen/blogs/austin/politics/entries/2009/01/06/
lawmakers_to_file_statewide_sm.html
November 17, 2008 - Teens have fewer aids for kicking the habit (cnn.com)
http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/family/11/17/teen.smoking.help/index.html#cnnSTCText
June 26, 2008 - U.S. battle against teen smoking stalls: CDC (reuters.com)
http://www.reuters.com/article/email/idUSN2633099820080626
Spring 2008 - ASPIRE Internet Site Kicks Butt (mdanderson.org)
http://www.mdanderson.org/publications/conquest/display.cfm?id=93FEE0FD-9224-4326-A54E797C0066C371&method=displayFull&pn=2CDC2CF2-35B6-46DC-A95424C6C4FB4AC9
April 23, 2008 - More Ways to Smoke (articles.moneycentral.msn.com)
http://www.txssc.txstate.edu/cyi/downloads/News/smoking%20is%20cool.mpg
April 23, 2008 - The Marlboro men go global (articles.moneycentral.msn.com)
http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Investing/CompanyFocus/TheMarlboroMenGoGlobal.aspx?page=2
February 11, 2008 - Why McCombs Ultimately Said No to Tobacco Money (mccombs.utexas.edu)
http://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/news/pressreleases/gau_tobacco.asp
January 23, 2008 - Citizens Speak Out On Smoking (tylerpaper.com)
http://www.tylerpaper.com/article/20080123/NEWS08/726867319
November 7, 2007 - Kids help stub out Pearland smoking (chron.com)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/realestate/neighborhoods/5280277.html
June 1, 2007 - Smoking bans in effect today (dallasmorningnews.com)
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/city/collin/plano/stories/DN-nosmoking_01met.ART.West.Edition1.43e3ea8.html
May 29, 2007 - Hookahs may pose same risks as cigarettes (msnbc.com)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18924137/from/ET/
Tobacco Related News Resources
Below are some other recommended resources related to tobacco issues. To return to the news articles pertaining to these issues click the following link: Tobacco Related News Articles. If you need more information about a particular resource site please contact the CYI staff.
Highlights in Texas Tobacco Control: Research Briefs
Highlights in Tobacco Control is published by the University of Texas at Austin, Public Health Promotion Research & Program Development for the Texas Department of State Health Services. Publications are available online at http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/tobacco/htcnews.shtm
June 2007, Volume 6, Issue 5 discusses new findings on investment in tobacco control and prevention.
Worthit.org News Resource
The people at the Texas Department of State Health Services started worthit.org to inform Texas teens about the Texas Tobacco Laws. The following link is to the worthit.org News page and is a great collection of news articles about various tobacco related issues.