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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.cscs.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

March 30, 2008 - Skaters compete, combat smoking (elpasotimes.com)
http://www.elpasotimes.com/news/ci_8746012?source=email

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 25, 2007 - Hurricane stress drives teens to smoke (beaumontenterprise.com)
http://www.zwire.com/site/index.cfm?newsid=18511653&BRD=2287&PAG=461&dept_
id=512588&rfi=8

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/

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.

http://www.worthit.org/news