New law makes Chile region’s 14th smoke-free country
Editor
Feb 8, 2013
Chilean President Sebastián Piñera has signed a new law that requires all enclosed public places to be smoke-free and includes marketing restrictions and other measures to reduce tobacco use. The new law continues Latin America’s rapid progress in fighting the tobacco epidemic and makes Chile the region's 14th country to go smoke-free.
The law's smoke-free requirement applies to all enclosed public spaces, including restaurants, bars, nightclubs, casinos and stadiums throughout the country. The law also bans smoking on live television before 10 pm and restricts tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship.
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posted February 08, 2013
Bipartisan support in Kentucky and Oklahoma
Editor
Feb 7, 2013
Underscoring the bipartisan backing for smoke-free laws, Kentucky’s Democratic governor and Oklahoma’s Republican governor have highlighted their support for such laws in their state-of-the-state speeches this week.
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posted February 07, 2013
Mentally ill smokers want to quit, but need more intensive help
Editor
Feb 6, 2013
People with mental illness smoke at much higher rates than the U.S. population as a whole, but are as interested in quitting as other smokers and can quit successfully with more intensive smoking cessation treatment.
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posted February 06, 2013
Proposals advance in Massachusetts, Minnesota, Wyoming
Editor
Jan 28, 2013
Tobacco tax increases are a win-win-win solution for states — a health win that reduces smoking and saves lives, a financial win that raises revenue and reduces tobacco-related health care costs, and a political win because tobacco taxes have the strong support of the public.
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posted January 28, 2013
Bill would require smoke-free public places, restrict tobacco sales and marketing
Editor
Jan 25, 2013
Historic tobacco control legislation is a key step closer to becoming law in Russia after the lower house of the country's parliament, the State Duma, overwhelmingly approved it on second reading today.
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posted January 25, 2013
Deadline: January 31
Editor
Jan 18, 2013
With just two months to go until Kick Butts Day, we are gearing up for the biggest day to fight Big Tobacco. But the battle lasts more than just one day. Our Youth Advocates of the Year Awards recognize youth from across the country who are doing an outstanding job of taking on tobacco year-round.
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posted January 18, 2013
Parliament reminded to strengthen tobacco control laws
Editor
Jan 16, 2013
Bangladesh has one of the world’s highest rates of tobacco use, with an estimated 58 percent of men and 29 percent of women using some form of tobacco. Tobacco kills 57,000 of the country’s citizens each year – an average of 156 people each day.
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posted January 16, 2013
Reynolds American spends big bucks to buy influence
Editor
Jan 11, 2013
Big Tobacco has high hopes for North Carolina’s new governor and Legislature – they want to keep funding for tobacco prevention programs at zero and roll back the state’s three-year-old smoke-free law.
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posted January 11, 2013
Bluegrass State Has the Nation’s Highest Smoking and Lung Cancer Rates
Editor
Jan 9, 2013
Kentucky has a great opportunity this year to become the next smoke-free state.
The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids this week joined other public health organizations in launching an ad campaign calling for a comprehensive, statewide smoke-free law to protect all Kentuckians’ health and the state’s economy.
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posted January 09, 2013
Ads show tumor growing on a cigarette
Editor
Jan 7, 2013
“We want smokers to understand that each packet of cigarettes increases their risk of cancer.”
That’s how the United Kingdom’s chief medical officer, Prof. Dame Sally Davies, describes a graphic new anti-smoking ad campaign launched by the UK's Department of Health.
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posted January 07, 2013
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