Tobacco

CDC Revises Nat'l Youth Tobacco Survey, Changes Schedule
   In addition to making some minor changes to the survey instrument itself, planners at the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) decide to change the years during which the school-based Nat'l Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS) is typically administered.
posted 6/12/08 09:41 AM  read complete story

CDC Planning Youth Tobacco Surveys for 2009, 2011
   The NYTS is the most comprehensive source of nationally representative tobacco data among students in grades 9-12, and it's the only source of such national data for students in grades 6-8.
posted 4/16/08 10:45 AM  read complete story

SAMHSA Makes Available Most Recent Tobacco Use Stats
   Smoking cessation groups now can benefit from an updated report on nicotine dependence from the Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Admin. (SAMHSA).
posted 1/31/08 4:18 PM  read complete story

CDC Collecting Tobacco Info
   Officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reassert their requirement that tobacco companies report ingredients of their tobacco products, including smokeless tobacco.
posted 12/17/07 3:11 PM  read complete story

RJ Reynolds Says it Will Stop Print Ads
   Advocates say the company's real strategy is likely more a maneuver to save face than anything else.
posted 11/30/07 3:33 PM  read complete story

OR Voters Say 'No' to Cigarette Tax Increase
   Tobacco companies spent about $12 million to oppose the measure, which beat out spending in support of the measure by a 4-1 margin. Gov. Ted Kulongoski (D) asserts that the tobacco industry "bought the election."
posted 11/8/07 1:20 PM  read complete story

Medication/Counseling Help Teens Stop Smoking
   An authoritative new report speaks to the efficacy of treating young smokers with medication and counseling in combination.
posted 11/8/07 1:20 PM  read complete story

Study: More Tobacco Prevention Needed for African Americans
   A new study from Johns Hopkins U. demonstrates the need for more anti-smoking education, prevention and cessation efforts directed toward African-American communities, especially in urban areas.
posted 10/25/07 1:51 PM  read complete story

Advocates: Keep Pushing for Tobacco Tax
   With so much bipartisan support for the increase, it's worth it to try it again, independent of controversial SCHIP legislation, advocates say.
posted 10/23/07 2:20 PM  read complete story

Underage Tobacco Sales Lowest in 10 Years
   State by state, SAMHSA says FY06 was the first year that all 50 states and DC have achieved at least 80 percent compliance.
posted 10/11/07 3:10 PM  read complete story