R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company believes that individuals should rely on the conclusions of the U.S. Surgeon General, the Centers for Disease Control and other public health and medical officials when making decisions regarding smoking. Links to the websites of the Surgeon General and other public health…
The effects of smoking are serious. It can harm nearly every organ of the body. It causes nearly one of every five deaths in the United States each year. The immune system is the body’s way of protecting itself from infection and disease. Smoking compromises the immune system, making smokers more likely…
Each time a new restriction was proposed, there had been outcry, but in 2005, there was genuine fear that ending smoking at music venues would be the death knell of the “Live Music Capital of the World.” Even this newspaper’s editor – a non-smoker – wrote a series of editorials (, ). Despite many concerns, the ban was approved with 52% of the vote and went into effect Sept…
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - More Americans than ever want to ban smoking outright: 22% say so today, up from 12% in 2007. Separately, 55% would make smoking in all public places totally illegal, also a proposal that has gained considerable support since 2007. These data are from Gallup s annual Consumption Habits poll, conducted July 10-14. Nonwhites, Less Educated More Likely to Want…
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Tobacco smoking remains the leading preventable cause of death and disease in Australia. Smoking leads to a wide range of diseases including many types of cancer, heart disease and stroke, chest and lung illnesses and stomach ulcers. It claims the lives of 15, 500 Australians every year. Reducing smoking-related death and illness is a priority of Cancer Council Australia. Its…
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Graphic explains how electronic cigarettes work. (Image via AP) E-cigarettes appear on display at Vape store in Chicago, Wednesday, April 23, 2014. The federal government wants to ban sales of electronic cigarettes to minors and require approval for new products and health warning labels under regulations being proposed by the Food and Drug Administration. (AP Photo/Nam Y…
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Tobacco and alcohol are the most important oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancer risk factors. Mouth cancer is largely a lifestyle disease, meaning that the majority of cases are related to tobacco and alcohol use. Approximately 90% of people with mouth cancer are tobacco users. People who stop using tobacco, even after many years of use, can greatly reduce their risk of all…
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Tobacco advertisement from the 18th century Tobacco cultivation and exports formed an essential component of the American colonial economy during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Tobacco plantations were distinct from other cash crops in terms of agricultural demands, trade, slave labor, and plantation culture. Many influential American revolutionaries, including Thomas…
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The American Nonsmokers Rights Foundation has tracked, collected, and analyzed tobacco control ordinances, by-laws, and Board of Health regulations since the early 1980s. This information has formed the basis for the ANR Foundation s U.S. Tobacco Control Laws Database©, a national collection of local ordinances and board of health regulations containing provisions on clean…
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