tobacco
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Budgets/TaxesFeaturedTobacco
A Vision for Tobacco Policy; 2020 Edition
by Jeff Stier February 10, 2020Overzealous health authorities in the U.S. have a lot to learn from their lackluster performance in 2019. But there’s hope. Hindsight is so 2020.
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The ongoing controversy over e-cigarettes and youth smoking has hit a proverbial regulatory wall.
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The agency unveiled a two-pronged approach to reduce smoking.
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Health Care
American Cancer Society Sees Zero Cancer Risk for Smokeless Tobacco
by Brad Rodu June 15, 2018Smokeless tobacco was not among 17 risk factors – a tacit acknowledgment that the risk of cancer from smokeless tobacco is de minimis.
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Health Care
FDA Should Be Applauded for Finally Enforcing the Law on Illegal E-cig Sales to Youth, But Must Speak Out About Benefits to Smokers
by Jeff Stier April 27, 2018On Tuesday, the Food and Drug Administration announced the initial results of its nationwide crackdown on retailers selling e-cigarette and vaping products to minors.
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Health Care
UC San Francisco Authors Inadvertently Validate Our Call for Retraction
by Brad Rodu April 6, 2018The Chafee article must be retracted.
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FeaturedHealth CareTobacco
E-Cig Policy Is A Much-Needed Step In The Right Direction
by Jesse Hathaway March 23, 2018ACS’s new policy statement on e-cigarettes’ role in promoting smoking cessation is a welcome and long-overdue change.
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FeaturedRegulationTobacco
FDA Creates Cigarette Confusion – Calls for Science to Back up Policy
by Jeff Stier March 17, 2018The FDA recently announced a plan to move forward to develop a regulation that would mandate a reduction in nicotine in combustible cigarettes to a very low level. The FDA justified the move by stating that such a mandate could help current smokers quit, and prevent experimental users from becoming regular smokers.
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Budgets/TaxesFeaturedRegulationTobacco
With Latest Announcement, FDA Inches Closer to Tobacco Harm Reduction
by Lindsey Stroud August 3, 2017On Friday, July 28 the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced changes in their regulation of tobacco products, including electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS). FDA ascribed their Center for Tobacco…
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Budgets/TaxesRegulationTobacco
Age Restrictions on Smoking, Drinking and Driving
by Brad Rodu April 18, 2017State legislatures have been lobbied in a coordinated effort, called Tobacco 21 (here), to raise the minimum age for tobacco sales from 18 to 21 years. Hawaii, California and the…
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Budgets/TaxesTobacco
Smokers: It’s Never Too Late to Quit or Switch to Smoke-Free
by Brad Rodu December 10, 2016A new study from researchers at the National Cancer Institute and the National Institute on Aging finds that even smokers in their 60s who quit can reduce their chances of…
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Budgets/TaxesTobacco
Motorcycles Aren’t Cars and Cigarettes Aren’t Smoke-Free Tobacco
by Brad Rodu November 25, 2016What if the federal government told you that cars are as dangerous as motorcycles? Well, you would be living – and dying – in TobaccoWorld. Read my commentary that appeared…
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Budgets/TaxesTobacco
Another Engineered Study Claims Teen Vaping Leads to Smoking
by Brad Rodu November 18, 2016A research letter published last week in JAMA asserts that teens who used e-cigarettes became “heavy” smokers. The research appears to have been engineered to produce that result. The lead…