WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 (UPI) -- Tobacco sales to minors in the United States are at their lowest point in the 12 years since a program was established to combat tobacco use, officials say.
ATLANTA, May 21 (UPI) -- Health warnings on tobacco product packages are effective in highlighting the perception of health risk, a U.S. health report said.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., April 16 (UPI) -- Missouri is not using its share of tobacco settlement money for anti-smoking programs, state Attorney General Jay Nixon said Wednesday.
NEW YORK, Jan. 9 (UPI) -- States with smoke-free workplace laws and a national $1-a-pack average cigarette tax earned kudos Tuesday from the American Lung Association. However, the annual report card also noted that that the majority of states fail to adequately fund programs to p
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- The District of Columbia city council has voted to spend $245 million of tobacco settlement money on healthcare.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- Experts say smokeless tobacco is not a good alternative to smoking if a person is trying to quit.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, a Washington anti-smoking group, says children are seeing fewer anti-smoking ads on television.
ATLANTA, March 31 (UPI) -- The 2004 National Youth Tobacco Survey shows no substantial decreases in tobacco use among U.S. middle and high school students.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 13 (UPI) -- The FTC says tobacco marketing expenditures in Ohio increased 17 percent to a record $444.9 million, or $1.2 million every day, in 2001.
NEW HAVEN, Conn., Oct. 2 (UPI) -- States have done a poor job allocating tobacco settlement dollars into tobacco control programs, a new study released Wednesday charges.
