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Study
shows anti-tobacco ads using fear of disease effective with
youths -
Anti-tobacco television ads that generate fear or sadness
by showing the diseases caused by smoking are more effective
in reaching youth, compared to ads that are funny and entertaining
or focus on what is or isn't cool, according to a study published
by a University of Massachusetts researcher.
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A
Broken Promise to Our Children - The
1998 Tobacco Settlement Five Years Later.
Disturbingly, in the past two years the states have cut funding
for their tobacco prevention programs by more than a quarter,
and several states have completely eviscerated some of the
most successful and promising tobacco prevention and cessation
programs in history. (full
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The
Health Consequences of Smoking on the Human Body - This
interactive animation outlines the effects of smoking
on the different
organs of the body based on the findings of the 2004 Surgeon
General's Report. MUST
SEE
3-D
animation
of the
consequences of smoking on the human body!.
Click on Flash
if you have have a high speed internet connection or HTML
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Smoke
Free Society sets up booth to spend time with kids! -
Our
participation in the big, back-to-school "Kiss the
Sky Festival," helped kids start the new school year
off with a positive alcohol, drug and cigarette-free attitude
and was a great success. We were able to reach many kids
and parents with our message of a smoke-free lifestyle and
the many hazards of smoking. |
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Tobacco Takes Silent Victims: America’s Children -
Unintended
exposure to secondhand smoke is critical burden on America’s
children, says foundation responsible for effective
truth® campaign. Passive
exposure to secondhand smoke, also called environmental
tobacco smoke (ETS), puts young people at risk for serious
health consequences, including low birth weight, sudden
infant death syndrome, asthma and ear infections. While
the health consequences are devastating, the significant
economic costs of treating children with smoking-related
illnesses. (full
story) |
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Pets in smoking households have an increased risk of various
cancers - New
Evidence that Second-hand Smoke Harms Pets - And
your furry friends don't just inhale smoke; the smoke
particles are also trapped in their fur and ingested when
they groom themselves with their tongues. Of all the compelling
reasons to quit smoking, this one should make pet lovers
sit up and take notice: there's ample scientific evidence
to suggest that secondhand cigarette smoke can cause cancer
in companion animals. (full
story) |
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New
Surgeon General's Report Expands List of Diseases Caused
by Smoking - The
report also concludes that quitting smoking has immediate
and long-term benefits, reducing risks for diseases
caused by smoking and improving health in general. By
quitting smoking today a smoker can assure a healthier
tomorrow." "We've known for decades that smoking
is bad for your health, but this report shows that it's
even worse than we knew," Dr. Carmona said. "The
toxins from cigarette smoke go everywhere the blood flows.
I'm hoping this new information will help motivate people
to quit smoking and convince young people not to start
in the first place." (full
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Smoky
bars top roads for health risk -
Which is more harmful to your health -- a smoky
bar or a city street filled with diesel truck fumes? Well,
you might want to skip your next happy hour! Smoky bars
and casinos have up to 50 times more cancer-causing particles
in the air than highways and city streets clogged with
diesel trucks at rush hour, according to a study that
also shows indoor air pollution virtually disappears once
smoking is banned.(full story)
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Shock
pictures for Europe smokers -
BRUSSELS,
Belgium --The European Union has launched an aggressive
anti-smoking drive with grisly photos of rotten lungs,
throat tumors and decayed teeth that it hopes will be
used on cigarette packets. (full
story)
Photos - gums with periodontitis caused by smoking. (more)
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December,
23 2004
Medicare to help kick smoking habit - Medicare
said it intends to pay for counseling to help some of
the nation's 4 million older smokers kick the habit. Medicare
beneficiaries who smoke and have smoking-related diseases
or take certain medicines will be eligible for Medicare-covered
counseling when the proposal takes effect next year. Medicare
would pay for up to four counseling sessions. If that
doesn't suffice, smokers could get a second round of counseling.
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SSM
Health Care plans to go smoke-free in November -
As
of that date, the company will not permit tobacco use
of any kind inside or outside of its hospitals, clinics,
medical office buildings or nursing homes. In addition,
designated smoking areas outside of those facilities will
be eliminated, the company said. (full
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One puff of smoke can damage DNA -
Researchers say mutated cells increase risk of cancer,
heart disease -- Just one puff of a cigarette could damage
a smoker’s DNA, the first step to cancer and heart disease,
researchers said on Friday. (full
story) |
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Smoking ban set
for England and Scotland -
They
could become the latest countries to ban smoking in public
places, including restaurants and most pubs and bars,
under a government proposal. Last
week, Scotland's government announced it would seek to
ban smoking in all enclosed public places by 2006.
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More Americans die from
cigarette-related illnesses than car accidents, AIDS, alcohol,
suicide, homicide and illegal drugs combined
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Smoking causes about 90%
of lung cancer deaths in men and nearly 80% in women
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Tobacco
kills an
average of 7 people
every minute.
That's over
4,000,000 people
a year!
Don't become
a statistic.
Quit today!
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