Secondhand Smoke

• Effects of smoking in cars
• Passive smoking increases sleep disturbance among pregnant wome
• Smokers pollute casino air, study finds
• Smoke in Kentucky bars, restaurants is 10 times normal levels
• Surgeon General aims to protect children from smoke
• New York: $5 million campaign against secondhand smoke
• Fresh air campaign to showcase Minnesotans’ love of smokefree air
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Youth Prevention

• Smoking in movies influences teens to become established smokers
• Harm perception of nicotine products in college freshman
• Teen girls on diets more apt to become smokers
• Smoking ‘prolific’ on YouTube – Conference
• The influence of school smoking policies on student tobacco use
• School, church activities may help curb youth smoking
• Washington: Anti-smoking ads turn off young viewers
• British Medical Association publishes action plan to tackle teen smoking
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Disparities

• American Lung Association State of Lung Disease in Diverse Communities: 2007
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Cessation

• Smoking cessation improves life expectancy after coronary bypass surgery
• Pregnant U.S. smokers may suffer depression, which makes quitting more difficult
• Use of consumer survey data to target cessation messages to smokers through mass media
• Oklahoma: Tobacco Trust targets money to anti-smoking campaign
• Muslim groups kick of Ramadan with anti-smoking initiative
• UK: New campaign launched to stop people smoking
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Legislative Watch

• Senate and House pass children’s health insurance bill, Bush vows to veto
• Pennsylvania: Health and business groups launch ad campaign about need for comprehensive smoke-free law
• Illinois casinos seek smoking ban exemption
• Utah: Committee approves bill that would ban smoking in cars with young children
• South African MPs pass stricter smoking laws
• China cigarette packs to get skull health warnings
• UK: Smokers to face graphic picture warnings
• Indian law allows tobacco firms to decide cigarette pack warnings
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Legal

• First Circuit Court of Appeals rules against Phillip Morris in ‘lights’ class action
• Oregon high courts hears case against Big Tobacco
  
• Wisconsin: Snuff settlement includes $816 apiece in coupons
  
• Oklahoma Attorney General: Hands off tobacco funds
  
• UC Regents to let researchers continue to get tobacco industry grants
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Excise Taxes

• Oregon: Healthy kids group runs first TV ad statewide
• Oregon: Measure 50 supporters want to send message to tobacco companies
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Tobacco Industry News

• Altria Board of Directors announces intention to pursue spin-off of Phillip Morris International
• What are you smoking? Canadian tobacco companies re-brand entire cigarette lines
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Health Effects of Tobacco

• Filtered cigarettes blamed for huge rise in type of lung cancer
• Hand-rolled cigarettes more carcinogenic
• Nicotine may accelerate atherosclerosis, may be as dangerous as tar
• Smoking harms many genes, study says
• Nicotine in breast milk shortens naptime
• Smoking damages ear health and complicates ear surgery
• Smoking harms effects of periodontal plastic surgery
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Data/Reports

• State-Specific Prevalence of Cigarette Smoking Among Adults and Quitting Among Persons Aged 18–35 Years — United States, 2006
• New study shows tobacco use declining among Utah citizens
• Cigar and smokeless tobacco use in the lesbian, gay and bisexual population
  
• Scotland: New evidence shows smoking ban has slashed heart attack admissions
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Other Resources

• Legal Update
• Announcing GlobalTobaccoControl.org
• Australian health groups echo New Zealand call for smoke-free future
• Towards a Europe free from tobacco smoke: policy options at EU level
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Save the Date

• Frontiers in Addiction Research , NIDA 2007 Mini-Convention
• Access 2008 Registration Open!
• The 2008 Clearing the Air Conference
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Requests for Proposals/Job Announcements/Awards

• Jobs:
• Public Relations Supervisor for
  Smoking-Cessation Outreach Campaign Edelman
  Washington, DC
   
• Lead Tobacco Cessation Specialist
  Northeast Florida Area Health Education Center
  Jacksonville, FL
   
• Tobacco Control Researcher
  Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education
  University of California - San Francisco
   
• Various Positions
  The Bureau of Tobacco Control
  NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene – New York, NY
   
• Youth Activism Coordinator
  Department of Program Development
  American Legacy Foundation – Washington, DC
   
• Assistant Director, Dissemination
  Department of Program Development
  American Legacy Foundation – Washington, DC
   
• Director, Prevention and Cessation TAT
  Program Development
  American Legacy Foundation – Washington, DC
   
• Youth Activism Manager
  Department of Program Development
  American Legacy Foundation – Washington, DC
   
• Project Director
  Tobacco-free Lavender Communities of Minnesota
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