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Tobacco Free Press - Table of Contents
March 2009

Study: Houston smoking ban had no effect on bar business (TX)
“Smoking allowed” - Trends in policies that allow smoking in the workplace: Wisconsin and the United States (WI)
Spot a public smoker, dial 1800 and complain (India)
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Watching R-rated movies boosts kids’ smoking risk: The finding could point to a general parental permissiveness, researchers say
Smoking, drinking should matter in movie ratings, parent survey finds
Teenagers do listen to their parents when it comes to smoking
STORE: Strategic Tobacco Retail Effort
Not-On-Tobacco website
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Smoking behavior partially explains socioeconomic inequities in lung cancer incidence
Smoking common in bipolar patients
Women more vulnerable to cigarette harm
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgenders of color sampling methodology: Strategies for collecting data in small, hidden, or hard-to-reach groups to reduce tobacco-related health disparities
AFN National Chief calls on government for commitment to First Nations tobacco reduction strategy (Canada)
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One drug may help people both lay down the drink and put out the cigarette
Naltrexone can help social drinkers quit smoking
Persistent electronic warnings push some smokers to quit
Patients who gave up smoking before surgery had half as many complications afterwards
Investing in a tobacco-free future: How it benefits your bottom line and community
New anti-smoking ads tell doctors their patients are ‘all ears’: State health department campaign urges health care providers to do more to help patients quit (NY)
Massachusetts pediatricians introduce program to help parents quit smoking
Smoking hot line swamped (AR)
Statistics on NHS stop smoking services in England, April 2008 to September 2008 (Q2-Quarterly report) (England)
The effect of retail cigarette pack displays on unplanned purchases: results from immediate post-purchase interviews (Australia)
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Faith leaders lobby at statehouse for smoking ban (IN)
The economic impact of smoke-free policies on business and health (IN)
Smoking ban clears first hurdle: House committee supports measure (NC)
South Dakota becomes 24th state to meet American Lung Association Smoke-free Air Challenge by passing legislation protecting all workers from secondhand smoke (SD)
Did lawmakers follow the will of the people? Emails and calls helped shape the tenor of the session (UT)
Kaine signs restaurant-bar smoking ban legislation (VA)
Governor Doyle: Statewide smoking ban ‘very doable’ (WI)
Smoke-free advocates launch new statewide campaign and interactive website in support of statewide smoke-free law (WI)
The strategic dialogue on tobacco harm reduction: A vision and blueprint for action in the United States
House panel approves FDA tobacco oversight
FDA hazy on e-cigarettes' safety
Policy statements-American Legacy Foundation
Beijing hospitals begin to control smoking (China)
Push for total ban on smoking (Australia)
Japan may tighten smoking rules: official
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Court moves ‘light’ cigarette suit forward (MA)
Mayor Bloomberg announces key ruling in lawsuit to collect $195 million in tax revenue from illegal cigarette sales (NY)
Vermont's lawsuit against R.J. Reynolds goes to judge (VT)
Ont. prepares to sue tobacco companies (Canada)
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Criteria for evaluating tobacco control research funding programs and their application to models that include financial support from the tobacco industry
Cigarette prices rise three weeks ahead of 62-cent tax
Tobacco industry interference with tobacco control
Pledge to stop law on plain cigarette packets (UK)
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Smokers at increased risk for pancreatitis
Maternal smoking in pregnancy and externalizing behavior in 18-month-old children: Results from a population-based prospective study
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State-specific prevalence and trends in adult cigarette smoking – United States, 1998-2007
Smokeless tobacco use, initiation, and relationship to cigarette smoking: 2002 to 2007
New analysis: Light and intermittent smokers overlooked in traditional tobacco research
California tobacco control update 2009: 20 years of tobacco control in California
New edition of the Tobacco Atlas catalogues catastrophic toll of tobacco worldwide
Survey on tobacco analytical report (Europe)
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National Native Commercial Tobacco Abuse Prevention Network’s Regional Conference
Florida Anti-Tobacco Conference
Prevention Connections 2009 Conference: Reducing Tobacco Use among Young Adults
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids' 13th Annual Youth Advocates of the Year Awards Gala
Tobacco Plus Expo 2009
American Indian Adult Tobacco Survey Training
Expanding the Movement: Power in Unity for Tobacco Control
Tobacco Use Supplement to the Current Population Survey (TUS-CPS) Users' Workshop
LGBTQ Tobacco Control Summit
2009 National Conference on Tobacco or Health
NACCHO Annual 2009 Conference
Clearing the Air: An Institute for Policy Advocacy
5th National Summit on Smokeless and Spit Tobacco
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Call for Abstracts: 2009 LGBTQ Tobacco Summit
Call for Abstracts: 5th National Summit on Smokeless and Spit Tobacco
Call for Papers: The Lancet-COPD
Call for Applications: Unique Interactions Between Tobacco Use and HIV/AIDS
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Awards:

Call for Applications: Dr. Alma S. Adams Scholarship for Outreach and Health Communications
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Other Announcements:

American Legacy Foundation® statement: financial downturn precipitates suspension of grants program
Legacy: American Legacy Foundation® celebrates decade of saving lives
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