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Tobacco Free Press - Table of Contents
July 2010

Secondhand smoke can double risk of fatal heart disease: Study
Infant morbidity and mortality attributable to prenatal smoking in the U.S.
Recent trends in exposure to secondhand smoke in the United States population
Sault Tribe Housing Authority offers smoke-free housing (MI)
Summer recreation draws public attention to outdoor smoking policies
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The impact of school tobacco policies on student smoking in Washington State, United States and Victoria, Australia
Point-of-sale advertising major cause of teen smoking, study shows
MMWR: Cigarette use among high school students, 1991-2009
Schools to snuff out cigs (China)
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Disparities in children's exposure to environmental tobacco smoke in the United States, 2007
Differences in cigarette and smokeless tobacco use among American Indian and Alaska Native people living in Alaska and the Southwest United States
Disparate rates of persistent smoking and drug use during pregnancy of women of Hawaiian ancestry
Higher nicotine levels in schizophrenia compared with controls after smoking a single cigarette
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Personalized approach to smoking cessation may be reality in 3-5 years
Quitting smoking may minimize harmful bacteria and replenish healthy bacteria
Reduced NRT supplies through a quitline: Smoking cessation differences
Decline in Wisconsin smoking rates linked with cessation outreach program (WI)
New online smoking cessation study enrolling through summer
Innovative Become an EX quit smoking program goes mobile
Smoking "Quit Line" offers free nicotine replacement therapy (GA)
Hoosiers offered cash to stop smoking (IN)
The use of snus for quitting smoking compared with medicinal products (Norway)
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Economic effects of clean indoor air policies on bar and restaurant employment in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota (MN)
Smokefree law associated with higher-than-expected taxable retail sales for bars and taverns in Washington State (WA)
ANR Foundation releases quarterly update of smokefree lists, maps, and data
California bill would require insurers to pay for stop-smoking drugs (CA)
D.C. law expands no-smoking area around buildings (DC)
Number of tobacco retailers drops by a third (IA)
New poll reignites Indy smoking ban debate (IN)
Kansas goes smoke-free (KS)
Senate votes to ban smoking in future casinos (MA)
BHA pushes for smoke-free housing: Ban in Hub could be nation's largest (MA)
State Sen. Ray Basham seeks to expand Michigan smoking ban to Detroit casinos (MI)
A move to ban smoking in cars with children (NY)
Mayor leans toward a smoking ban at parks and beaches (NY)
Smoking to be allowed again in some Oklahoma prisons (OK)
Wisconsin smoking ban goes into effect (WI)
CMS proposes Medicare coverage for counseling to prevent tobacco use
Tobacco regulation education from the CDC Office on Smoking and Health and Food and Drug Administration
Hamas bans women from smoking water pipes in cafes (Gaza Strip)
German state bans smoking at Oktoberfest (Germany)
Russia adopts "smoking kills" cigarette warnings (Russia)
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Amendments to the cigarette and tobacco products taxes (NY)
Poll shows growing support in North Carolina to increase state's tobacco tax (NC)
Pennsylvania snuffs tobacco taxes for second straight year (PA)
Five states increase cigarette taxes on July 1
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Smoking has significant influence on our genes and the way they function
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New report finds nearly half of states falling short on policies to prevent and fight cancer
Save lives and money: Help people on Medicaid quit tobacco
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APACT 2010 Conference: Asia Pacific Conference on Tobacco or Health
APHA Annual Meeting & Exposition
Great American Smokeout
Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) 17th Annual Meeting
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General:

Call for Papers: Training and Technical Assistance Lessons Learned to Sustain Social Norm Changes in Tobacco Control
Archived webinar: "Tag! You're it: How Big Tobacco shifts blame back onto the public"
WHO and the International Olympic Committee sign agreement to improve healthy lifestyles
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FDA Announcements:

FDA training sessions for retailers
FDA Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee meeting materials
Draft guidance for industry: Tobacco retailer training programs
Information for consumers, tobacco control partners, and tobacco retailers: "Putting Out the Myth on Light, Low, and Mild Cigarettes"
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