Tobacco Control Network

Tobacco Free Press - Table of Contents
October 2010

Mass. smoking ban might be linked to fewer fatal heart attacks
Influence of a tobacco-free hospital campus policy on smoking status of hospital employees
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Media literacy education for elementary school substance use prevention
Media leading 'drug educator' for kids, doctors say
Making the case for a comprehensive tobacco-free schools policy
Dancing to the groove of truth®
Overestimation of peer smoking prevalence predicts smoking initiation among primary school students in Hong Kong (China)
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A population-based examination of cigarette smoking and mental illness in black Americans
Much heated puffing among minority groups over menthol cigarette ban
Costs of smoking and secondhand smoke exposure in California American Indian communities (CA)
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Common anxiety disorders make it tougher to quit cigarettes
Evaluating the acute effects of oral, non-combustible potential reduced exposure products marketed to smokers
Exploring differences in smokers' perceptions of the effectiveness of cessation media messages
Experts urge further research on nicotine reduction to decrease tobacco addiction
Medicaid smoking cessation benefit begins (KY)
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NALBOH webinar recording: Working with your legislators for tobacco prevention and control
Arkansas Tobacco Prevention and Control Program releases position statement on e-cigarettes (AR)
MDCH releases smoke-free air law complaint survey (MI)
Quarterly update from ANR Foundation: Smoke-free lists maps, and data – October 2010
111th Congress took unprecedented action to reduce tobacco use, save lives and cut healthcare costs
Commission preparing pan-European smoking ban (European Union)
Russia plans to ban tobacco advertising, public smoking by 2015 (Russia)
Spain set to banish smoking in bars, cafés (Spain)
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Smoking doubles dementia risk in late life: Study
Smoking link to ectopic pregnancy
Health consequences of pipe versus cigarette smoking
High amounts of heavy metals found in China tobacco
The etiology of upper aerodigestive tract cancers among young adults in Europe: the ARCAGE study
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State Medicaid coverage for tobacco-dependence treatments – United States, 2009
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Webinar: Stop Smoking Helpline for Korean smokers
Web Forum: Investing in community prevention: A dialogue with federal leadership on the Community Transformation Grants and the National Prevention Strategy
APHA Annual Meeting & Exposition
Webinar: Do quitlines have a role in serving the tobacco cessation needs of persons with mental illnesses and substance abuse disorders?
Great American Smokeout
Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) 17th Annual Meeting
Reducing Tobacco Use 2011 Conference
National Summit on Smokeless & Spit Tobacco
NALBOH 2011 Annual Conference
Clearing the Air: An Institute for Policy Advocacy, VII
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General:

FDA Announcements:

FDA panel hears about menthol in cigarettes
Frequently asked questions on the passage of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (FSPTCA) updated October, 2010
Recordings and materials from FDA tobacco retailer compliance trainings
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