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Tobacco Free Press - Table of Contents
March 2013

Open windows, lower risk for preterm birth: Study
Secondhand smoke riskier than cholesterol
Wipe sampling for nicotine as a marker of thirdhand tobacco smoke contamination on surfaces in homes, cars, and hotels
Sorry smokers, you can't use electronic cigarettes on airplanes
Oregon Senate passes bill to prohibit smoking in cars with minors (OR)
Watered-down version of e-cigarettes bill passes House committee (UT)
Washington State's proposed legislation would again allow public smoking (WA)
No smoking in Russia (Russia)
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New factsheets on regulatory options for non-cigarette tobacco products
Tobacco control laws updated
"Board of Health Role" factsheet series
AAP has updated its Tobacco Prevention Policy Tool
A look at 2013 tobacco-related legislation
Legislative update on new bills for 2013 session (CA)
Mayor Bloomberg proposes strong new measures to win the fight against tobacco (NY)
Oklahoma bill limits youth access to e-cigarettes (OK)
Senate advances bill to let cities, counties ban smoking on their properties (OK)
Electronic cigarettes bill would ban sale to those under 18 in Rhode Island (RI)
Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2013
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Youth smoking, obesity may lead to early death
Flavored tobacco product use among U.S. young adults
Substance use among twelfth grade aged youths by dropout status
Virginia teens urge stores to post tobacco-prevention signs (VA)
New study says fewer Wyoming students drinking and smoking (WY)
Tobacco display and brand communication at the point of sale: Implications for adolescent smoking behavior (England)
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Female lifespan is going down in some parts of the U.S.
Tobacco use among Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders, and mixed-race individuals: 2002-2010
CDC releases new smoking and disability resources
Adults with mental illness or substance use disorder account for 40 percent of all cigarettes smoked
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Identifying when smokers attempting cessation are at a higher risk of relapse
Nicotine lozenges, tobacco-free snuff help smokeless tobacco users quit, Mayo Clinic finds
Predictors of quit attempts and successful quit attempts in a nationally representative sample of smokers
American Lung Association welcomes final TRICARE rule on smoking cessation
ActionToQuit's new Tobacco Cessation Digest e-newsletter
Free continuing education webinar recording and e-book
Subscribe to NAQC's Connection e-newsletter for information on quitlines
NAQC releases two new resources on quitline sustainability
Training on smoking cessation for pregnant women
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Overview of U.S. smoke-free foster care regulations
Condo owners win secondhand smoke case (CA)
Florida ruling could force tobacco sector's hand in Engle cases (FL)
Cigarette distributors face lawsuit (NY)
FDA track-and-trace petition
Following DOJ decision, FDA should quickly create new cigarette warning labels
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Former Surgeon General joins NJOY's board
Report - Not your grandfather's cigar: A new generation of cheap & sweet cigars threatens a new generation of kids
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Ex-smokers regain same health status of non-smokers, but can take years
Postmenopausal smokers 6 times likelier to experience tooth loss
Levels of selected carcinogens and toxicants in vapor from electronic cigarettes
Post-smoking weight gain healthier than cigarettes: Study
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Awareness and ever use of electronic cigarettes among U.S. adults, 2010–2011
World leaders must 'take tobacco much more seriously' to achieve development goals
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American Public Health Week
Webinar - Palliative Care versus Harmful Exposure: Secondhand Medical Marijuana Smoke in Multi-Unit Housing
Webinar - The Good Fight: Legacy's Impact on Tobacco
Ned E. Baker Lecture in Public Health - Leading the Way to Healthier Communities: How Leadership Can Strengthen Public Health
Webinar - Demystifying Tobacco Cessation and the Affordable Care Act
Webinar: Tobacco Education for Oral Health Providers
Webinar - College Tobacco Control – A 2013 Progress Report
6th Annual Preparing for the 7th Generation Conference
Clearing the Air: An Institute for Policy Advocacy, VIII
Getting Started at Point of Sale Training Institute
Summit on Tobacco Policy II
UCSF/Legacy Tobacco Documents Workshop
APPEAL Policy Team Leadership Summit
NACCHO Annual 2013
National Summit on Smokeless & Spit Tobacco
2013 AAP National Conference and Exhibition
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting & Exposition
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Funding opportunity from SAMHSA for Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment
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FDA Announcements:

Health organizations applaud Dr. Lawrence Deyton for leading FDA's Center for Tobacco Products
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