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Articles de cette pageBanning cigarettes in parks is a matter of protecting citizensStudents targeted during Through With Chew Week NAQC Hails FDA’s Announcement of New Warning Labels for Cigarettes as an Historic Opportunity to Help Smokers Quit Banning cigarettes in parks is a matter of protecting citizensAjouté le 27/7/2011 JEFF JACOBY’S attempt to compare governmental attitudes about smoking cigarettes to those related to alcohol fails to mention that drinking in many public places has long been banned . Further, his reference to the relative tolerance of public use of foul language leaves out the fact that no one has ever died of overexposure to the F-word. And what about the problem many cities have with smog and other air pollution? If one can, as Jacoby asserts, “easily avoid’’ cigarette smoke outdoors, how does he explain how other air pollutants cause respiratory problems for thousands of Americans every day? What about the thought of fewer discarded butts littering the pathways of Boston Common? That alone makes the ban a good idea. Banning smoking in outdoor public places is not motivated by any desire to mandate morality. It’s an effort to protect all citizens from threats to their health and to their enjoyment of places in which they hold a share. The movement over the last 20 years or so to curtail smoking in places where it could harm others does send a clear signal to young people that smoking is deadly and dangerous. Fewer Americans smoke now than did 20 years ago, and we should be proud that, in at least one arena, we have changed our culture for the better. Tags : cigarettes Catégorie : Buy tobacco online | Commentaires (1) | Ecrire un commentaire |Students targeted during Through With Chew WeekAjouté le 27/7/2011 This week marks “Through With Chew Week,” which local health officials and school groups are using as an opportunity to encourage people to stop using smokeless tobacco.Each year during Through With Chew Week, which was designated Feb. 21-25 this year by the American Academy of Otolaryngology, the N.C. Health and Wellness Trust Fund and its teen tobacco prevention programs encourage youth to quit using smokeless tobacco. In Surry County, several schools have been working recently to encourage youth not to use tobacco products. Donna Parks, tobacco-free coordinator with the Surry County Health and Nutrition Center, said four middle schools and five high schools in the county have Tobacco Reality Unfiltered (TRU) groups. Last year during Through With Chew Week, a spit tobacco cancer survivor made presentations to some of the groups. Parks said some schools will hold their own events or make special efforts during this year’s Through With Chew Week. Mount Airy Middle School, for example, will have tobacco-free pledges for students to sign one day during lunch. Students who sign the pledge will get a card and green ribbon. A table with information will be set up. Last week at the Central Middle School Valentine’s dance, students had the opportunity to sign pledges to be drug and tobacco free. The focus of next week is on smokeless tobacco, commonly known as “spit tobacco,” “chewing tobacco” or “snuff.” According to Parks, these products contain 28 known cancer-causing agents and are associated with cancers of the mouth, tongue, throat and stomach. Spit tobacco is a known cause of gum recession, permanent tooth staining and tooth loss. The nicotine in the product can contribute to heart disease and stroke. According to a flier from the N.C. Health and Wellness Trust Fund, “Each pinch of the strongest brands of moist snuff can contain the same amount of nicotine as two to five cigarettes.” “It is a problem here,” said Parks of smokeless tobacco use. Parks said although chewing tobacco is restricted to ages 18 and above, many students in Surry County use it. She said, “They get people to buy it for them.” She noted that usage in middle schools is not as high as in high schools. According to the 2009 N.C. Youth Tobacco Survey, a study done every two years, 3 percent of middle school students and 8.5 percent of high school students in the state are regular spit tobacco users. More male students use smokeless tobacco. According to the study, 4.1 percent of middle school boys and 14.1 percent of high school boys regularly use smokeless tobacco, while 1.8 percent of middle school girls and 2.5 percent of high school girls use it. Park said health officials especially are concerned about a newer form of smokeless tobacco, Snus, which recently has been introduced in the United States. The product comes in little pouches and is put in the top of the mouth. Although the product is spit-free and chew-free, nicotine is absorbed through the gums. “You can get a nicotine fix without anyone knowing,” Parks remarked. She said the product still has the same chemicals as in other forms of smokeless tobacco. Advocates for the product have said that people don’t receive the bad properties in their lungs because the substance is not swallowed. But Parks said, “I don’t see how you can’t swallow at least a little bit.” “There is no safe tobacco,” said Paul Turner, director of the N.C. Spit Tobacco Education Program, in a news release. “It doesn’t matter whether you smoke it, dip it, chew it, or inhale it. All tobacco contains nicotine and is addictive. If you use it long enough, you are likely to have some type of health problem. “All tobacco is addictive,” Turner added. “If you never start using tobacco, you never have to worry about quitting.” Tags : cigarettes Catégorie : Buy tobacco online | Commentaires (0) | Ecrire un commentaire |NAQC Hails FDA’s Announcement of New Warning Labels for Cigarettes as an Historic Opportunity to Help Smokers QuitAjouté le 4/7/2011 The North American Quitline Consortium (NAQC) today welcomed the release of the historic FDA rule on new warning labels for cigarettes. With this new rule, the U.S. will join a growing number of countries that include quitline telephone numbers along with hard-hitting graphic messages as part of the health warnings for tobacco products. These enhanced health warnings are effective in informing smokers in diverse communities about the risks of smoking, encouraging them to quit, and linking them with treatment services to make their quit attempts more successful. Quitlines— telephone helplines where smokers can turn for trusted, reliable help when they want to quit – exist in all 50 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and Guam. In 2009, state quitlines received over 1.04 million calls and enrolled 1.2% of all U.S. smokers in treatment services. Quitline services, which have been shown to greatly increase the chances that a smoker will quit1, are provided free of charge. "This is a breakthrough moment for the field of tobacco control” said Linda A. Bailey, JD, MHS, president and CEO of NAQC. “The addition of to tobacco warning labels will make smokers more aware of quitlines, will more than double the number of smokers who contact quitlines and will increase the number of smokers who quit.”2 Tobacco kills more than 435,000 U.S. residents every year; this represents twice as many deaths as those attributed to alcohol consumption, motor vehicle use, firearms, and illicit drug use combined. CDC has noted that quitlines are effective in increasing successful quitting and have the potential to reach large numbers of smokers. Also, the U.S. Public Health Service has documented that quitlines significantly increase abstinence rates compared to minimal or no counseling interventions and, the addition of quitline counseling to medication significantly improves abstinence rates compared to medication alone. NORTH AMERICAN QUITLINE CONSORTIUM The North American Quitline Consortium (NAQC) is a non-profit organization that strives to promote evidence-based quitline services across diverse communities in North America. By bringing quitline partners together—including state and provincial quitline administrators, researchers, quitline service providers, and national tobacco control organizations in the United States and Canada—NAQC helps facilitate shared learning and encourages improvements in the quality and availability of quitline services. Tags : Help Smokers Quit Catégorie : Cigarette info and news | Commentaires (1) | Ecrire un commentaire |Cigarette Brands Online Articles récentsCatégories |
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