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  • July 2008

    • Menthol Used to 'Hook' Young Smokers: Study

      Reuters  |  Jul 17, 08 2:41 AM CDT

      Menthol Used to 'Hook' Young Smokers: Study

      (Newser) - Tobacco companies use menthol to make the taste of cigarettes more acceptable to young first-time smokers until they become addicted, a new study charges. Researchers found that 44% of child smokers used menthol cigarettes, reports Reuters. "Menthol stimulates the cooling receptors in the lungs," said an expert from the Harvard School of Public Health who studied the marketing of menthol cigarettes. "Menthol helps the nicotine go down. It makes smoking easier." More »

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      smoking  • cigarettes  • tobacco  • tobacco companies  • Food and Drug Administration  • Philip Morris  • teen smoking  • menthol  • Lorillard

  • June 2008

    • Percentage of Teen Smokers Holds Steady at 20%

      Washington Post  |  Jun 28, 08 10:04 PM CDT

      Percentage of Teen Smokers Holds Steady at 20%

      (Newser) - The number of teens who smoke has stopped declining, and anti-smoking activists worry that complacency is setting in, the Washington Post reports. The latest survey shows that 20% of kids between the ages of 13 and 17 light up, a figure that has generally held steady since 2003. It remains a marked improvement from the figure of 36.4% n 1997, but the leveling off has health officials worried. More »

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      public health  • teenagers  • cigarettes  • tobacco  • tobacco companies  • teen smoking

  • May 2008

    • Machines Join Japanese Anti-Smoking Effort

      Reuters  |  May 12, 08 4:25 PM CDT

      Machines Join Japanese Anti-Smoking Effort

      (Newser) - New face-scanning software may help Japanese vending machines decide who can buy cigarettes and who can't, Reuters reports. The system would look for wrinkles and saggy skin to identify customers over the legal smoking age of 20. As of July, vendors are on the hook for checking ID, and the new technology  may stop teen smokers from using friends' proof of age. More »

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      Japan  • cigarettes  • aging  • vending machine  • wrinkles  • teen smoking  • facial recognition technology

    • Bans Keep Teens From Lighting Up

      Associated Press  |  May 6, 08 11:27 AM CDT

      Bans Keep Teens From Lighting Up

      (Newser) - Restaurant smoking bans are effective at discouraging teen smoking, the AP reports. Studying Massachusetts because of its patchwork of local smoking restrictions, researchers found that teens living in places with strict bans were 40% less likely to become smokers. Local laws didn’t change how many experimented with cigarettes, but had an effect on how many moved on to habitual smoking. More »

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      smoking  • restaurant  • Massachusetts  • cigarettes  • smoking ban  • cigarette  • teen smoking

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