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NEWS ABOUT: teen smoking

teen smoking stories: 6 news summaries
OPINION

 Flavored Cig Ban Is Silly: 
 Kids Don't Smoke Them 

What's more, FDA's claims about teen smoking are preposterous: Chapman

Sep 29, 09 11:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - The FDA is all over the map—and all wrong—with its ban on flavored cigarettes, writes Steve Chapman. The agency touts the move against the “gateway” tobacco products, saying it will break the cycle of addiction “for the more than 3,600 young people who start smoking... More »

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FDA • tobacco • addiction • ban • teenager • Food and Drug Administration • teen smoking • flavored cigarettes

 US Ban on Flavored 
 Cigarettes Kicks In 

FDA measure aimed at curbing 'gateway' brands that get teens hooked

Sep 22, 09 7:22 PM CDT
(AP) - The new federal ban on flavored cigarettes took effect today, marking one of the first visible signs of the Food and Drug Administration's new authority to regulate tobacco. The ban on manufacturing, importing, marketing and distribution includes candy-, fruit- and clove-flavored cigarettes, which health authorities say are more appealing to... More »

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smoking • ban • Food and Drug Administration • teen smoking • flavored cigarettes

 Menthol Used
 to 'Hook' Young
 Smokers: Study 

Menthol cigarettes go down easier with youngsters

Jul 17, 08 2:41 AM CDT
(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... More »

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smoking • cigarettes • tobacco • Philip Morris • tobacco companies • Food and Drug Administration • teen smoking • menthol • R.J. Reynolds • Lorillard

Percentage of Teen Smokers Holds Steady at 20%

Lack of progress in recent years worries health officials

Jun 28, 08 10:04 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

 Machines Join Japanese 
 Anti-Smoking Effort 

Face-scanning system could help ensure buyers are of age

May 12, 08 4:25 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

 Bans Keep Teens
 From Lighting Up 

Restaurant prohibitions seen to influence how youngsters see smoking: study

May 6, 08 11:27 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

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