News tagged with youth smoking

School attendance, refusal skills combat smoking risk in youth

Asian-American youth are one of the fastest growing populations in the United States. Although Asian Americans begin smoking later in life, they are more likely to smoke regularly and at a higher rate than other ethnic or ...

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created Oct 26, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Alcohol and tobacco advertising bans don't work

(PhysOrg.com) -- Bans on alcohol and tobacco marketing are among the least effective tactics for combating underage drinking and smoking, according to a Penn State economist, who has studied the effects of advertising since ...

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created Aug 16, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Smoking prevention campaign saving billions in smoking-related care

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the American Legacy Foundation have estimated that truth®, the nations' largest youth smoking prevention campaign, saved $1.9 billion or more in health ...

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created Feb 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0