The National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) Smokefree.gov initiative and the Indian Health Service (IHS) have joined forces to announce the availability of SmokefreeNATIVE, a free text messaging program to ...
Background Some countries are exploring policies that might help lower cigarette smoking prevalence to below 5% by 2030. This study assesses support for three policies among adults who smoke: (1) ...
In a recent Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), researchers working at the United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention (US-CDC), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and National ...
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - More shows on streaming services are influencing young people to smoke. A new study from the Truth Initiative shows that Netflix and Amazon Prime are regularly exposing young ...
Background The health status and needs of indigenous populations of Australia, Canada and New Zealand are often compared because of the shared experience of colonisation. One enduring impact has been ...
Just before the stroke of midnight on December 31, 1970, Virginia Slims aired a new commercial during The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. It was a celebration of the progress women have made over ...
ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Florida Department of Health is injecting a dark sense of humor into its anti-smoking campaign, releasing a TV ad that spoofs Philip Morris' commercials. The new ad features a ...
Over the past several years there’s been a cultural shift when it comes to smoking. Where once it was common for people to smoke in restaurants, on planes, and in other public places, it’s less so now ...
On TV, where there’s smoke, there’s, well, more smoke. Smoking depictions continue to rise on a group of television programs popular with young people – those most likely to take up smoking – ...