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Britain is in smoking ‘timewarp’
• Tobacco & Marijuana • May 27 04
Britain is not doing enough to stop people from smoking, public health experts have warned.
Writing in the Medical Journal of Australia, the researchers…
Anti-Cigarette Ads Up In Smoke?
• Tobacco & Marijuana • May 27 04
An edgy ad campaign aimed at getting kids to stop smoking could be forced off the air because tobacco companies are refusing to keep…
U.S. study finds more marijuana abuse
• Tobacco & Marijuana • May 27 04
Marijuana abuse and dependence rose in the United States in the 1990s, possibly because the substance has become more potent, according to a study…
U.S. health chief sees backing for tobacco accord
• Tobacco & Marijuana • May 27 04
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson said Friday he was hopeful the United States would ratify a global treaty this year to…
La. jury awards $591 mln in smoking case
• Tobacco & Marijuana • May 27 04
The tobacco industry must pay $591 million to fund a 10-year program to help Louisiana smokers quit, a jury in a class-action suit decided…
Lawmakers seek to give FDA power over tobacco
• Tobacco & Marijuana • May 27 04
A bipartisan team of lawmakers opened a new drive on Thursday to grant the Food and Drug Administration power to regulate cigarettes and tobacco-and…
Teenage smokers heed campaign
• Tobacco & Marijuana • May 24 04
The number of teenagers smoking in Guernsey has been halved after a radical anti-smoking campaign on the island.
The anti-smoking lobby is now hoping…