Cigarettes tax
Raising Tobacco Taxes is Dumb
Isn’t it interesting how every time a state government is in fiscal trouble that the first thing they decide to do is to raise taxes on the sale of tobacco? Somehow, legislators have it in their heads that the only people who might be upset by raising the cost of tobacco are smokers. [...]
Expert calls for total smoking ban
Anindo Banerjee, 41, respiratory specialist at Southampton General Hospital, said even though there is a ban on lighting up in public, cigarettes continue to be a major health problem and not just for older generations. He called for a total ban on cigarettes on the eve of No Smoking Day.
Mr Banerjee said he is even [...]
Health officials push for cigarette tax
SOUTH CAROLINA, SC – The South Carolina Tobacco Collaborative, a group of public health organizations across the state, are working to reduce the toll of tobacco in South Carolina. On Wednesday they will hold a news conference to talk about their efforts to raise the state cigarette tax and the importance of dedicating funds to [...]
Smoking ban makes good sense
Smoking has been recognised as a serious medical problem and, in the last 40 years, has been linked irrefutably to many serious diseases of various tissues, including cancer, heart disease, gangrene of lower limbs, stroke and lung disease. Cigarette smoking also increases the complications of diabetes and hypertension.
Tobacco use is the second leading cause of [...]
Health Organizations Raise Issue Of Higher Cigarette Taxes
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Several public health organizations, like the American Cancer Society, have asked Tennessee lawmakers to explore the possibility of raising the state’s cigarette tax.
“It’s a public health issue,” said John Chiaramonte of the American Cancer Society.
Chiaramonte said an increased cigarette tax could help the state lawmakers make ends meet during a [...]
Health Department bans staff smoke breaks
A ban on federal Health Department employees taking cigarette breaks has been criticised as a heavy-handed measure that may be difficult to legally enforce.
From February 1, employees will be banned from smoking during work hours or ”when representing the department in any capacity”, according to a memo sent to staff at Christmas.
Staff will be permitted [...]
South Korea to ban smoking in public places from 2011
SEOUL: South Korea will move to ban smoking in public places, both indoor and outdoor, from 2011 in a bid to reduce the country’s smoking rate, the health ministry said Wednesday.
According to the Ministry for Health, Welfare and Family Affairs, the government is aiming at bringing down the nation’s smoking rate from 47 percent at [...]
Smoking ban puts bad air outside
ATHENS, Ga. — Smoking bans have made the air healthier in bars and restaurants, but may have made the air just outside the establishments more hazardous, University of Georgia researchers have found.
Nonsmoking diners and imbibers sitting in outdoor patios or sidewalk seating areas connected to the bars or restaurants are picking up doses of secondhand [...]
FDA Warned About the Dangers of Banning the E Cigarette
ST. LOUIS, MO, November 24, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ — With top public health officials showing support for the now infamous product and taking an open stand against the FDA, could the agency lose even more credibility and need restructuring to get in line with the real needs of the population?
The FDA and special interest groups have [...]
Medical Assn backs Tobacco Bill
HE TT Medical Association (TTMA) praised the passage of the Tobacco Control Legislation and introduction of the breathalyser.
In a release the TTMA congratulated Health Minister Jerry Narace for successfully piloting the Tobacco Control Act through the Senate. “This is a significant piece of legislation which, when eventually enacted, will have important long term beneficial effects [...]
Funding anti-tobacco programs saves us in the long run
The 2008 Independent Evaluation report of the New York State Tobacco Control Program was recently released, and the news is good.
Our tobacco control program in New York is working, and working well. Both youth and adult smoking rates are declining significantly faster than the rates for the U.S. as a whole.
The smoking rates in Putnam, [...]
ICS seeks €1 hike for cigarettes
The Irish Cancer Society is urging the Government to increase the tax on cigarettes by €1 in the forthcoming budget in order to fund the fight against tobacco smuggling.
The organisation denies that an increase in the price of cigarettes would increase the sale of cheap smuggled tobacco.
“High price is not the problem. The problem is [...]
Progress in Stamping Out Smoking Has Stalled
After decades of progress, the number of Americans who smoke hasn’t budged over the last five years and actually rose slightly from 2007 to 2008, according to a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Over the longer term, smoking rates have declined. From 1998 to 2008, the percentage of smokers in [...]
University of Montana proposes campus tobacco ban
MISSOULA, Mont. — The University of Montana is proposing a campus-wide ban on all forms of tobacco, though students and staff would have nearly two years to quit before it’s enforced.
The Associated Students of the University of Montana Senate endorsed the ban and President George Dennison recently sent an e-mail informing faculty, staff and students [...]
