The Council's 42-27 vote provides critical leadership in addressing the serious health hazards of
tobacco use and exposure to secondhand smoke, which have a disproportionate impact among
American Indians. American Indians have the highest prevalence of tobacco use in the United States,
putting them at great risk of suffering from tobacco-related death and disease. According to the CDC's
2006 survey of adult smoking, 32.4 percent of American Indians/Alaska Natives were current smokers,
compared to 20.8 percent for the nation as a whole. It also serves as an example for other tribes by
encouraging them to take similar action to protect their members from tobacco use and secondhand
smoke.
We applaud the Southwest Navajo Tobacco Education Prevention Project, the American Cancer Society
Great West Division, and bill sponsor Thomas Walker, Jr., for their leadership in championing this critical
public health measure. The Navajo Nation legislation adds to the growing momentum across the country
and around the world to protect the public from the serious health hazards of secondhand smoke.
Currently, 24 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico have passed smoke-free legislation that cover
restaurants and bars. The states are Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii,
Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New
Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont and Washington. A growing
number of countries have also passed nationwide smoke-free laws, including Bermuda, Bhutan, France,
Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, the United
Kingdom and Uruguay.
The need for protection from secondhand smoke in all workplaces and public places has never been
clearer. In issuing a groundbreaking report on secondhand smoke in June 2006, U.S. Surgeon
General Richard Carmona stated, "The debate is over. The science is clear: Secondhand
smoke is not a mere annoyance, but a serious health hazard that causes premature death and
disease in children and nonsmoking adults." Secondhand smoke contains more than 4,000
chemicals, including at least 69 carcinogens. The Surgeon General found that secondhand smoke is a
proven cause of lung cancer, heart disease, serious respiratory illnesses such as bronchitis and
asthma, low birth weight and sudden infant death syndrome. The Surgeon General also found that
secondhand smoke is responsible for tens of thousands of deaths in the United States each year, there
is no safe level of exposure, and only smoke-free laws provide effective protection from secondhand
smoke.
tobacco use and exposure to secondhand smoke, which have a disproportionate impact among
American Indians. American Indians have the highest prevalence of tobacco use in the United States,
putting them at great risk of suffering from tobacco-related death and disease. According to the CDC's
2006 survey of adult smoking, 32.4 percent of American Indians/Alaska Natives were current smokers,
compared to 20.8 percent for the nation as a whole. It also serves as an example for other tribes by
encouraging them to take similar action to protect their members from tobacco use and secondhand
smoke.
We applaud the Southwest Navajo Tobacco Education Prevention Project, the American Cancer Society
Great West Division, and bill sponsor Thomas Walker, Jr., for their leadership in championing this critical
public health measure. The Navajo Nation legislation adds to the growing momentum across the country
and around the world to protect the public from the serious health hazards of secondhand smoke.
Currently, 24 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico have passed smoke-free legislation that cover
restaurants and bars. The states are Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii,
Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New
Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont and Washington. A growing
number of countries have also passed nationwide smoke-free laws, including Bermuda, Bhutan, France,
Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, the United
Kingdom and Uruguay.
The need for protection from secondhand smoke in all workplaces and public places has never been
clearer. In issuing a groundbreaking report on secondhand smoke in June 2006, U.S. Surgeon
General Richard Carmona stated, "The debate is over. The science is clear: Secondhand
smoke is not a mere annoyance, but a serious health hazard that causes premature death and
disease in children and nonsmoking adults." Secondhand smoke contains more than 4,000
chemicals, including at least 69 carcinogens. The Surgeon General found that secondhand smoke is a
proven cause of lung cancer, heart disease, serious respiratory illnesses such as bronchitis and
asthma, low birth weight and sudden infant death syndrome. The Surgeon General also found that
secondhand smoke is responsible for tens of thousands of deaths in the United States each year, there
is no safe level of exposure, and only smoke-free laws provide effective protection from secondhand
smoke.
Tobacco and Teens:
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Expose Big Tobacco
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We need your help in
showing how Big Tobacco is
marketing to kids and teens
in your communities. So
head out to stores in your
neighborhood, take pictures
of tobacco retail displays &
other tobacco product
advertisements and then
share them with us on our
Healthy Lungs Application
on Facebook. (Hint: Check
out convenience stores and
gas stations selling tobacco
products near schools.)
The American Lung
Association will choose the
most egregious pictures
and highlight them here & on
our website at www.lungusa.
org. We will also share them
with your Senators and
Members of Congress to
highlight the urgent need for
them to finally hold the
tobacco companies
accountable for how they
make and advertise their
deadly products.
Why is the Lung Association
sponsoring this contest?
Because the tobacco
companies prey on
teenagers and youth –
calling them the
“replacement generation” of
smokers. And sadly – they
have a lot of success: Each
day more than 4,000 kids try
their first cigarette and
1,100 kids become regular
daily smokers.
Now is our chance to
expose their bad acts. Your
pictures will be used to
show Congress how
important it is that they
finally regulate tobacco
products – including how
they’re marketed and sold
in stores. Currently, tobacco
products are one of the only
consumer products not
regulated by the federal
government. That means the
tobacco companies can
spike nicotine levels to
make cigarettes more
addictive; claim their
products are less harmful –
even if they’re not; and add
candy and other flavorings
to try and hook kids.
So, check out stores selling
tobacco products and share
the pictures you take of their
advertisements with us by
uploading your pictures via
the Healthy Lungs
Application on Facebook.
The American Lung
Association will choose the
best photos and highlight
them on Facebook and on
our website.
Winners will receive prizes
from the American Lung
Association. Once
submitted, photos will
become the property of the
American Lung Association.
Be sure to observe all local
laws!
showing how Big Tobacco is
marketing to kids and teens
in your communities. So
head out to stores in your
neighborhood, take pictures
of tobacco retail displays &
other tobacco product
advertisements and then
share them with us on our
Healthy Lungs Application
on Facebook. (Hint: Check
out convenience stores and
gas stations selling tobacco
products near schools.)
The American Lung
Association will choose the
most egregious pictures
and highlight them here & on
our website at www.lungusa.
org. We will also share them
with your Senators and
Members of Congress to
highlight the urgent need for
them to finally hold the
tobacco companies
accountable for how they
make and advertise their
deadly products.
Why is the Lung Association
sponsoring this contest?
Because the tobacco
companies prey on
teenagers and youth –
calling them the
“replacement generation” of
smokers. And sadly – they
have a lot of success: Each
day more than 4,000 kids try
their first cigarette and
1,100 kids become regular
daily smokers.
Now is our chance to
expose their bad acts. Your
pictures will be used to
show Congress how
important it is that they
finally regulate tobacco
products – including how
they’re marketed and sold
in stores. Currently, tobacco
products are one of the only
consumer products not
regulated by the federal
government. That means the
tobacco companies can
spike nicotine levels to
make cigarettes more
addictive; claim their
products are less harmful –
even if they’re not; and add
candy and other flavorings
to try and hook kids.
So, check out stores selling
tobacco products and share
the pictures you take of their
advertisements with us by
uploading your pictures via
the Healthy Lungs
Application on Facebook.
The American Lung
Association will choose the
best photos and highlight
them on Facebook and on
our website.
Winners will receive prizes
from the American Lung
Association. Once
submitted, photos will
become the property of the
American Lung Association.
Be sure to observe all local
laws!
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Once You Start, It's Hard to Stop
Smoking is a hard habit to break because tobacco contains
nicotine, which is highly addictive. Like heroin or other addictive
drugs, the body and mind quickly become so used to the nicotine in
cigarettes that a person needs to have it just to feel normal.
People start smoking for a variety of different reasons. Some think it
looks cool. Others start because their family members or friends
smoke. Statistics show that about 9 out of 10 tobacco users start
before they're 18 years old. Most adults who started smoking in
their teens never expected to become addicted. That's why people
say it's just so much easier to not start smoking at all.
nicotine, which is highly addictive. Like heroin or other addictive
drugs, the body and mind quickly become so used to the nicotine in
cigarettes that a person needs to have it just to feel normal.
People start smoking for a variety of different reasons. Some think it
looks cool. Others start because their family members or friends
smoke. Statistics show that about 9 out of 10 tobacco users start
before they're 18 years old. Most adults who started smoking in
their teens never expected to become addicted. That's why people
say it's just so much easier to not start smoking at all.
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Tobacco ads target teens in song
| The Boston Globe Chris Reidy July 11, 2008 |
The youth smoking prevention campaign "truth," created with input from the Boston ad agency Arnold,
has launched a "ReMix" project on its website that features songs with anti-tobacco messages.
"Songs from the current truth advertising campaign will be getting a new twist this summer when nine
innovative and well-known DJs and bands put new spins on the songs by re-mixing them in styles from
house and hip-hop to electro," the American Legacy Foundation said.
The foundation was created as a result of a 1998 settlement agreement between the tobacco industry
and a coalition of many state attorneys general. Using money from that settlement, the foundation hired
Arnold to lead a roster of ad agencies to develop creative ideas for the truth smoking prevention
campaign, which debuted in 2000.
The latest iteration of that campaign is called the "Sunny Side of truth," and the "Sunny Side" music
ReMix phase of that campaign, which launched yesterday, features such DJs and bands as Cobra
has launched a "ReMix" project on its website that features songs with anti-tobacco messages.
"Songs from the current truth advertising campaign will be getting a new twist this summer when nine
innovative and well-known DJs and bands put new spins on the songs by re-mixing them in styles from
house and hip-hop to electro," the American Legacy Foundation said.
The foundation was created as a result of a 1998 settlement agreement between the tobacco industry
and a coalition of many state attorneys general. Using money from that settlement, the foundation hired
Arnold to lead a roster of ad agencies to develop creative ideas for the truth smoking prevention
campaign, which debuted in 2000.
The latest iteration of that campaign is called the "Sunny Side of truth," and the "Sunny Side" music
ReMix phase of that campaign, which launched yesterday, features such DJs and bands as Cobra
Starship, Diplo, Kaskade, and Mix
Master Mike, the foundation said.
Although playful and upbeat in tone,
the songs convey a strong
anti-tobacco message, the
foundation said. The plan is to make
this music available on websites that
teens frequent, including websites
accessible by cellphone.
Songs can be heard on the truth's
website as well as on such sites as
MySpace.com and Facebook.com,
the foundation said.
Master Mike, the foundation said.
Although playful and upbeat in tone,
the songs convey a strong
anti-tobacco message, the
foundation said. The plan is to make
this music available on websites that
teens frequent, including websites
accessible by cellphone.
Songs can be heard on the truth's
website as well as on such sites as
MySpace.com and Facebook.com,
the foundation said.
The plan is to make this music available on websites that teens frequent, including websites accessible
by cellphone.
Songs can be heard on the truth's website as well as on such sites as MySpace.com and
Facebook.com, the foundation said.
Plans call for additional ReMix podcasts to roll out every two weeks through early October, and starting
at the end of July, songs will be available for download from iTunes and other digital distribution sites
such as Amazon.com, said the foundation, which added that teens will also be able to share ReMixes on
their cellphones by using a special widget.
by cellphone.
Songs can be heard on the truth's website as well as on such sites as MySpace.com and
Facebook.com, the foundation said.
Plans call for additional ReMix podcasts to roll out every two weeks through early October, and starting
at the end of July, songs will be available for download from iTunes and other digital distribution sites
such as Amazon.com, said the foundation, which added that teens will also be able to share ReMixes on
their cellphones by using a special widget.
By Chris Reidy, Globe staff http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2008/07/tobacco_ads_tar.html
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Navajo Nation's Smoke-Free Legislation is Historic Win for Health
July 30, 2008 (Contact: Amber McDowell 202.296.5469)
Washington, D.C. - The Navajo Nation Council has delivered a historic victory
for health by approving legislation that prohibits the non-ceremonial use of
tobacco products in all areas of the reservation except personal residential
property. The Navajo Nation is a federally-recognized tribe encompassing
portions of northeastern Arizona, northwestern New Mexico, and southeastern
Utah. We urge Navajo Nation President Joe Shirley, Jr., to sign into law this
important legislation, which the Tribal Council approved at the conclusion of
its weeklong summer session in Window Rock, Ariz.
for health by approving legislation that prohibits the non-ceremonial use of
tobacco products in all areas of the reservation except personal residential
property. The Navajo Nation is a federally-recognized tribe encompassing
portions of northeastern Arizona, northwestern New Mexico, and southeastern
Utah. We urge Navajo Nation President Joe Shirley, Jr., to sign into law this
important legislation, which the Tribal Council approved at the conclusion of
its weeklong summer session in Window Rock, Ariz.
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STUDY SHOWS WHY ONCE IS ENOUGH TO HOOK SOME SMOKERS
| Source: Reuters Date: 2008-08-05 Author: Julie Steenhuysen, 996-2006 |
Researchers in Canada have found a region in the
brains of rats that may be the key to these differences.
By manipulating specific molecular doorways into
brain cells called receptors, they were able to control
which rats in the study enjoyed their first exposure to
nicotine and which were repelled by it.
"Our findings may explain an individual's vulnerability
to nicotine addiction and may point to new
pharmacological treatments for the prevention of it
and the treatment of nicotine withdrawal," said Dr.
Steven Laviolette of the University of Western
Ontario, who reported his findings in the Journal of
Neuroscience.
brains of rats that may be the key to these differences.
By manipulating specific molecular doorways into
brain cells called receptors, they were able to control
which rats in the study enjoyed their first exposure to
nicotine and which were repelled by it.
"Our findings may explain an individual's vulnerability
to nicotine addiction and may point to new
pharmacological treatments for the prevention of it
and the treatment of nicotine withdrawal," said Dr.
Steven Laviolette of the University of Western
Ontario, who reported his findings in the Journal of
Neuroscience.
Read entire article here http://www.reuters.com/article/scienceNews/idUSN0534435420080805?sp=true ID: 269671
Several studies have found that certain people are especially responsive to the effects of nicotine.
(Editing by Maggie Fox and Bill Trott)
(Editing by Maggie Fox and Bill Trott)
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More W.Va. kids live with smoking in home, study finds
West Virginia's youngest and poorest children are twice as likely to be exposed to
secondhand smoke in their homes as other low-income kids in the United States, according
to a report released Tuesday.
secondhand smoke in their homes as other low-income kids in the United States, according
to a report released Tuesday.
| Charleston (WV) Gazette By Eric Eyre Staff writer |
(08/13/08) West Virginia's youngest and poorest children are twice as likely to be exposed to
secondhand smoke in their homes as other low-income kids in the United States, according to a report
released Tuesday.
More than 23 percent of West Virginia infants and toddlers enrolled in the Women, Infants and Children
(WIC) supplemental nutrition program lived in homes where parents or caregivers smoked last year, the
state's Office of Nutritional Services reported.
The national average for WIC children - ages 4 and under - was 10.6 percent.
Children exposed to tobacco smoke have higher rates of respiratory illness, ear infections and sudden
infant death syndrome.
secondhand smoke in their homes as other low-income kids in the United States, according to a report
released Tuesday.
More than 23 percent of West Virginia infants and toddlers enrolled in the Women, Infants and Children
(WIC) supplemental nutrition program lived in homes where parents or caregivers smoked last year, the
state's Office of Nutritional Services reported.
The national average for WIC children - ages 4 and under - was 10.6 percent.
Children exposed to tobacco smoke have higher rates of respiratory illness, ear infections and sudden
infant death syndrome.
"Everybody knows secondhand smoke is bad, but they're still smoking
around their kids," said Bruce Adkins, director of the state's Division of
Tobacco Prevention. "People are so addicted. We have a lot of hard-core
tobacco users in West Virginia, and they're tough to get at."
The WIC report also looked at other health risk factors for children,
including low birthweight, anemia, obesity and television viewing.
About 52,000 infants and toddlers were enrolled in the state's WIC
program in 2007.
around their kids," said Bruce Adkins, director of the state's Division of
Tobacco Prevention. "People are so addicted. We have a lot of hard-core
tobacco users in West Virginia, and they're tough to get at."
The WIC report also looked at other health risk factors for children,
including low birthweight, anemia, obesity and television viewing.
About 52,000 infants and toddlers were enrolled in the state's WIC
program in 2007.
According to the report, more than 25 percent of kids ages 3 and 4 were in homes where people
smoked. The percentage declined slightly for children under 2.
"The younger they are, the worse it is," Adkins said. "They don't have developed immune systems. Their
ability to fight off infections is severely diminished."
Denise Ferris, the state's WIC program director, said nutritionists are counseling parents about the
dangers of smoking around their children.
"Generally, we find people are aware of the danger of [secondhand smoke], but they're not at the point
of [stopping]," Ferris said. "If people tell us they're ready to make a change, we refer them to people who
will help them."
West Virginia has the second-highest percentage of adult smokers in the nation, behind Kentucky. More
than one of every four West Virginias smokes.
Previous reports also have shown that the state has the highest rate of pregnant women who smoke -
27 percent - in the nation.
smoked. The percentage declined slightly for children under 2.
"The younger they are, the worse it is," Adkins said. "They don't have developed immune systems. Their
ability to fight off infections is severely diminished."
Denise Ferris, the state's WIC program director, said nutritionists are counseling parents about the
dangers of smoking around their children.
"Generally, we find people are aware of the danger of [secondhand smoke], but they're not at the point
of [stopping]," Ferris said. "If people tell us they're ready to make a change, we refer them to people who
will help them."
West Virginia has the second-highest percentage of adult smokers in the nation, behind Kentucky. More
than one of every four West Virginias smokes.
Previous reports also have shown that the state has the highest rate of pregnant women who smoke -
27 percent - in the nation.
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