Although tobacco use has decreased, it is the leading cause of death in the United States. Implementing a combination of policy changes including clean indoor air laws, higher per-pack taxes, and cessation efforts are proven to reduce tobacco use and exposure to secondhand smoke.
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March 1, 1998 | Program Result
The University of Illinois at Chicago examined the similarities and differences among predictors of different stages of smoking for adolescents: abstinence, trying, experimentation, regular use.
February 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This study investigated sociodemographic disparities in alcohol environments and their relationship with adolescent drinking.
May 31, 2000 | Program Result
North Bay Health Resources Center assessed the effectiveness of a community-driven deterrence strategy to increase merchant perception of risk, influence store owners and clerks to obey state tobacco sales laws, and reduce tobacco sales to minors.
December 3, 2008 | Program Result
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January 1, 1997 | Program Result
From 1993 to 1996, the National Youth Sports Coaches Association, West Palm Beach, Fla., the only national nonprofit organization that certifies volunteer youth coaches, carried out two related but separate initiatives.
May 1, 2005 | Program Result
The Fighting Back project in Vallejo, Calif., worked from 1990 to 2002 to prevent, intervene and treat alcohol and other drug abuse, focusing on local partnerships and strategic alliances to coordinate activities.
December 1, 2002 | Program Result
The Integrated Substance Abuse Programs at the University of California, Los Angeles held a conference, "Blending Clinical Practice and Research: Forging Partnerships to Enhance Drug Addiction Treatment."
January 1, 2000 | Program Result
The Cancer Prevention and Control Center at Boston University Medical Center convened a conference at which representatives from four states that had passed tobacco tax initiatives discussed issues they had faced.
February 1, 2009 | Issue Brief
A number of states have considered laws or ballot initiatives intended to divert drug-abusing criminal offenders into treatment programs instead of prison or jail.
July 31, 2008 | Program Result
The Pacific Center on Health and Tobacco was formed in 1999 to assist member states in implementing statewide tobacco cessation guidelines.