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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September 1, 2012 | Journal Article
This article provides evidence that competitive food laws are associated with adolescent weight gain—students exposed to stronger laws gained less weight on average than students in states without such laws. Objective height and weight data were gat ...
November 1, 2006 | Journal Article
In this study, the authors explored changing relations between substance use, welfare receipt and substance-abuse treatment among low-income mothers before and after welfare reform. Annual data were examined from mothers aged 18 to 49 years in the 1 ...
April 30, 2000 | Program Result
The Educational Broadcasting Corporation, New York, sponsored a 1998 conference "Teen Leadership Institute on Drug Issues."
December 1, 2004 | Journal Article
This study examines what Marlboro Lights smokers know about the health risks of low-tar cigarettes compared with regular cigarettes, and whether they know that the filters of Marlboro Lights cigarettes have vents.
September 1, 2002 | Program Result
The Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, Kaiser Foundation Research Institute, Portland, Ore., developed and tested new measures to assess the frequency, extent, and quality of tobacco treatment services delivered to patients during routine doctor visits.
May 1, 2002 | Program Result
Between 1997 and 1999, the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy, Washington, carried out two studies on corporate giving patterns to racial and ethnic minority nonprofit organizations.
January 1, 2011 | Toolkit
This guide provides information on methods to quit smoking such as counseling, medications, combination methods and hypnosis, along with information about how well they work, how much each costs to quit, whether insurance covers it and where a smoker can get each method.
May 28, 2009 | Program Result
In anticipation of receiving $10 billion to administer a national smoking cessation program pursuant to a court-approved settlement with tobacco companies, officials at the CDC Foundation began to develop a business plan.
August 1, 2000 | Program Result
The American Lung Association, the American Nonsmokers' Rights Foundation, the American Cancer Society and the American Heart Association developed a national educational effort on the effect of preemption on tobacco policy.
March 17, 2011 | Program Result
A national study of 2,582 smokers ages 16 to 24, provides insights into whether young smokers tried to quit, the methods they used in trying to quit and factors that would predict their quitting patterns and success rates.