Tobacco In the News

Articles and Press Releases

NIH Record story "Taking Our Own Best Advice Policy Envisions a Tobacco-Free NIH": (http://nihrecord.od.nih.gov/newsletters/2005/12_02_2005/story02.htm)

NIH Record story "Consumer Misperceptions About Tobacco Still Abound, Says Cummings" (http://nihrecord.od.nih.gov/newsletters/2005/12_16_2005/story02.htm)

CDC's Benefits of a Smoke-free Workplace, included in Making Your Workplace Smokefree: A Decision Maker's Guide: (http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/secondhand_smoke/00_pdfs/chap2.pdf)

Restrictions on Smoking in the Workplace, included in NCI Monograph 12: Population Based Smoking Cessation (http://dccps.nci.nih.gov/tcrb/monographs/12/Chapter_3.pdf)

Audio Reports

Genes Linked to Tobacco Addiction — 12/15/2006
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Results of a unique genetic study bring scientists one step closer to understanding why some casual smokers become addicted to nicotine.

A Few "Harmless Puffs" Can Lead One Towards Nicotine Addiction — 08/25/2006
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You might think just a few puffs of a cigarette would be harmless. But according to a new imaging study supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, those so-called "harmless" puffs can get you started on the road towards being hooked.

Study Shows Childen of Smoking Mothers Exhibit Early Behavior Problems — 07/28/2006
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The findings from a study indicate that children whose mothers smoked during pregnancy begin to show a pattern of behavior problems as early as 18-24 months of age.

State of the Science Conference Discusses Tobacco Use, Cessation Treatments — 06/16/2006
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The National Institutes of Health held a State of the Science Conference to discuss tobacco use prevention and treatments.

Increasing Evidence Points to Link Between Youth Smoking, Smoking in Movies — 11/10/2005
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A study funded by the National Cancer Institute and conducted by researchers from Dartmouth Medical School looked at kids aged 10 through 14 and found they had a higher risk of trying tobacco as their exposure to movie smoking increased.

Childhood Exposure to Second-Hand Smoke Has Long-Lasting Effects — 09/04/2005
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A study finds that early-life exposure to second-hand smoke can produce life-long respiratory problems. Published by researchers at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, it's the largest study, to date, on the effects of childhood exposure to environmental tobacco smoke on respiratory disease later in life.

NCI Announces Integrated Plan to Fight Lung Cancer — 08/21/2005
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With the goal of reducing suffering and death due to cancer by 2015, the National Cancer Institute has unveiled an integrated plan aimed at fighting lung cancer.