Government Takes Proactive Approach to Cigarette Labeling The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has taken action against three tobacco manufacturers for making “additive-free” and/or “natural” claims on cigarette labeling. Today, the FDA issued warning letters to three tobacco manufacturers — ITG Brands LLC, Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company Inc., and Sherman’s 1400 Broadway N.Y.C. Ltd. — […]
No Tobacco 101 is an Anti Tobacco video project produced by five 4-H Students from Elm Creek. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eX4iU1iN0Wg 4-H Watch & Win No Smoking Campaign Attention, Teenagers! What is a good reason not to smoke or chew? Find out when you WATCH the funny young professor, in the 4-H “No Smoking 101” video and […]
University receives grant money to study idea LAWRENCE, Kan. —An effort is underway to ban smoking and other forms of tobacco from the University of Kansas campus. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that the Tobacco Free KU initiative has the backing of the student group Breathe Easy at KU and several university departments. Tobacco Free KU says […]
Congratulations to Central Community College for going 100% Tobacco Free. http://www.cccneb.edu/
On June 1, Nebraska will celebrate five yearsof clean indoor air. The Nebraska Smoke-Free Air law went into effect on June 1, 2009. Support for the law remains high at 86% and complaints have steadily declined from 129 in 2009, to 27 in 2013. For more on the law, visit SmokeFree.ne.gov.
Kearney High student takes action for tobacco prevention By JESSICA KOKESH Hub Regional Editor KEARNEY — A Kearney High School senior had a hand in planning an anti-tobacco summit at the University of Nebraska at Kearney this week. Sheri Crosier, 17, is co-chair of the youth board of No Limits Nebraska, a youth-led and youth-driven […]
*2,091 students responded; 1,381 voted for proposal Posted: Friday, February 28, 2014 11:45 am | Updated: 12:44 pm, Fri Feb 28, 2014. Email poll shows UNK students favor tobacco-free campus By JOSH MOODY Hub Staff Writer Kearney Hub KEARNEY — Students at the University of Nebraska at Kearney […]
E-Cigarette poisoning on the rise Posted: Jan 09, 2014 6:22 PM CST Jan 16, 2014 9:00 AM CST Posted By: Camila Orti Electronic cigarettes have been sweeping the nation, growing in popularity as an alternative to smoking, but an unseen danger has been growing, too. The Nebraska Regional Poison Center reports seeing nine times as […]
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Apr 17, 2014 Drug type: Tobacco Eleven Democratic lawmakers from the Senate and the House of Representatives released a report this week that shows a dramatic increase in the marketing of e-cigarettes to youth – with extensive resources being dedicated to social media, sponsorship of youth-oriented events, and television and radio advertisements that reach substantial […]
