Archive for September 2011
-
September 30, 2011 – Tobacco companies were aware of the dangers of a radioactive substance in cigarettes as early as 1959, but hid this knowledge from the public, according to a new study. Read the full story here.
Read More -
Join us for an afternoon of learning on Monday, October 31st! Our second offering in the Healthy Marathon County Capacity Series will be presented by Jeff Russell of Russell Consulting of Madison (Visit their website). The following two sessions will…
Read More -
See how teens are fooling parents, teachers — even cops! And it’s so potent they’re getting drunk, sick and worse! To view a 1 min video and story from Huffington Post – Click Here
Read More -
September 26, 2011 – The Department of Revenue is notifying the Roll Your Own (RYO) tobacco shops operating in Wisconsin that they are manufacturers of cigarettes and need to be paying the cigarette tax. While we are still awaiting the…
Read More -
September 22, 2011 – There will be a public hearing today in Madison at 2 pm on the legislation AB 93. Rep.Garey Bies introduced AB 93 Back in April. This bill is makes all penalties and punishments for minors with other…
Read More -
September 22, 2011 – Seriously, text messaging may help a smoker quit! Based on the recommendations of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health is launching the SmokeFreeTXT program,…
Read More -
September 16, 2011 – Researchers at the Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have found that children in the Unites States exposed to secondhand tobacco smoke show an increase in blood lead levels. This is an additional hazard of tobacco…
Read More -
September 12, 2011 – 64 people responded to the Tobacco Free poll question, “Should candy flavored tobacco products be banned?” 100% of respondents said “yes”!!
Read More -
September 12, 2011 – Have you noticed that more and more “Roll Your Own” cigarette (“smoke”) machines are popping up in Wisconsin? We even have some here in Marathon County with more on the way… unfortunately. Here are some interesting…
Read More -
September 12, 2011 – A new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows fewer adults are smoking cigarettes in the United States. An estimated 19.3 percent of adults smoked in 2010, down from 20.9 percent in…
Read More