Category: TOBACCO
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Most Kentucky adults favor requiring licenses to sell tobacco and vape products, and revoking licenses of repeat sellers to minors
Most Kentucky adults support the idea of licensing retail stores to sell tobacco and electronic-cigarette products, and revoking the licenses of repeat offenders who sell the products to minors, according...
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Food and Drug Administration sends White House office proposed regulations banning menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars
On Friday, the Food and Drug Administration sent the White House Office of Management & Budget its long-in-the-making regulations that would ban the sale of menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars. OMB “serves...
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Studies show that comprehensive smoke-free laws and tobacco taxes are associated with lower rates of youth smoking
Kentucky Health News Tobacco-control policies such as taxes and comprehensive smoke-free laws are associated with lower rates of youth smoking, according to recent studies. The purpose of the first study,...
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European quit-smoking drug proven safe, effective in U.S. study
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Cytisinicline, a drug to help people stop smoking, was found to be safe and effective when used at a higher concentration than is traditionally...
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Lexington marks 20 smoke-free years, but smoking bans still haven’t caught on in most of Ky. despite tobacco’s toll on health
Kentucky Health News Twenty years ago, Lexington became the first city in the South of Midwest to make indoor smoking in public places illegal. It’s had a big impact there...
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FDA proposes new requirements for makers of tobacco products aimed at minimizing contamination, protecting public health
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is proposing new rules that are aimed at minimizing contamination of tobacco products, including electronic cigarettes, and that would...
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Going smoke-free in 2023? Medications double odds of success
By Audrey Darville University of Kentucky Most people who smoke attempt to quit at least once a year, so it’s no surprise that quitting smoking is one of the most...
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Study: 42% of dual smoker-vapers quit vaping early and kept on smoking; 10% quit both; 15% went back to using both
Adults who vape and smoke at the same time are likely to continue smoking in the long run, counter to the electronic-cigarette industry’s message that vaping can help current smokers...
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Exposure to electronic-cigarette aerosols cause irregular heartbeats in mice, U of L researchers report
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Exposure to electronic-cigarette aerosols can cause heart arrhythmias in mice — in both premature and skipped beats, according to a University of Louisville study. Published in...
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FDA chief, at UK, says ‘It’s fair to be critical’ of failure to control e-cigarettes; voices concern about life expectancy, misinformation
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf said Friday at the University of Kentucky, “It’s fair to be critical of the FDA” regarding the...