Tag: texting
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Study finds personalized text messages helps some quit smoking
Smoking is a hard habit to break. A recent study, reported in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, found that sending smokers personalized text messages was twice as effective as giving...
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Join high schoolers around the state on Sept. 19 in taking the ‘It Can Wait’ pledge not to text while driving
In preparation for its national day of action, the “It Can Wait” campaign teamed up with state legislators in four schools across Kentucky to increase awareness about the risks of...
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‘One Text or Call Could Wreck It All’ traffic safety campaign being promoted this month
A new traffic campaign with the slogan of “One Text or Call Could Wreck It All” is being sponsored by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration this month. April has...
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National campaign targets distracted driving
With the aim of raising awareness about the dangers of distracted driving, national public-service campaign “Decide to Drive” kicked off this month. With former boxer Joe Frazier as spokesman, the...