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- Tobacco Free Florida has helped 72,000 people quit through its 3 Ways to Quit services. - TALLAHASSEE, Fla., April 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The fifth annual Tobacco Free Florida Week runs from April 6-13. Themed "High Five: Celebrating Five Years of Tobacco Free Florida Week," it will highlight progress made in protecting Floridians from tobacco's deadly toll. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130409/FL91627-INFO-a) (Photo:...

State Leaders Urged to Support Tobacco Prevention Initiatives WASHINGTON, March 15, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Kids in Michigan will stand up against tobacco on March 20 as they join thousands of young people nationwide for the 18(th) annual Kick Butts Day. More than 1,200 events are planned across the United States. (See below for a list of local events.) (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080918/CFTFKLOGO) Organized by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids and...

State Leaders Urged to Support Tobacco Prevention Initiatives WASHINGTON, March 15, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Kids in New York will stand up against tobacco on March 20 as they join thousands of young people nationwide for the 18(th) annual Kick Butts Day. More than 1,200 events are planned across the United States. (See below for a list of local events.) (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080918/CFTFKLOGO ) Organized by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids and...

State Leaders Urged to Support Tobacco Prevention Initiatives WASHINGTON, March 15, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Kids in Kentucky will stand up against tobacco on March 20 as they join thousands of young people nationwide for the 18(th) annual Kick Butts Day. More than 1,200 events are planned across the United States. (See below for a list of local events.) (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080918/CFTFKLOGO) Organized by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids and...

Statement of Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, American Heart Association, American Lung Association and American Public Health Association WASHINGTON, Jan. 31, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Our organizations strongly support the legislation introduced today by U.S. Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) to close loopholes in federal tobacco tax rates that have harmed public health by encouraging use of lower-taxed tobacco products and cost...

Brett Smith for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Smoking in Oregon could become a lot more difficult if new proposed legislation becomes law. State legislator Mitch Greenlick has introduced a bill that would make nicotine a Schedule III controlled substance—putting the drug alongside popularly abused substances like anabolic steroids, ketamine, and Hydrocodone. Like other Schedule III substances, nicotine products, including chewing tobacco, nicotine patches and gums, would only...

RICHMOND, Va., Jan. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Swedish Match announced today that the company is reducing the factory selling price for all Longhorn and Timber Wolf pouches to $.90. The new list price represents a 31% reduction for Longhorn and a 49% reduction for Timber Wolf. The new pricing goes into effect on Monday, January 21, 2013. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100528/PH12258LOGO) "Historically, the 'pouch' segment of the moist snuff category has grown at twice...

CHICAGO, May 10, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Attention all 2012 Little League baseball and softball players! Oral Health America's (OHA) NSTEP® program (National Spit Tobacco Education Program) is teaming with Little League International to launch its eleventh annual slogan contest where players have a chance to win a trip to the Little League World Series! To enter, Little Leaguers ages 8-14 create a ten-word phrase that describes why spit tobacco is dangerous and deadly....

New labor deal still allows use of smokeless tobacco by players during televised games. Players have agreed not to carry product in their back pockets when fans are in the ballpark, or use tobacco during game interviews or team functions. However, many believe ban on chewing tobacco and dip during games is needed to protect impressionable kids watching on TV. Selma, AL (PRWEB) May 07, 2012 Baseball season is in full swing, and America is once again filling the stands (over 73 million in...

RICHMOND, Va., May 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Swedish Match has introduced a new standard for pouch snuff, an innovative can, designed with the consumer in mind. Longhorn, Renegades and Timber Wolf pouches are the only brands you will find with the new disposal lid for convenient pouch storage. The new design from Swedish Match offers an easy to open utility lid that sits on top with a curved scoop for easy opening. The can also snaps tightly for storage. (Photo:...