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MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Tobacco companies' aggressive coupon marketing tactics may reduce the likelihood that current smokers will quit, according to new research published in Tobacco Control, an international peer-reviewed journal. This report is the first-of-its-kind to illustrate that cigarette coupons have a negative association on smoking cessation. To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click...
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In 1995, R.J. Reynolds targeted gays in a marketing campaign titled Project SCUM. Today, an edgy Delicious Lesbian Kisses (DLK) campaign draws attention to smoking among lesbians; The Network for LGBT Health Equity helps bridge the gap between Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) organizations and tobacco control funding; and the CRUSH campaign uses 'cuties' to spread the message that being tobacco free is sexy. To view the...
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Texas ranks 41st in the nation in funding programs to prevent kids from smoking and help smokers quit, according to a national report released today by a coalition of public health organizations. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080918/CFTFKLOGO) Texas currently spends $6.5 million a year on tobacco prevention and cessation programs, which is 2.4 percent of the $266.3 million recommended by the U.S. Centers for Disease...
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- South Dakota ranks 11th in the nation in funding programs to prevent kids from smoking and help smokers quit, according to a national report released today by a coalition of public health organizations. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080918/CFTFKLOGO) South Dakota currently spends $4 million a year on tobacco prevention and cessation programs, which is 35.4 percent of the $11.3 million recommended by the U.S. Centers...
WASHINGTON, Dec 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- North Dakota ranks 2nd in the nation in funding programs to prevent kids from smoking and help smokers quit, according to a national report released today by a coalition of public health organizations. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080918/CFTFKLOGO) Counting both state funding and a federal grant, North Dakota has budgeted $9.4 million this year for tobacco prevention and cessation programs, which meets the recommended...
Health Advocates Call on State to Pass Comprehensive Smoke-free Law WASHINGTON, Dec. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Kentucky ranks 37th in the nation in funding programs to prevent kids from smoking and help smokers quit, according to a national report released today by a coalition of public health organizations. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080918/CFTFKLOGO) Kentucky currently spends $2.1 million a year on tobacco prevention and cessation programs, which is 3.7...
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Georgia ranks 43rd in the nation in funding programs to prevent kids from smoking and help smokers quit, according to a national report released today by a coalition of public health organizations. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080918/CFTFKLOGO) Georgia currently spends $750,000 a year on tobacco prevention and cessation programs, which is 0.6 percent of the $116.5 million recommended by the U.S. Centers for...
OVIEDO, Fla., Dec. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Smokers that have made the switch to Firelight Fusion have already benefited from the massive savings of the electronic cigarette when compared to traditional e cigarettes, but there is more to the story. Fusion is is on average of 20 to 30% cheaper than other e cigarette companies for the same quality electronic cigarette as other top companies and retailers.Now, Fusion has a program for free batteries because all rechargeable e cigarette...
Revenue for the Cigarette Manufacturing industry in China has been increasing 13.9% annually over the past five years. Demand elasticity for cigarettes is quite low and stable, and cigarette prices are very low in China. In recent years, Chinese smokers have attached greater importance to brand reputation and there has been a consumer shift toward famous-brand, high-quality cigarettes. Stricter government controls on cigarette smoking in public places and other buildings will result in...
Lawrence LeBlond for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states that an estimated 45.3 million adults in the US smoke cigarettes. It also reports that cigarettes, the single leading cause of preventable death in the US, account for nearly 443,000 deaths every year. Now, a US judge is ordering the top three cigarette makers—Philip Morris, Reynolds and Lorillard—to publicly admit that their products are killing America. The judge...
