Public smoking in Nacogdoches ends Tuesday
By MATTHEW STOFF
The Daily Sentinel
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Effective Tuesday, July 1, smoking in all of Nacogdoches' public buildings, workplaces, offices, bars and restaurants will be prohibited, punishable by a fine up to $2,000 in municipal court. With the new law in place, Nacogdoches joins other East Texas communities like Marshall and Tyler and at least 20 states that have banned public smoking in the name of health.
Private ...
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29-Jul-08 3:00 PM
by Maggie Wilhite
Cigarette Use Among High School Students --- United States, 1991--2007
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5725a3.htm?s_cid=mm5725a3_e
Cigarette use is the leading preventable cause of death in the United States (1). A national health objective for 2010 is to reduce the prevalence of current cigarette use among high school students to 16% or less (27-2b) (1). To examine changes in cigarette use among high school students in the United States during 1991--2007, CDC analyzed data ...
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26-Jun-08 3:00 PM
by Maggie Wilhite
NEW CASA REPORT FINDS HUGE INCREASES IN MARIJUANA POTENCY, TREATMENT ADMISSIONS, MEDICAL DIAGNOSES AND ER MENTIONS
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18-Jun-08 9:00 AM
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"State Smoking Restrictions for Private-Sector Worksites, Restaurants,
and Bars --- United States, 2004 and 2007
MMWR Weekly Report, Volume 57, Number 20
This report summarizes the changes in state smoking restrictions for
private-sector worksites, restaurants, and bars that occurred from 2004
to 2007. The findings indicated a substantial increase in the number and
restrictiveness of state laws regulating smoking in these three
settings, providing nonsmokers with increased ...
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22-May-08 4:00 PM
by Maggie Wilhite
Fun at 21? Drinking to excess on one's 21st birthday has become a tradition
Tragically, some don't live to regret their binge.
Tuesday, May 20, 2008 4:34 AM
By Kathy Lynn Gray
The Columbus Dispatch
According to a 2006 study of 164 students, 34% blacked out on their 21st birthday.
The Hot Issue
Did you overindulge on your 21st birthday?
When a young woman enters a bar wearing a glittery crown and a beauty-queen sash, bartenders know what to do: Pour a free shot; ...
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20-May-08 4:45 PM
by Maggie Wilhite
A new study examining emergency department patients finds that those with unmet addiction treatment needs incur higher hospital and emergency department charges than other patients.
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6-Jan-05 11:00 AM
by kim lange