Monthly Archives: June 2011
Santa Fe Housing Authority Plans to Ban Smoking
Virginia Soto was 11 years old when she started smoking. The little girl was hooked soon after her grandmother and great-aunt began asking her to roll cigarettes for them using some paper and a little tin of tobacco. And 71 years later, Soto is still going strong. She puffs away every day at her home in the Alta Vista Senior … Continue reading
Altria to Take $630 Million Second-Quarter Charge
Tobacco giant Altria Group Inc. MO +0.59% disclosed it would record a one-time charge of about $630 million in the second quarter related to the tax treatment of some leveraged lease transactions. The charge will lower earnings for the current quarter by 30 cents, which resulted in Altria lowering its full-year outlook. The company, however, maintained its adjusted earnings estimate … Continue reading
Facts About Smoking – Cigarette Statistics, Figures, and Costs
Who is Smoking in the United States? According to the Centers for Disease Control and Preventions article “Smoking and Tobacco Use: Fast Facts,” approximately 46 million American adults smoke, which equals about 20% of the population. The percentages vary by ethnic group, from a high of about 36% in American Indian and Alaska native populations to a low of approximately … Continue reading
Silver, Gold and Slim Cigarettes Misleading Many Smokers
Washington, (ANI): For decades, experts have warned that all conventional brands of cigarette present the same level of risk to smokers, including mild and low-tar brands. However, despite these warnings, a new study has revealed that many smokers in Western countries still believe that cigarettes labelled silver, gold and slim are less harmful than others. Researchers polled over 8,000 smokers … Continue reading
Mouse Study Reveals How Smoking Helps Keep People Thin
The notion that smoking somehow helps keep smokers thin has gotten new support from a study in mice — and the finding might one day be parlayed into new drugs to control weight gain. It’s always a leap to extrapolate from animal experiments, one expert said, but this new research does open up interesting possibilities. “Humans have basically the receptors … Continue reading
Study Offers New into Insight Helping Latinos Quit Smoking
Latinos are the largest, fastest growing minority population in the country, based on U.S. Census data. Smoking prevalence among Latinos is 15.8 percent and is even higher among those who are more adapted to U.S. culture. Overall, Cubans have the highest rates of smoking, followed by American-born Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, Central and South Americans, immigrant Mexicans and Dominicans. Although previous … Continue reading
Jail Bans Smoking in Cells
PRISONERS will be banned from smoking in their cells as part of a NSW trial, but guards fear a violent backlash from nicotine-addicted inmates who are locked up for a 16-hour stretch each day. Inmates at the maximum-security Lithgow jail will be allowed to smoke only in designated outdoor areas during the six-month trial next year. The Department of Corrective … Continue reading
Proactive telephone counseling helps increase long-term smoking cessation
Proactive telephone counseling helps smokers quit regardless of how they are recruited to a telephone quitline, according to a study published online June 10th in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Smokers who use telephone counseling quitlines may do so in response to active recruitment methods, such as physician referral or direct mail or phone calls, or passive methods, … Continue reading
Imperial Tobacco Sees Profit Impact From Spain Price Cuts
(RTTNews) – Imperial Tobacco Group Plc (ITYBY.PK: News ,IMT.L: News ) Monday said it expects adjusted operating profits from Spain for the financial year ending September 30 to decline from its previous projections due mainly to price moves in the country. The company sees a 110 million pounds ($178.63 million) reduction in adjusted operating profits from Spain, which includes 40 … Continue reading
Study: Why Quitting Smoking Makes You Fat
It’s an unfortunate fact that when smokers kick the habit, they often gain weight — a side effect that many smokers use as a reason for not quitting. Now scientists think they’ve pinpointed the pathway in the brain through which nicotine helps suppress appetite, suggesting that it’s possible to get the same effect without the cigarettes. Nicotine works on many … Continue reading
