Oct 14 Watch 5:30 This cancer survivor wants to stop kids in the Philippines from lighting up By PBS News Hour As smoking rates have fallen in the U.S. and Europe, tobacco companies have focused their advertising elsewhere, especially Asia. In the Philippines, 25 percent of the population smokes, and cigarettes are a leading cause of death. But one former smoker… Continue watching
Jun 09 You now must be 21 to buy tobacco in California. Is a cigarette tax next? By Andrew Small California became the second state in the nation Thursday to raise the legal age to purchase tobacco products to 21. Continue reading
May 12 Cigarettes still haunt these former smokers By Jocelyn Wiener, Kaiser Health News A national campaign from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention targets groups across the U.S. where smoking remains a prevalent habit. Continue reading
Jan 21 Watch 5:10 Why these anti-smoking TV ads are working By PBS News Hour Five years ago, the Centers for Disease Control launched the first federal education campaign against smoking. Today the government says it has helped 400,000 smokers quit for good. In a series of TV ads called "Tips From Former Smokers," Americans… Continue watching
Jan 12 New Jersey may become second state to raise smoking age to 21 By Joshua Barajas New Jersey lawmakers passed a bill Monday that would fine retailers up to $1,000 for selling tobacco products, including electronic cigarettes, to people under 21 years of age. Continue reading
Jan 05 Study finds gap in Medicaid’s efforts to help people stop smoking By Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News The 2010 federal health law has a provision that was supposed to make it easier for people on Medicaid to quit smoking. But in a number of states, it’s not, so far, having widespread success. Continue reading
Nov 12 HUD seeks smoke-free public housing By Jennifer C. Kerr, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Smoking could soon be banned in the nation's public housing. Continue reading
May 06 Watch 9:17 Does vaping save smokers or create new nicotine addicts? By PBS News Hour E-cigarettes, which produce vapor instead of smoke, are supposed to be a safer nicotine option. But the product is completely unregulated by the federal government, and there’s been little research on its long-term effects. The industry, too, faces uncertainty, as… Continue watching
Dec 16 More teens use e-cigarettes than tobacco ones, survey reveals By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Electronic cigarettes have surpassed traditional smoking in popularity among teens, the government’s annual drug use survey finds. Continue reading
Nov 16 Watch Massachusetts town mulls nation’s first total tobacco ban By PBS News Hour The town of Westminster, Mass., could become the first in the nation to ban the sale of tobacco products if a proposal from the city's board of health passes in December. The unprecedented pitch would ban the sale cigarettes, chewing… Continue watching