In September, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published a study showing that depictions of smoking in movies continue to be a problem for public health. Yet despite the Surgeon General’s conclusion that there is a causal relationsh...
CommentsGuest Blog By Geoff Ferris WayneResearcher and 2012 Tobacco Industry Documents Award WinnerTobacco products are deceptively simple in presentation, but extraordinarily complicated in practice. They feature potentially hundreds of ingredients; mes...
CommentsGuest blog by Diane Canova, Vice President for Government Affairs at LegacyMany of us in public health don’t give too much thought to trade issues or connect the dots that they have any impact on our work. However, we’re discovering that trade a...
CommentsA new Federal Trade Commission (FTC) report shows that Big Tobacco – which spends billions in marketing and advertising cigarettes to consumers – continues to do so, though the amount decreased between 2008 and 2010. The report, FTC Cigarette Rep...
CommentsWe know that, when kids see a realistic depiction of someone smoking on-screen, it makes them want to do the same. Images in movies can be JUST as powerful in promoting tobacco use as traditional tobacco advertisements. As a result, reducing its...
CommentsA few months ago, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) embarked on an exciting historic journey to educate smokers about tobacco’s deadly toll. Spearheaded by the federal government, these ads from the “Tips from a Former Smo...
CommentsOne of my favorite truth® spots asks the American public to imagine what would happen if all companies sold products like tobacco. In such a world, the consumer protections we expect on items from lead paint in children’s toys to toxic ingredient...
CommentsThey’re cheap, they’re sweet and their use is on the rise. Three times in one month, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has alerted us to an increase in cigar use prevalence and trends in consumption in the United States. C...
CommentsWith smoking, drinking and drug abuse at high levels among teens, it’s no surprise that evidence of these life-risking behaviors are going viral on social networking sites online. According to a new study on teen substance abuse that was just rel...
CommentsWhen Katherine Heigl “lit up” her e-cigarette on the Late Show with David Letterman nearly two years ago, it created loads of buzz for an already increasingly popular alternative product for smokers out there. I couldn’t help but picture millions...
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