Posted inNation COVID-19 stress, uncertainty could be stalling anti-smoking push by The Associated Press March 28, 2021March 28, 2021 Calls to states routed through a national hotline fell 27 percent last year to about 500,000 — the biggest drop in a decade
Posted inNational Business Smoking headed for extinction in many countries by 2050, report says by Bloomberg March 16, 2021March 16, 2021
Posted inPolitics Health advocates decry cuts to anti-smoking programs in Maine’s proposed budget by Mal Leary, Maine Public February 22, 2021February 22, 2021
Posted inNation, New England, News Veterans fuming over smoking ban at VA facilities by The Associated Press October 1, 2019October 1, 2019
Posted inNew England, News New Hampshire raises smoking age to 19 by The Associated Press September 29, 2019
Posted inContributors, Opinion Trump’s proposed ban on flavored vaping is an overreaction by mcclatchy newspapers September 29, 2019September 29, 2019
Posted inHealth, Nation, News, World Keep calm and vape on: UK embraces e-cigarettes, US cautious by The Associated Press September 28, 2019
Posted inBusiness, Free, Health, Lewiston-Auburn, News Lewiston is the latest Maine city trying to broaden smoking ban by Lori Valigra September 27, 2019September 26, 2019
Posted inMidcoast, News Critics accuse Belfast of becoming ‘nanny state’ over plans to ban smoking on sidewalks by Abigail CurtisSeptember 18, 2019September 19, 2019
Posted inEditorials, Opinion As dangers of vaping become clear, caution should prevail by The BDN Editorial Board September 9, 2019
Posted inBusiness, News, Portland A tobacco tax hike has the owner of Maine’s last cigar cafe worried about its future by Troy R. Bennett July 23, 2019July 22, 2019
Posted inMidcoast, News Maine town councilor warns smoking ban a step toward ‘gentrification’ by Christopher Burns July 3, 2019July 3, 2019
Posted inEditorials, Opinion Be wary of smoke and mirrors in federal tobacco age discussion by The BDN Editorial Board July 1, 2019
Posted inMaine Focus Maine once led the nation in tobacco prevention efforts. Now, the state spends a fraction of the money it used to. by Jackie Farwell January 24, 2019January 24, 2019
Posted inEditorials, Opinion Rapid increase in vaping threatens to reverse decline in teen smoking by Contributed December 12, 2018
Posted inHealth, Nation, News, Wires Children who lived with smokers are more likely to die of lung disease as adults, study says by The Washington Post August 16, 2018
Posted inHealth, Wires Most heavy U.S. smokers don’t want to know if they have cancer by The Washington Post May 17, 2018June 14, 2018
Posted inHealth, Nation, News There’s a life-saving lung scan for smokers. So why are so few of them getting it? by Contributed September 13, 2017
Posted inEditorials, Opinion Smoking has become a habit of the poor, raising the importance of public health work in Maine by Contributed June 24, 2017June 25, 2017
