Kick That Habit – Quit Smoking
varying the proportions of tobacco-specific nitrosamines and specific additives used in other tobacco products. Whenever the demand for cigarettes decreases its price increases. An increase in the excise tax on tobacco products reduces the rate of use of both cigarettes and spit tobacco among adults and youth. A 10 percent increase in the price of cigarettes reduces overall smoking among adults by a dramatic 4 percent. For every 10 percent increase in the price of cigarettes, there is a 7.6 to 12 percent decrease in teen smoking participation rates as youth participation responds more strongly to price.
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March 2006: Smoking Ban - Smoking in Public Places in Saskatchewan and public places and Workplaces in New Brunswick and Manitoba
Health Canada's Tobacco Control Programme invites stakeholders engaged in tobacco control issues in Canada to share their views comprising the second phase of the Federal Tobacco Control Strategy (FTCS).
The World Conference on Tobacco or Health was held from July 12-15, 2006 in Washington DC
Released in May 2004, a report reveals that smoking causes diseases in nearly every organ of the body. It expands on the list of illnesses and conditions linked to cigarette smoking that was discussed in the 1964 Surgeon General's Report on Smoking.
NIDA InfoFacts: Findings for high school youth indicate that 25.9 percent of 8th-graders, 38.9 percent of 10th-graders, and 50.0 percent of 12thPage 33 of 43
