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Our view on anti-tobacco campaign: States slack off on snuffing out teen smoking
Although public officials know how to win the war against teen smoking, some states are still lagging behind.
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Cigarettes voluntarily being extinguished in Clarksville restaurants
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New Albany's Air is Unfair
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EXTRA MILER: Women helping Southern Indiana beat the habit
Coalition members honored for their work to help Clark County residents become tobacco free.
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BRIEF SECONDHAND SMOKE EXPOSURE CAN CAUSE BLOOD VESSEL AND STEM CELL DAMAGE IN 30 MINUTES
A 30-minute exposure to the level of secondhand smoke that one might normally inhale in an average bar setting was enough to result in blood vessel injury in young and otherwise healthy lifelong nonsmokers.
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Study: Restaurant tobacco bans influence teen smoking
A Massachusetts study suggests that restaurant smoking bans may
play a big role in persuading teens not to become smokers.
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West Clark Community Schools to receive Gary Sandifur Tobacco Free Schools Award
On Thursday, February 14, 2008, the Clark County Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Coalition will present the Gary Sandifur Tobacco Free Schools Award to West Clark Community Schools at their scheduled board meeting in Sellersburg, Indiana.
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Clarksville Community Schools to be awarded the Gary Sandifur Tobacco-Free Schools Award
See full press release here.
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Surgeon General: Secondhand Smoke is Public Health Threat
At a time when Indiana is receiving national attention for its progress in adopting local smoke free workplace policies, the U.S. Surgeon General's Report concludes there is no risk-free level of exposure to secondhand smoke.
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- Tobacco-related deaths annually: 385
- Total number of adult smokers: 46,000
- Annual healthcare costs: $62,000,000
- Annual lost productivity cost: $81,500,000
- Annual cigarette sales: $75,000,000
- Number of youth smokers: 5,200
- Illegal cigarette sales to youth smokers:
- $6,650,000
- Money spent on cigarettes by food stamp recipients: $5,000,000
- Parents of kids who qualify for free or reduced price school lunches are spending $4,000,000 annually on cigarettes
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- Total cost to Vanderburgh and Warrick Counties: $225,000,000
- Number of children exposed to secondhand smoke on a daily basis: 17,200
- Smokefree Dining locations: 143
- Number of school-aged children in Vanderburgh County diagnosed with asthma: 1548
- Number of babies born to mothers who smoked during pregnancy: 660
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