Article: NYC teen smoking rate drops 20 percent

Article: Sustained Anti-Tobacco Initiatives Cut Teen Smoking By More Than Half Over Six Years
The Culvert Chronicles;  January 3, 2008 ;     675 words ......smoking among New York City teens...The City's teen smoking rate has dropped...reduction in teen smoking we've achieved in New York City will eventually...smoking in New York City. This...declines in teen smoking were observed...

Article: NEW YORK SHOULD INVEST IN REDUCING TEEN SMOKING.(MAIN)
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  April 14, 1999 ;     216 words ......SCIANDRA Director Center for a Tobacco Free New York Albany Florida has just announced the...conduct a comprehensive campaign against teen smoking. Last year, New York, with about 3 million more in population...and control program. That would bring New York's tobacco ...

Article: HIGHER CIGARETTE COSTS FIGHT TEEN SMOKING.(MAIN)
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  April 20, 1999 ;     291 words ......estimated that each day in New York state, 238 children start...also know that 90 percent of New York's adult smokers became addicted...the Coalition for a Healthy New York. By raising the state's excise...the extra revenues to fight teen smoking and support efforts to ...

Article: TAXING TOBACCO; TACKLE TEEN SMOKING BY BOOSTING THE TAX ON CIGARETTES.(Editorial)(Editorial)
The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY);  December 23, 2004 ;     413 words ......opposite sex. It's just not cool. Teen smoking, in fact, has been on the decline...smoking-related illnesses. In New York alone, Medicaid - the government...raise taxes. The groups want New York's $1.50-a- pack cigarette tax...deficits for years to come. But New York ...

Article: VACCO TOUTS AGE REQUIREMENT TO HELP EXTINGUISH TEEN SMOKING
New York Beacon, The;  February 12, 1997 ;     517 words ...New York Beacon, The 02-12...TO HELP EXTINGUISH TEEN SMOKING. Attorney General Dennis C. Vacco urged New York youth to back his...multi-faceted plan to curb teen smoking, including a measure...will be addressed by New York lawmakers. Attorney...11-point plan ...

Article: STATE TAKES SOME HEAT OVER AD CAMPAIGN TO STOP TEEN SMOKING.(CAPITAL REGION)
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  January 25, 1996 ;     423 words ......efforts to prevent teenage smoking in New York. The three television spots -- filmed...finally reacting to the surge in teen smoking in New York, but their plan falls far short,'' said Blair Horner, a New York Public Interest Research Group lobbyist...

Article: Teen smoking declines 45 percent in New York.(Main)
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  August 31, 2007 ;     76 words ...ALBANY - Teen smoking in New York state has been reduced by nearly 45 percent since 2000, according to a report released Thursday by the state Department of Health...

Article: STUDY: MOVIES IMPACT TEEN SMOKING
United Press International;  June 10, 2003 ;     167 words ......Press International 06-10-2003 Study: Movies impact teen smoking NEW YORK, Jun 10, 2003 (United Press International via COMTEX...the strength of the connection between movies and teen smoking, which she found to be a stronger influence on behavior...

Article: Study: Movies impact teen smoking.
United Press International;  June 10, 2003 ;     152 words ...NEW YORK, Jun 10, 2003 (United Press International via COMTEX) Teens...Dartmouth Medical School and lead author on the study, told The New York Times. She said she was surprised by the strength of the connection between movies and teen smoking, which she found to be a stronger influence ...

Article: STYLIST TAKES CRUSADE AGAINST TEEN SMOKING OFF BEATEN PATH.(VIRGINIA BEACH BEACON)
The Virginian Pilot;  September 24, 1999 ;     700+ words ......despises cigarette smoking, especially teen smoking. She's not the traditional advocate against teen smoking. She's not a teacher, school official...organizing the second annual Cycle Against Teen Smoking ride to raise money for the Dwight Core...

Article: OUR OPINION - Don't lessen the effort to discourage teen smoking
Honolulu Star - Bulletin;  February 14, 2006 ;     444 words ......tobacco prevention show a significant decrease in teen smoking. Zysman points out that Maine, which spent a...Washington's $2.02 and Maine's and Michigan's $2. New York's tax is $1.50, and New York City tacks on an additional $1.50, which Mayor...

Article: STYLIST TAKES CRUSADE AGAINST TEEN SMOKING OFF BEATEN PATH.(NORFOLK COMPASS)
The Virginian Pilot;  October 7, 1999 ;     700+ words ......despises cigarette smoking, especially teen smoking. She's not the traditional advocate against teen smoking. She's not a teacher, school official...organizing the second annual Cycle Against Teen Smoking ride to raise money for the Dwight Core...

Article: Complaints Prompt Withdrawal of 2 Ads Against Teen Smoking
The Washington Post;  February 16, 2000 ;     670 words ......around the Philip Morris headquarters in New York have been suddenly pulled by the group...public health at Columbia University in New York, said the antismoking campaign, which...educational campaigns to study and reduce teen smoking. In his letter, Easley said the ads...with the ...

Article: TEEN SMOKING DECLINE ATTESTS TO STATE'S EFFORTS
Portland Press Herald (Maine);  December 17, 2001 ;     376 words ......for this state's aggressive tactics to reduce teen smoking. Where high teen smoking rates once gave Maine a black eye, its successful...others to follow. According to the survey, teen smoking is down by 36 percent since 1997. In that year...