Tobacco and Kids

• Lament Of A Teen Smoker / It's Tales Lke Tim's That Tobacco-Industry Settlement Aims to Change (Newsday)
   It could be adolescence that makes Tim Gulick's voice husky, but it might be the thousands of cigarettes he's smoked since he was 8 years old.
  First found: 7 Jul 1997, 12:01 Universal Time
• Sen. Smith Announces Tough New Bill to Attack Teenage Tobacco Use; 'The Law is a Teacher, and This Will Teach a Good Lesson,' Smith Says: (PRNewswire)
  U.S. Senator Gordon Smith (R-OR) joined Rep. Sanford Bishop (D-GA) today in announcing sweeping new legislation to snuff out tobacco use among minors.
  - Jun 12 4:43 PM EDT
• Representative Sanford Bishop Introduces Critical New Bill To Sever Connection Between Teens and Tobacco: (PRNewswire)
  Representative Sanford Bishop (D-GA) broke critical ground today in the fight against tobacco use by minors, proposing a plan to empower local communities, retailers, families and kids in a unified front to keep tobacco out of the hands of children.
  - Jun 12 4:34 PM EDT
• FDA, Florida to start tobacco crackdown: (UPI)
  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says Florida is the first state to take up its offer for a partnership to put teeth into laws against selling tobacco to kids.
  - Jun 12 4:12 PM EDT
• Proposal targets tobacco sales to kids: (UPI)
  Several U.S. lawmakers are proposing legislation to reduce both underage smoking and the risk of disease from secondhand smoke.
  - Jun 03 4:20 PM EDT
• Cigar-Smoking Becoming Popular Among Teens (5/23)* (Your Health Daily)
  ore than one-fourth of U.S. teens ages 14 to 19 smoked at least one cigar in the last year, according to new nationwide statistics from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. Cigar smoking has been linked with cancer of the throat, mouth and lungs, and statistics show that cigar smokers are four to 10 times more likely to die from these cancers than nonsmokers.
  First found: 24 May 1997, 11:19 Universal Time
• Teen Cigar Use Surprisingly Prevalent (Washington Post)
  The Washington Post Slightly more than one-quarter of American high school students have smoked all or part of a cigar in the last year, and about 2.6 percent report having smoked at least 50. The Massachusetts state health department found that 39 percent of high schoolers reported having smoked a cigar at some time; 28 percent in the previous year; and 15 percent in the previous month.
  First found: 23 May 1997, 11:38 Universal Time
• Plan targets young puffers (Philadelphia Daily News)
  ``That's the hope, that they'll have something to take back to all the constituencies for discussion and review within that time,'' said one person familiar with the negotiations. They argue that external factors influence youth-smoking, including regulations on minors that vary from state to state.
  First found: 23 May 1997, 11:38 Universal Time
• Cigar Use Up Among Teens (Pathfinder)
  NEW YORK (Reuters) -- The glamorization of cigars is having a dangerous influence on America's teenagers, experts say, with nearly a third of 14 to 19 year olds admitting to having smoked a cigar within the past year. A country-wide survey of over 16,500 students, ages 14 to 19, conducted by the non-profit Robert Woods Johnson Foundation (RWJF) found that ``in 1996, an estimated 6 million 14 to...
  First found: 23 May 1997, 11:38 Universal Time
• Proposal ties fines on tobacco industry to youth smoking: Aim would be 30% decline in 5 years (Boston Globe)
  Negotiators in talks with the tobacco industry are pushing a proposal that would penalize cigarette makers if youth smoking is not reduced by 30 percent in five years, to the tune of $167 million for every percentage point short of the target.
  First found: 23 May 1997, 11:38 Universal Time
• Health officials warn teens about cigar smoking (Philadelphia Daily News)
  To the government's dismay, more than a quarter of American teen-agers have smoked a stogie in the past year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported yesterday. The 1996 survey found that 26.7 percent of 16,417 youngsters ages 14-19 had puffed on a cigar within the past year.
  First found: 23 May 1997, 11:38 Universal Time
• Tobacco-Free Kids Questions U.S. Tobacco Decision to Removal Skoal Name from Rock Concert Ads (US Newswire)
  According to an article in the May 15 edition of the Connecticut newspaper Greenwich Time, Skoal samples will be given out to concert-goers, making it virtually impossible for the tobacco to be kept out of the hands of minors. In addition, UST is about to begin an advertising push in youth-oriented magazines such as Details and Rolling Stone.
  05/22/97 09:51:25 AM
• Teens Spread Word: Don't Light Up Group tries to sway kids against smoking Crusade Against Smoking (Newsday)
  STAFF WRITER Jenny Mullins hated her mother's smoking so much she often pushed her away when she tried to hug her. With the death of her mother came pain, and through the pain, Jenny, 16, found purpose.
  First found: 18 May 1997, 15:25 Universal Time
• Kids' talk (Philadelphia Inquirer)
  In cigarette and cigar smoke, though, the particles have more than 40 chemicals that can help cause cancer, and some of the gases are poisonous. Philadelphia Online -- The Philadelphia Inquirer, Health & Science -- Copyright Monday, May 12, 1997
  First found: 12 May 1997, 11:43 Universal Time
• Rock 'Til They Drop: Tunes, Teens and Tobacco (Washington Post)
  It is being advertised on a Web site and in national magazines such as Details and Rolling Stone. The Surgeon General says that the use of oral snuff can lead to mouth cancer, gum disease and nicotine addiction.
  First found: 11 May 1997, 11:40 Universal Time
• Tobacco: And Now The Appeal (National Law Journal)
  The rules imposed new restrictions on youth access to tobacco products, tobacco marketing and advertising and product labeling. Judge Osteen disagreed: "FDA has the authority under the FDCA to impose access restrictions and labeling requirements on tobacco products," although he said the advertising and marketing restrictions went beyond the FDA's authority under the statute.
  First found: 7 May 1997, 21:21 Universal Time
• Nicotine Patch Dangers for Children (Pathfinder)
  NEW YORK (Reuters) -- Nicotine patches, used by adults to help quit smoking, are potentially dangerous in the hands of young children, a new study shows. The exposures involved children younger than 16 years old (average age 3 years) and involved either new or used patches, including some that were discarded.
  First found: 6 May 1997, 21:22 Universal Time
• Tobacco, FDA Count Down to Appeals Court Face-Off (Washington Post)
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  First found: 5 May 1997, 21:38 Universal Time
• Many Stores Found to Sell Cigarettes to Minors (The New York Times; free registration)
  The sweep, conducted April 22 to 24, was the fourth such raid in the last year as part of the city's "Three Puffs and You're Out" campaign against retailers who sell tobacco to those under 18. When the raids began in 1994, more than 60 percent of stores surveyed were found to be violating the law; in the most recent sweep, 30 percent were violators.
  First found: 1 May 1997, 12:12 Universal Time
• Clinton, Kids Rally Against Tobacco (Newsday)
  The presidential advice went out to 2,000 excited students who proudly wore their "Kick Butts" T-shirts, depicting the satirical "Doonesbury" character Mr. Students cheered as Clinton blasted cigarette companies for targeting advertising at young people and called on other companies to follow Liggett in admitting that tobacco is addictive.
  First found: 16 Apr 1997, 11:57 Universal Time
• Transcript of Clinton Remarks to Junior High School Students in Brooklyn, N.Y. (US Newswire)
  Following is a transcript of remarks made by President Clinton today to the students of Andries Hudde Junior High School in Brooklyn, N.Y., on the New York area's ``Kick Butts Day:''
  04/15/97
• School Prepares for Clinton's Anti-Smoking Speech (The New York Times; free registration)
  With President Clinton scheduled to speak to students at J.H.S. 240 Tuesday about the evils of cigarettes, these clearly were the Secret Service agents dispatched to the school Monday to prepare for the president's every move. Clinton will use his appearance at J.H.S. 240 to warn students about smoking, and then will attend a Democratic Party fund-raiser at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
  First found: 15 Apr 1997, 11:29 Universal Time
• Tougher penalties for kids w/ tobacco (UPI):
  The Illinois House has approved legislation calling for an outright ban on children and teenagers from having tobacco products such as cigarettes.
  - Apr 11 8:24 PM EDT
• Boosting Cigarette Taxes On Behalf Of Children (All Politics)
  Clinton Moves Against Teen Smoking (8/23/96) Clinton Assails Dole Over Tobacco Comments (6/15/96) U.S. Department of Health and Human Services The Master Anti-Smoking Page Sen. The two lawmakers, who are personal friends, plan on Tuesday to introduce their proposal, which is aimed at helping the working poor purchase health care coverage for their children.
  First found: 10 Apr 1997, 21:20 Universal Time
• Gore urges kids to ignore tobacco ads (MS-NBC)
  Children and Tobacco White House Information         To get young people hooked, the companies “spend billions and billions of dollars on advertising trying to make you think that smoking cigarettes is a cool thing to do,” he said.         One tobacco company, Liggett, in March settled 22 state lawsuits by agreeing to label its cigarettes...
  First found: 11 Apr 1997, 11:32 Universal Time
• More Teens Lighting Up, March 1997, American Demographics (American Demographics)
  As many as 5.3 million Americans aged 17 and younger in 1995 could die prematurely from smoking-related diseases, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). That year, 28 percent of high school students smoked at least one cigarette in the month preceding the survey, according to the CDC's Youth Risk Behavior Survey.
  First found: 9 Apr 1997, 11:27 Universal Time
• Schools Try to Smoke Out Nico-Teens (Washington Post)
  The Washington Post They're locking some restrooms, removing the doors of others and offering rewards to students who keep the toilet stalls smoke-free, but Washington area high school principals say they just can't keep teenagers from lighting up at school. To keep his student smokers in check since then, he said, he offers extra school assemblies or free time as rewards when restrooms stay...
  First found: 1 Apr 1997, 20:21 Universal Time
• More Teens Lighting Up, March 1997, American Demographics (American Demographics)
  As many as 5.3 million Americans aged 17 and younger in 1995 could die prematurely from smoking-related diseases, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). That year, 28 percent of high school students smoked at least one cigarette in the month preceding the survey, according to the CDC's Youth Risk Behavior Survey.
  First found: 12 Mar 1997, 22:43 Universal Time
• Alcohol, Tobacco Web Sites Criticized for Targeting Kids (PC World)
  The center also released a report, "Alcohol and Tobacco on the Web: New Threats to Youth," which examined more than 300 Web sites and found that alcohol and tobacco companies are marketing online to reach the high proportion of young Internet users.The limited amount of broadcast bandwidth is a principal justification for the FCC's regulatory powers over broadcast media.
  First found: 12 Mar 1997, 12:38 Universal Time
• Tobacco, alcohol Web sites condemned (Philadelphia Inquirer)
  Although the Captain Morgan and Malibu Rum sites on the World Wide Web carry warnings that they are for readers of legal drinking age, officials of the Center for Media Education said such warnings were ineffective. The report, ``Alcohol and Tobacco on the Web: New Threats to Youth,'' examined 300 Web sites, and alleged that many indiscriminately promote the use of alcohol and tobacco products.
  First found: 7 Mar 1997, 13:31 Universal Time
• Advocacy Group Faults Web Pages for Alcohol (Washington Post)
  But some companies "have turned their sites into an electronic playground," said its president, Kathryn C. Montgomery, "They've got cartoons and games and other such things that are aimed at young people." On the "Smoker's Home Page," for example, visitors can view photos of celebrities smoking or chat with other smokers.
  First found: 7 Mar 1997, 13:31 Universal Time
• Young Smokers Need ID to Buy (Newsday) 
  STAFF WRITER Young smokers are going to have a harder time buying tobacco products beginning today as a federal crackdown to sharply reduce teenage smoking goes into effect. Retailers will be required to ask people who appear under 27 and who want to buy cigarettes, cigars or chewing tobacco to produce photo identification proving they are old enough - at least 18. 
  First found: 28 Feb 1997, 21:32 Universal Time 
• FDA Rule Will Help Stop Pediatric Disease of Tobacco Addiction, Says AHA (PR Newswire) 
  John R. Seffrin, attended a White House Ceremony today to celebrate the first phase of the FDA regulation on tobacco going into effect. Seffrin released the following statement at the White House event: "The American Cancer Society supports the most aggressive and courageous public policy action ever taken to deal with the epidemic of childhood tobacco use and applauds President Clinton on this... 
  First found: 28 Feb 1997, 23:37 Universal Time 
•  Major Effort Announced To Prevent Underage TobaccoSales In Retail Stores In Metro Detroit & Statewide: (Yahoo/PRNewswire)
  Summary: Twelve major Michigan retail associations representing thousands of retailers, wholesalers and grocers statewide, unveiled plans today to unite their efforts to prevent the underage sale of tobacco products in metro Detroit and across Michigan.  
  First Found- Jan 30 11:00 AM EST 
• Survey: Teens Believe Smoking Ads Aimed at Them (Fox News)
  Summary: The finding counters tobacco company claims that such popular ad campaigns as Joe Camel and the Marlboro Man are not targeting the teen-age market. "The image of smokers has been cleverly crafted by the tobacco industry to lure kids into smoking by turning cigarettes into symbols," Heyman said, adding the industry spent some $6 billion a year on advertising and promotion. 
  First found: 15 Jan 1997, 07:17 EST