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Smoking TobaccoHealth Organizations Demand R-Rating for Movies that Include Smoking
Leading US health organizations have joined together to demand that movies be rated R if they show actors smoking or using other forms of tobacco.
FDA Extends Deadlines for Regulating E-Cigarettes and Other New Tobacco Products
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced last week that they are extending the date for manufacturers to submit applications to get approval to market new types of tobacco products including e-cigarettes.
Tobacco Use Drops Among Middle and High School Students
The number of middle and high school students in the US who use tobacco dropped from 4.7 million in 2015 to 3.9 million in 2016 according to a report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the US Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Tobacco Products.
World No Tobacco Day
May 31 is World No Tobacco Day, an annual awareness day sponsored by the World Health Organization (WHO) since 1987 to highlight the health risks associated with tobacco use and encourage governments to adopt effective policies to reduce smoking and other tobacco use.