New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Friday signed legislation that raised the legal smoking age from 19 to 21. Note that a similar law has been in force in New York since 2014. “By raising the minimum age for purchasing tobacco products to...
The Obama administration has announced a definitive ban on smoking in social housing, writes CBSNewYork. The Department of Housing and Urban Development claims that more than 228 public housing units have already banned smoking on their territory. The ministry announced an extension of the smoking ban in ...
As of today, anyone who wants to buy tobacco products in California must turn 21. Whoever sells them to persons under the age of 21 will be found guilty of a crime. Andrew Rodriguez first lit a cigarette at 15 and knows how addictive ...
San Francisco will begin selling tobacco products and e-cigarettes to 21-year-olds in June. This law was voted unanimously in the city district council. The vote took place after the age of buying tobacco products increased in New York, Boston and ...
A video is gaining popularity online in which professional makeup artists show how smoking affects a person's appearance. The popular BuzzFeed portal, together with makeup artists, as well as the director of the nicotine addiction treatment center at the American Mayo Clinic, Dr. Taylor Hayes, created a video on the set ...
During the US No Smoking Week, researchers carried out interesting calculations that may interest smokers far more than the picture of lung cancer on a pack of cigarettes. It turned out that over a lifetime, a heavy smoker spends an average of $ 1,4 million on smoking, and ...
Times are tough for the owners and employees of the 13 cafes and bars in New York that offer hookah smoking, among other things. It is likely that the establishments will soon close at the request of the authorities. Health officials discovered tobacco in the blend these establishments use. ...
US citizens who are at increased risk of developing lung cancer will be able to get a free scan with government insurance. Such a measure will significantly reduce the number of victims of this serious and very common ailment. For a person who has been diagnosed with lung cancer, the chances of living longer ...