Teen pot and alcohol use is on the rise for the first time in a decade, a disturbing trend that could lead to long-term health risks, according to studies released this week. The annual survey released by The Partnership for a Drug-Free America found that the number of high school students who said they drank alcohol in the last month rose 11% in 2009, with 39% of teens (or 6.5 million) reporting that they drink. And 25% of teens said they’d smoked pot in the last month, a figure that had increased from 19% the year before. ... read more >>
Posts Tagged ‘tobacco use’
Pot and alcohol use rises among teens
Thursday, March 4th, 2010
Motivating, Not Judging, Might Help Smokers Quit
Thursday, January 21st, 2010
Addressing tobacco use without judging the user appears to help people quit, especially if a primary care physician uses a form of supportive counseling called “motivational interviewing,” according to a new review of studies. ... read more >>
Addressing tobacco use without judging the user appears to help people quit, especially if a primary care physician uses a form of supportive counseling called “motivational interviewing,” according to a new review of studies. ... read more >>
Under the Influence of…Music?
Monday, January 18th, 2010
Teenagers listen to an average of nearly 2.5 hours of music per day. Guess what they’re hearing about? One in three popular songs contains explicit references to drug or alcohol use, according to a new report in The Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. That means kids are receiving about 35 references to substance abuse for every hour of music they listen to, the authors determined. ... read more >>
Teenagers listen to an average of nearly 2.5 hours of music per day. Guess what they’re hearing about? One in three popular songs contains explicit references to drug or alcohol use, according to a new report in The Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. That means kids are receiving about 35 references to substance abuse for every hour of music they listen to, the authors determined. ... read more >>
Teens Against Tobacco forms in Lynn
Monday, December 28th, 2009
Girls Inc. of Lynn obtained funding from Heath Resources in Action in Boston, to create a tobacco prevention program. The program is called “Teens Against Tobacco”, also known as T.A.T, and consists of 12 supportive members and four peer leaders who conduct the activities of the program. In addition, T.A.T has become a chapter of the 84 Movement, and joined their efforts to promote young people from Massachusetts to live positive tobacco-free lives. ... read more >>
Girls Inc. of Lynn obtained funding from Heath Resources in Action in Boston, to create a tobacco prevention program. The program is called “Teens Against Tobacco”, also known as T.A.T, and consists of 12 supportive members and four peer leaders who conduct the activities of the program. In addition, T.A.T has become a chapter of the 84 Movement, and joined their efforts to promote young people from Massachusetts to live positive tobacco-free lives. ... read more >>
RP youth smoking more –WHO report
Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009
Young Filipinos—including women—are smoking more tobacco than ever before, says the World Health Organization (WHO) in its latest report. The report issued last December 9, titled “WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic 2009,” covers 179 countries and territories. The smoking percentage of Filipinos in the age group 13 to 15 years is now 22.7% compared to the 15.9% that WHO reported in 2008—a jump of 6.8%. ... read more >>
Young Filipinos—including women—are smoking more tobacco than ever before, says the World Health Organization (WHO) in its latest report. The report issued last December 9, titled “WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic 2009,” covers 179 countries and territories. The smoking percentage of Filipinos in the age group 13 to 15 years is now 22.7% compared to the 15.9% that WHO reported in 2008—a jump of 6.8%. ... read more >>
New York criticized for cuts to anti-tobacco funds
Monday, December 21st, 2009
New York, which once ranked fifth in the nation for spending on tobacco prevention and cessation programs, now ranks 22nd among all states, according to a new study by a coalition of public-health groups. After cuts enacted this month to help close New York’s budget deficit, the state is spending $57 million on initiatives to reduce tobacco use — $55.2 million in state money and $1.8 million through a federal grant, the report said. ... read more >>
New York, which once ranked fifth in the nation for spending on tobacco prevention and cessation programs, now ranks 22nd among all states, according to a new study by a coalition of public-health groups. After cuts enacted this month to help close New York’s budget deficit, the state is spending $57 million on initiatives to reduce tobacco use — $55.2 million in state money and $1.8 million through a federal grant, the report said. ... read more >>
Smoking and tobacco products appear prominently in movies.
Monday, November 30th, 2009
Smoking in movies contributes to the number of people who continue to smoke or start smoking. Tobacco companies use many methods to promote their products, Hollywood is one of them. ... read more >>
Smoking in movies contributes to the number of people who continue to smoke or start smoking. Tobacco companies use many methods to promote their products, Hollywood is one of them. ... read more >>
Sidestep ‘em if you got ‘em
Friday, November 27th, 2009
Some tobacco companies have pulled a fast one on the federal government by re-labeling their products and avoiding a punitive tax placed on roll-your-own tobacco products. ... read more >>
Some tobacco companies have pulled a fast one on the federal government by re-labeling their products and avoiding a punitive tax placed on roll-your-own tobacco products. ... read more >>
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