Secondhand smoke exposure in cars declined among U.S. middle and high school students between 2000 and 2009. The number of young people who reported riding in a car with someone who was smoking cigarettes “within the past seven days” during the study period fell from about 48% to nearly 30% over a 10-year period, a new study shows. This downward trend in secondhand smoke exposure was seen across all ages of middle and high school stu ... Jump to full article >>

Tobacco advertisements really do prompt teenagers to smoke, say the authors of a new study that calls for a ban on cigarette ads. In research involving more than 2,100 public school students in Germany, 277 young people who had never smoked before took up the habit after viewing tobacco advertising. Those who saw the most ads were 46 percent more likely to try cigarettes than those who saw no tobacco ads, the study found. This “just adds ... Jump to full article >>

BELFAST, Northern Ireland – The Department of Health is proposing to ban tobacco displays in retail locations in Northern Ireland, the Belfast Telegraph reports. The prohibition would take effect July 1, 2011. Merchants responded to the news by saying the ban would likely increase the tobacco black market as smokers would seek to buy their cigarettes elsewhere. Health Minister Michael McGimpsey pointed to the fact that more than three-quarters ... Jump to full article >>

Anti-tobacco forces were in town last week to kick off the campaign to ban smoking in bars, video lottery establishments and Deadwood casinos. Whether you favor that measure or not, most adults would agree that teenagers shouldn’t smoke. Sad to say they smoke in greater numbers than adults. When the South Dakota Tobacco-Free Kids Network was formed a decade ago, a whopping 44 percent of the state’s high school students were smoking c ... Jump to full article >>

The Canadian Convenience Stores Association said 45 per cent of the cigarettes sold in Canada are illegally produced and sold and is calling on government to end the illegal sale of smokes. The group’s senior vice-president, Michel Gadbois, said the illegal trade is hitting convenience stores hard, with one store closing each day in Ontario alone. “We have to bear down on government and say that’s enough,” Gadbois told CB ... Jump to full article >>

Every lunchtime, Lisa, 14, eats her packed lunch before heading to the tuck shop of her school in Derbyshire. A gap leads to an enclave five metres behind the building, where she and about 15 others congregate to light up their lunchtime cigarette. “There are two non-teaching members of staff who run the tuck shop and if they turned round properly they would catch us all,” she says. “We used to smoke in an alleyway that joined our two play ... Jump to full article >>

Teenagers on social networking site Bebo have created a secret language to stop adults knowing what they are up to, researchers say. Youngsters are using slang words to keep parents and employers in the dark about their social activities such as partying and drinking. Instead of writing they are drunk, teens post ‘Getting MWI’ – or mad with it. Being in a relationship is known as ‘taken’ or ‘Ownageeee’, ... Jump to full article >>

A quiet word of fatherly advice from dad is a major factor in stopping children taking up smoking at an early age, a new study has revealed. Boys and girls who discuss personal issues with their fathers are less likely to light up in their early teenage years. A study of 3,500 youngsters aged between 11 and 15 showed a significant cause in children shunning cigarettes was how often they chatted about ‘things that mattered’ with their ... Jump to full article >>

Rick Bender, a former spit tobacco user and oral cancer survivor, will tell his story at a one-hour presentation on from 7 to 8 p.m. Feb. 9 at the MSU Billings Petro Theatre. The presentation is free and open to the public. This program is designed for anyone, but is especially targeted for young adults and teenagers who think that tobacco only causes cancer in older adults. The event is part of “Through with Chew Week” promoted by the Monta ... Jump to full article >>

How is it greatly affected by the teenagers’ level of education about smoking There are more anti smoking method being taken today than ever before, yet some teenagers disregard what they are told and begin to smoke anyway. This could be due to the fact that, despite all of our good efforts, these children are still not being fully educated about the very real dangers of smoking. Teenagers are at danger for very serious health problems onc ... Jump to full article >>