The Alberta government is missing its own targets for reducing smoking among teens, according to the Alberta Health and Wellness annual report. Thirteen per cent of Alberta youth between 12 and 19 smoked last year, compared to the province’s target of no more than 10 per cent. Little has changed among these youngest smokers between 2003 and 2009, with teen smoking in this province fluctuating between 11 and 14 per cent. “It’s a ... Jump to full article >>

One out of three teenagers younger than 18 mistakenly identified a new type of smokeless tobacco product as candy or gum in a survey conducted by a Virginia tobacco-prevention group. Conducted last year by student volunteers with the Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth, the survey asked about 1,400 people, including 728 younger than 18, to identify package images for several types of novel, smokeless tobacco products, along with package images ... Jump to full article >>