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New Survey Shows Youth Smoking Has Stopped Declining, Smokeless Tobacco Use Up; Elected Leaders Must Step Up Fight to …

December 15, 2010

New Survey Shows Youth Smoking Has Stopped Declining, Smokeless Tobacco Use Up; Elected Leaders Must Step Up Fight to … WASHINGTON, Dec. 14, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The following is a statement of Matthew L. Myers, President, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids: Read more on PR Newswire via Yahoo! News

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Youth Smoking Dropped Since Smoking Ban Was Raised To 18

August 18, 2010

Youth Smoking Dropped Since Smoking Ban Was Raised To 18 Since it became illegal to sell cigarettes to people under 18 years of age, the number of 16-17 year-olds who smoke in the UK has dropped, according to a study published in the medical journal Addiction. Up to 1st October 2007, it was illegal to [...]

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Hinds Youth Center Director Resigns

July 31, 2010

Hinds Youth Center Director Resigns The troubled Hinds County Youth Detention Center has lost its second director in one year. Clifton Strong resigned July 20, only one month after he accepted the director position. Read more on Jackson Free Press

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Health care providers now have access to free toolkit to improve youth smoking cessation programs

May 3, 2010

Health care providers now have access to free toolkit to improve youth smoking cessation programs Health care providers and educators nationwide who run youth smoking cessation programs now have access to a free toolkit to improve their programs. Read more on News-Medical-Net

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