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News Archives
2012 Articles
9/25/2012 Duval health chief abruptly retires in wake of TB outbreak response
9/2/2012 E-cigarettes cause damage to lungs, study finds
6/20/2012 Daytona grandstands now smoke-free
Vietnam law bans smoking in public
Anti-smoking ads getting results 
2011 Articles
5/6/2011 Hooked on hookah: the same as smoking 100 cigarettes?
5/4/2011 Smoking in public: Bans are spreading
4/29/2011 Jacksonville jury awards $40 million to widower of deceased smoker
4/15/2011 Menthol, science, policy, and advocacy webinar, May 5
3/25/2011 State tobacco program updates from Florida legislative
3/24/2011 Florida legislators to suggest cuts to state tobacco prevention program
1/26/2011 Florida's F Grade: Saving Breath and Bucks
1/20/2011 Florida state tobacco control efforts graded
1/10/2011 FIU bans smoking on campus and in cars
1/6/2011 SWAT visits City Hall
1/3/2011 30 cities with the worst smoking problems
2010 Articles
SWAT students study City Council rules
R.J. Reynolds pull Sticks, others from test markets
Smoking stops declining and shows signs of increasing among younger teens
99% of kids live in apartments maybe exposed to secondhand smoke
WHO: Secondhand smoke kills 600,000 a year
World health officials debate new tobacco controls
Joe Camel — a hipster? R.J. Reynolds markets its smokes to Williamsburg
R.J. Reynolds Uses Names and Images of Cool U.S. Cities To Market Camel Cigarettes to Kids
Camel smokes out Brooklyn locale
FDA proposes graphic cigarette warning labels
Duval County SWAT student elected to statewide Youth Advocacy Board
Tobacco floats new products but relies on pricing
Study of exposure to retail cigarette advertising and smoking initiation
Attorney General squashes electronic cigarettes in Oregon
New types of smokeless tobacco present growing risks for youth
Menthol: mystery ingredient in cigarettes enters the spotlight
Pipe Dreams: Hookah smoking is cool, but is it safe?
University of Florida enforces new tobacco-free campus policy
Kids pay price for their parents' smoking
Clay County flavored tobacco and nicotine resolution passed
Smokefree laws protect kids from exposure
Ads and packaging for smokeless tobacco products now carry larger warning labels
Tobacco giants Reynolds, Philip Morris & Lorillard claim graphic NYC smoking posters go too far
1 in 4 young adults has used a hookah
CDC: Policy to create tobacco-free, multi-unit dwellings
Australia to ban logos on cigarette packages
FDA urged to halt sales of dissolvable tobacco products
Tobacco sponsor pulled from Kelly Clarkson concert
Tobacco 'mints' tied to poisoning in kids
Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking (PACT) Act signed
Cigarette company sues over display ban
Obama in great health, struggles to quit smoking
FDA blessing sought for 'modified risk' tobacco product
Tobacco Companies Change Cigarette Packaging -- Barely -- to Comply with Law
Cigars, pipes no 'healthy' alternative to cigarettes
Local news reporter remembers father who died from lung cancer
Third-hand smoke also bad for you: study
FDA concerned dissolvable tobacco appeals to kids
FDA seeks to overturn e-cigarettes ruling
FDA Orders Tobacco Companies to Disclose Cigarette Ingredients
Movies: Where there's smoking, there's ire
WSJ: Financial benefits to quit smoking
Federal court rules FDA cannot regulate e-cigarettes as drugs
Federal court rules FDA cannot regulate e-cigarettes as drugs or medical devices
Southwest Florida International Airport oks outdoor smoking limits
No smoking: Hospitals in Lee, Collier go totally smokeless
2009 Articles
Smokers' cars loaded with nicotine
Florida colleges restrict on-campus smoking
Teens think smoking more dangerous than drinking, drugs
WHO Report: Implementing smoke-free environments
Setting down their cigarettes, teenagers take up the hookah
Smoke, lead, and ADHD | Listen to MP3 of this report 
Rich or poor, nonsmokers are happier
On Smokeout day, U.S. cities with the most and least smokers
CDC: U.S. Smoking rates steady, but smoke-free laws effective
Proposal would extend UF smoking ban to Greeks
Crackdown a drag for clove cigarette smokers
A Warning on Web Sales of Cigarettes
Smoking: Cessation programs can work
A New Cigarette Hazard: Third-Hand Smoke
Tobacco-Free Together to Launch November 1
Smoking bans cut heart attacks by 1/3 studies show
Flavors Banned From Cigarettes to Deter Youths
Nearly any lifetime smoking ups breast cancer risk
Hillsborough Sheriff's Office to eliminate all on-campus tobacco use
FDA acts to protect public health from e-cigarettes | In stores
Sister to Sister: Former smoker-led intervention program expanded by grant
Teen health threatened by binge drinking and smoking
Groups launch guide to help hospitals achieve smoke-free campus
Study suggests cigarette packaging impacts perception of health risk
Charlotte County's Edison State College goes tobacco free
Smoking children of smoking moms
Keep Jacksonville Beautiful - "Keep Your Butts to Yourself" Cigarette Litter Prevention Program
Smoking cessation saves lives, money
Team sports can't compete with films to keep kids from smoking
$1 a pack increase not spurring last-minute cigarette sales
Seminoles, Miccosukees charge state levy on cigarettes
Obama, citing his own smoking woes, signs tobacco law
Crist signs cigarette-tax hike, calls it a 'health issue'
Study links cigarette changes to rising lung risk
Smoke Signals: Why a Tobacco Giant Is Backing a Tough New Anti-smoking Bill
2008 Articles
Hospitals ban smoking on campus
Jacksonville hospitals clear the air with smoking ban