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sipa/pixabay.comA new ban on flavored tobacco products is accelerating a decline in nicotine tax revenue that funds California鈥檚 early childhood services. Some programs are already making cuts. -
ozyigityunus/PixabayMore than half the American population has no memory of cigarette commercials on TV and radio, because they stopped in the early 1970s. And regulators鈥�
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The people who smoke in public look a little older in Oregon these days, or should. A couple of years ago, the state raised the minimum age of purchase of鈥� -
Report cards are out for efforts to get people to stop smoking, and Oregon's includes a couple of Fs. California got all As and Bs on the same report from鈥� -
Researchers proved the dangers of secondhand smoke years ago. Breathing the smoke from other people smoking cigarettes can harm your health, just as鈥�
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People continue to smoke and use tobacco in Oregon, despite programs in place to discourage smoking. The Oregon Nurses Association says there's a reason:鈥�
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Those occasional "stings" in which teens attempt to buy cigarettes stung Oregon a lot in recent years. Because the attempts led to real tobacco purchases鈥� -
The fresh salt air. The sound of the waves crashing on the shore. The smell of cigarette smoke. Two of those will continue at Oregon ocean beaches, and鈥� -
Even the people who resist making New Year's resolutions may be inclined to think in terms of "turning a page" into a new year, and changing some鈥� -
Young people are smoking cigarettes less in the United States and in Oregon, but Oregon has a particular issue to address: it ranks among the worst states鈥�
