Monthly Archives: July 2015
NO Post is Worth a Life/ It Can Wait by AT&T
Latest Weapon to Fight Distracted Driving: virtual reality by Edward C. Baig, USA TODA NEW YORK — AT&T is counting on virtual reality to help reduce the number of potentially fatal automobile accidents. The wireless carrier is letting you … Continue reading
Adolescents uncertain about risks of marijuana, e-cigarettes, study finds…
As posted on MedicalXpress, June 2015 Teenagers are very familiar with the risks of smoking cigarettes, but are much less sure whether marijuana or e-cigarettes are harmful, according to a new study by researchers at the Stanford University School of … Continue reading
Editorial: Marijuana growers are wrecking California July 6, 2015
BY THE BEE EDITORIAL BOARD The cost of inaction couldn’t be more clear. Acres of ancient trees are disappearing and illegal marijuana farms are popping up in their place. Streams and rivers are being sucked dry, diverted sometimes miles away … Continue reading
Majority of Americans Agree You Should Be 21 to Buy Tobacco
BY Tanya Basu @mstanyabasu July 7, 2015 Three out of every four American adults favor increasing the minimum age from 18 Three out of every four American adults favor increasing the minimum age to purchase tobacco from 18 to 21, according … Continue reading
Snohomish Co. considers ban on e-cigarettes, vaping in public. A wave of the future?
(KING 5′s Jake Whittenberg reports.) EVERETT, Wash. — Snohomish County health officials are considering a ban on e-cigarettes and vaping in public. The new ordinance would build off of the existing statewide ban on smoking in public. The Snohomish Health District … Continue reading
Youth and Tobacco: Role Models in Movies
Watching movies that include smoking causes young people to start smoking.1 The more smoking young people see on screen, the more likely they are to start smoking.1 The percentage of youth-rated movies (G, PG, PG-13) that were smokefree doubled from … Continue reading