tobacco cessation

Can Pharmacists Help Smokers Quit? This State Thinks So

By • Aug 19, 2019
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Indiana has one of the highest smoking rates in the country -- nearly one in five Hoosiers smoke. Now, a new statewide policy makes it easier for smokers to get medication to help them quit. But some people want state leaders to do more. 

Report: Indiana Behind In Tobacco Cessation Spending

By Jill Sheridan • Jun 5, 2018
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends states spend more than $73 million annually on tobacco cessation and prevention efforts. A new report finds Indiana spends just more than 10 percent of that amount, less than half the national average.

The state spent just more than $8 million in federal and state funds in 2016 to help people quit smoking or prevent them from starting.

Smoking Rates Remain High In Low-Income Neighborhoods With Easy Access To Cigarettes

By Emily Forman • Jun 29, 2017
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One hot afternoon in June, in the parking lot of a dollar store in the near east side of Indianapolis, Kelly Davila sets a timer on her phone. It takes two minutes to walk from the Family Dollar store to a gas station convenience store - both places sell cigarettes. 

Bill Introduced To Raise Cigarette Tax, Increase Prevention Spending In Indiana

By • Jan 16, 2017
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The state legislature will consider a law to curb Indiana’s smoking rate, which is one of the highest in the nation. The proposed bill would raise the cigarette tax by $1.50 per pack, among other measures.

FDA Orders 4 Cigarette Products Pulled From The Market

By Rob Stein - NPR News • Sep 15, 2015

For the first time, the Food and Drug Administration has ordered a major tobacco company to stop selling several types of cigarettes.

The FDA on Tuesday ordered the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company to stop selling four products: Camel Bold Crush, Vantage Tech 13 and the regular and menthol versions of Pall Mall Deep Set Recessed Filter cigarettes.

FDA Warns Tobacco Companies Advertising 'Natural' Cigarettes

By Rob Stein - NPR News • Aug 27, 2015

The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday ordered three tobacco companies to stop claiming their cigarettes are "additive-free" or "natural."

The agency said those claims could mislead smokers into thinking those cigarettes are safer than others.