Although tobacco use has decreased, it is the leading cause of death in the United States. Implementing a combination of policy changes including clean indoor air laws, higher per-pack taxes, and cessation efforts are proven to reduce tobacco use and exposure to secondhand smoke.
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November 11, 2008 | Program Result
Staff at the University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine ran an educational campaign to counter tobacco industry claims about the adverse effects of clean indoor air ordinances on the restaurant business.
September 1, 2006 | Program Result
The University of California, San Diego conducted two longitudinal surveys designed primarily to study the roles of tobacco marketing and of parenting in the smoking uptake process among adolescents.
March 1, 1998 | Program Result
The University of Illinois at Chicago examined the similarities and differences among predictors of different stages of smoking for adolescents: abstinence, trying, experimentation, regular use.
May 1, 1997 | Program Result
The University of Colorado, Denver, evaluated Stop Teenage Addiction to Tobacco (STAT), a nationwide volunteer effort to reduce underage smoking.
December 3, 2008 | Program Result
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May 31, 2000 | Program Result
North Bay Health Resources Center assessed the effectiveness of a community-driven deterrence strategy to increase merchant perception of risk, influence store owners and clerks to obey state tobacco sales laws, and reduce tobacco sales to minors.
February 1, 2009 | Issue Brief
A number of states have considered laws or ballot initiatives intended to divert drug-abusing criminal offenders into treatment programs instead of prison or jail.
May 3, 2011 | Program Result
From 2005 to 2010, the Washington-based Rebecca Project for Human Rights expanded its efforts to advocate on behalf of low-income families suffering from the impact of a parent's substance abuse.
February 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This study investigated sociodemographic disparities in alcohol environments and their relationship with adolescent drinking.
May 1, 2005 | Program Result
The Fighting Back project in Vallejo, Calif., worked from 1990 to 2002 to prevent, intervene and treat alcohol and other drug abuse, focusing on local partnerships and strategic alliances to coordinate activities.