August 14, 2007 - Click on image to enlarge. This c-store is being forced by R.J. Reynolds Tobacco to put this sign right beside the front door. (Reynolds pays the store a little bit extra to have a say in where promotional material will be displayed.) Surely, Reynolds must be in a hurry to maximize the promotion of Camel SNUS with Marlboro SNUS being available soon in a broader market. See related Newsbriefs: August 10, 2007, August 3, 2007, July 27, 2007, July 23, 2007,July 13, 2007, July 12, 2007 and July 2, 2007. In the image look for the Camel SNUS door sticker. Why do most Latino tobacco smokers choose MarlbThis c-store is being forced by R.J. Reynolds Tobacco to put this sign right beside the front door. ..
August 14, 2007 - Click on image to enlarge. This c-store is being forced by R.J. Reynolds Tobacco to put this sign right beside the front door. (Reynolds pays the store a little bit extra to have a say in where promotional material will be displayed.) Surely, Reynolds must be in a hurry to maximize the promotion of Camel SNUS with Marlboro SNUS being available soon in a broader market. See related Newsbriefs: August 10, 2007, August 3, 2007, July 27, 2007, July 23, 2007,July 13, 2007, July 12, 2007 and July 2, 2007. In the image look for the Camel SNUS door sticker. Why do most Latino tobacco smokers choose MarlbIf You Use Tobacco Products Its Going to Cost You More..
August 13, 2007 - If You Use Tobacco Products Its Going to Cost You More.. Charging workers who smoke more for their health care is becoming a widespread practice. Clarian Health, an Indiana hospital chain, will require workers who smoke to pay $5 out of each paycheck starting in 2009. For workers deemed obese, as much as $30 will be taken out of each paycheck until they meet certain weight, cholesterol and blood pressure standards. A PriceWaterhouseCooper's survey this year of 62 percent of the 135 top executives who responded, said their companies should require employees who show unhealthy behaviors to pay a greater share of their health care costs. Weyco, a Lansing, Mich., benefits administrator, recently adopted a policy to completely eliminate tobacco use from its work force. In 2003, the company introduced a policy of not hiring tobacco users and began offering smoking-cessation programs to employees, who were given a year to quit. "While other employers' health plan costs have spiraled, Weyco's have stayed the same," said Gary Climes, vice president and general manager of Weyco. (Firms dock pay of obese, smokers, Gregory Lopes, Washington Times) Effective January 1, 2002 the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department does not hire applicants who use tobacco. Smokers at Scott's Miracle-Gro Co. won't even be able to do that much longer. In October 2006, the Marysville, OH based company will begin randomly testing employees and giving pink slips to those who test positive for nicotine. The company announced the ultimatum in November, saying it was giving employees a year to quit, and offered to help with smoking-cessation programs. (Clock ticking down for smokers at Scott's Miracle-Grow, Susan Deutschle, Business First of Columbus, April 14, 2006). (from SNUS.biz) Smokeless Tobacco Called Unsafe Cigarette Substitute...
August 10, 2007 - Smokeless Tobacco Called Unsafe Cigarette Substitute... Study suggests that smokeless tobacco is not a good option for reducing health risks from smoking. Smokeless tobacco exposes users to at least as much of a potent carcinogen as smoking tobacco does, despite claims that it is a safer alternative, reported Stephen S. Hecht, Ph.D., of the University of Minnesota, and colleagues, in the August issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. Smokeless tobacco users had 73% higher levels of a biomarker for a nitrosamine carcinogen known as NNK than did smokers in pooled analysis of six studies (P<0.0001),>Two Camel SNUS ads appeared in the What's Up Section of the Raleigh News & Observer...
August 10, 2007 - Two Camel SNUS ads appeared in the What's Up Section of the Raleigh News & Observer. Raleigh is one of the new market test sites. What do you think?? Does this ad target hard-nosed existing smokers that refused to quit tobacco smoking??? See related Newsbriefs:August 3, 2007, July 27, 2007, July 23, 2007, July 13, 2007, July 12, 2007 and July 2, 2007. There seems to be some confusion regarding the use of SNUS. Some public health professionals seem to think SNUS should be used as a harm reduction product in inveterate (firmly and long established) smokers that have no interest in quitting. But the tobacco companies are targeting a much younger crowd of young adults and any kids they can entice along the way - just take a look at the ads and the tagline: "Pleasure for wherever." . Click on image to enlarge.L.A. bans smoking in parks...
August 9, 2007 - L.A. bans smoking in parks.. Los Angeles parks was signed into law today by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa during a ceremony in Griffith Park, which was torched three months ago by a fire believed to have been started by a lit cigarette.Smoking had previously been prohibited within 25 feet of playgrounds and at beaches, but the new ordinance is an outright ban on smoking, lighting, carrying or discarding any tobacco products in city parks and beaches. Violators caught smoking in city parks will be cited for an infraction and required to pay a fine of up to $250. The law will take effect on Sept. 17, 2007. “This law will allow us to take back our environment, reclaim our public space and enjoy the great outdoors,” Villaraigosa said. “Our parks and beaches are national treasures, and we must work to protect these areas and preserve the health and safety of all Angelenos.” (City News Service).Tobacco control measures are working here - Tobacco Control Must Mean Nicotine Control.
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