smoking
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PublishedApril 23, 2021
Maine Voices: For equity and justice, it’s time to end sale of flavored tobacco in Maine
The survival of our LGBTQ youth depends on not selling harmful products targeted at kids and marginalized communities.
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PublishedNovember 18, 2020
Maine tops New England for smoking, new lung cancer cases
Almost 18% of Maine people smoke, and that is 2.5 percentage points higher than the national average.
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PublishedSeptember 30, 2020
Maine Voices: Choose freedom over license in the mask debate
Freedom is the considerate notion of not curbing others’ rights while you exercise yours.
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PublishedJanuary 11, 2020
Another View: U-Haul’s anti-smoking policy is creepy, intrusive
A ban on the hiring of nicotine users in the 21 states where such policies are legal does nothing to improve employees' health.
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PublishedNovember 20, 2019
Mid Coast Hospital can help residents be free of tobacco
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PublishedNovember 17, 2019
Insight: The Sudafed solution to the vaping problem
Former FDA chief David Kessler has a smart plan to keep e-cigarettes away from kids.
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PublishedOctober 27, 2019
Jim Fossel: Maine Democrats try to keep banning binge going
Bills that would ban plastic straws and vaping could get a spot on the second session agenda alongside strict gun control legislation.
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PublishedOctober 27, 2019
Maine Voices: It’s time to out Big Tobacco’s targeting of the LGBTQ community
Tobacco use remains the leading preventable cause of death in the nation, and LGBT Mainers are among the hardest hit.
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PublishedOctober 22, 2019
U.S. endorses tobacco pouches as less risky than cigarettes
The company will be able to advertise that its pouches pose a lower risk of lung cancer and heart disease than cigarettes.
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PublishedAugust 20, 2019
Another View: Warnings on tobacco products actually work. Here’s why
The sooner these graphic new labels are on tobacco packages, the better.
