Though the measure has good intentions, the details reveal an unwise use of taxpayer dollars.
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USC must ban all smoking Though California boasts the second lowest rate of adult smokers in the nation and many American college campuses have banned smoking, USC is still bafflingly hesitant to issue an anti-smoking policy. USC should ban smoking on campus because it is unfair for non-smokers, who are the majority, to involuntarily breathe [...]
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The resolution requests clarification of the university’s current smoking policy.
Read the rest of this article »Cigarette sales to California teens drop to record low
The results of the 2011 Youth Tobacco Purchase Survey released this Sept. 22 showed cigarette sales to minors have reached a new low in California. For the study, 15- and 16-year-old teens were hired to purchase cigarettes at a random sample of 800 tobacco retailers throughout the state. Only 5.6 percent of stores illegally sold [...]
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UCLA researchers found the prefrontal cortex is less active in adolescents who smoke.
Read the rest of this article »FDA requires new, graphic cigarette advertising
Federal agencies hope to reduce the smoking rate by 12 percent by 2020.
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