Conclusions Exposure to smoke‐free laws at age 18 appears to be prospectively associated with reduced daily smoking initiation 1–6 years later.Andrea R. TitusNew York University,New York,NY,USAJames F. ThrasherUniversity of South Carolina,Columbia,SC,USA↑National Institute of Public Health,...
Kentucky, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, West Virginia and Wyoming have no laws to protect residents fromsecondhand smoke. Cigarette taxes average $1.34 a pack nationally, ranging from $4.35 in New York to 17 cents in Missouri. No states implemented CDC recommendations for smoking-cessation ca...
North Carolina:pre-emption of all local smoking laws passed after 10/15/93, with several modest exceptions; statewide ban for restaurants and bars. South Dakota:total pre-emption; statewide ban for workplaces, restaurants, bars and gambling venues. ...
which is less than 1% of the entire population. Maybe it’s because New Jersey gun laws are some of the most restrictive in the country—the second toughest in the nation, according to NJ.com. Another reason could be becauseNew Jersey is the most densely populated statein the country, wit...
The most bitter battleground, however, is South Carolina, the only state so far to have explicitly extended criminal child-abuse laws to cover fetuses. Despite directly contrary rulings in numerous other states, South Carolina's Supreme Court declared in 1997 that drug-using pregnant women can be...
comprehensive statewide smoke-free laws, adequate funding for state tobacco prevention and cessation programs and ensure all Medicaid enrollees have access to comprehensive tobacco cessation services including all three types of counseling and all FDA-approved medications. We have the tools to get this ...
State Medical Cannabis Laws. https://www.ncsl.org/research/health/state-medical-marijuana-laws.aspx. Google Scholar Pacek et al., 2018 L.R. Pacek, J. Copeland, L. Dierker, C.O. Cunningham, S.S. Martins, R.D. Goodwin Among whom is cigarette smoking declining in the United States?
Others have pointed out that the debate over wearing masks is a lot like the debates a couple of decades ago over seatbelt laws. There’s even an article about it, fromBusiness Insider: Massachusetts radio personality Jerry Williams transformed his talk show into acrusade against seat belts, ga...
In 2006, the Chinese government earned more than 30 billion US dollars in revenue (profits and tax) from the tobacco industry, accounting for approximately 8% of its total government revenue (Chen, 2007). However, in recent years, China also implemented laws similar to those in the US that...
Urbanization and strict gun laws, in addition to a drop in overall interest, are why California has the fewest number of hunting licenses in the nation. #49. Rhode Island Unsplash #49. Rhode Island - Percent of residents with paid hunting licenses: 0.7% - Total paid hunting license holders...