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One of the largest initiatives of MTCP is the Massachusetts Smokers' Helpline. The smokers helpline is a toll-free helpline (1-800-TryToStop) that offers free referral and counseling to Massachusetts residents who are trying to quit smoking. They have English, Spanish, and Portuguese speaking counselors available.
The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, (Pub. L. 111–31 (text), H.R. 1256) is a federal statute in the United States that was signed into law by President Barack Obama on June 22, 2009. The Act gives the Food and Drug Administration the power to regulate the tobacco industry. A signature element of the law imposes new warnings ...
NIDA also publishes non-technical reports of this research for benefit of the public, as well as publications that summarize what is known about nicotine addiction and tobacco cessation programs. Office of the Surgeon General: Publishes in print and on the web, a variety of materials related to smoking health issues and cessation of smoking. [7]
Big Tobacco is being hit by challenges across the spectrum -- lawsuits, declining smoking rates, and new packaging rules -- but some companies have been able to claim victories of a sort. Altria ...
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AUSTIN (KXAN) — Tobacco company Philip Morris International Inc. is launching a new product pilot in Austin, which it says is designed to help smokers quit cigarettes.
The WHO Report of the Global Tobacco Epidemic: The MPOWER Package was the first in a series of WHO reports to track the status of the tobacco epidemic and the impact of interventions to stop it. [4] The report was launched at a news conference by Margaret Chan , Director-General of WHO with New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg on 7 February 2008.
Nicotine Anonymous (NicA) is a twelve-step program founded in 1982 for people desiring to quit smoking and live free of nicotine. [1] As of July 2017, there are over 700 face-to-face meetings in 32 countries worldwide [2] with the majority of these meetings occurring in the United States, [2] Iran, [citation needed] India, [2] Canada, [2] Brazil, [2] the United Kingdom, [2] Australia, [2 ...