New reports suggests La. could be doing more to help smokers quit

According to the recent State of Tobacco Control 2017 report from the American Lung Association, Louisiana received an F grade in several categories when it comes to helping smokers in the state. “While the report states that the State of Louisiana’s Tobacco Control programs are failing Louisiana smokers, it does not adequately reflect the service made available for no charge to Louisiana residents by the New Orleans-based Smoking Cessation Trust , that are successfully helping smokers quit.

Israeli army has a smoking problem, new study finds

Nearly 40 percent of Israelis are smokers by the time they finish their compulsory army service, according to a new study. That is twice as high as the overall national rate and dramatically higher than among American soldiers, according to the study published Monday in the journal Nicotine & Tobacco Research.

Trump Is Giving A Beleaguered Vaping Industry Renewed Hope

Leaders in the vaping industry are hopeful President Donald Trump will help slash regulations threatening to put electronic cigarette vendors across the country out of business. E-cigarette manufacturers and vendors faced a brutal year of new rules and regulations from the federal government and localities throughout many states.

Letters: Tribune coverage ‘wacky’ in its own right

The Portland Tribune recently printed a front-page article having to do with Measure 97’s failure, and an editorial castigating the “wackiness” of the recent city tax imposed on corporations and CEO salaries. The article is carefully framed to put the onus on proponents’ failure to connect with voters, that the measure was poorly written and misunderstood;.