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The legal age to buy cigarettes and other tobacco products in Pennsylvania is increasing to 21, although there’s an exception for veterans and service…
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A bill that would raise Pennsylvania’s tobacco-buying age from 18 to 21 has breezed through the state Senate—and there’s evidence it’ll get a warm…
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Many anti-smoking efforts are focused on cigarettes, but new research from the University of Pittsburgh suggests that more energy should be spent…
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In 2012, the Centers for Disease Control unveiled a series of anti-smoking ads intended to shock viewers called "Tips From Former Smokers" -- they showed…
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The Allegheny County Board of Health has placed e-cigarettes under nearly all of the same regulations as traditional cigarettes when it comes to use…
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Black health experts want to leverage growing awareness of racial inequality into a fight against cigarettes.Lung cancer kills black men at higher rates…
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One state lawmaker is taking Philadelphia’s idea for a cigarette tax and applying it statewide.Republican Rep. John Lawrence of Chester County is…
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A $1 tax increase could cause 77,000 adults to quit smoking and prevent 85,000 kids from ever starting smoking in Pennsylvania, according to the American…