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SmokingSenate bill could snuff out smoking bans at Wrightsville Beach, CFCCSubmitted by Holden Kurwicki on Tue, 05/14/2013 - 4:34pm.READ MORE:ONLY ON 3: Quitting habit, saving money may be fueling e-cigarette boomSubmitted by Christina Anthony on Mon, 01/14/2013 - 5:58pm.READ MORE:Court denies rehearing on cigarette warningsSubmitted by WWAY on Wed, 12/05/2012 - 11:59am.READ MORE:
A federal appeals court has denied the government's request to rehear a challenge to a requirement that tobacco companies put large graphic health warnings on cigarette packages.
Full story... » 'Pender-Topsail Post & Voice' HeadlinesSubmitted by Ashley Jacobs on Wed, 07/18/2012 - 8:25am.READ MORE:ONLY ON 3: East Duplin students' anti-smoking video garners national praiseSubmitted by WWAY on Thu, 07/05/2012 - 4:33pm.READ MORE:Kickback Jack's challenges smoking banSubmitted by StarNewsOnline.com on Wed, 06/06/2012 - 4:48pm.READ MORE:
When is a wall not a wall?
That was the main issue Wednesday when Battleground Restaurant Group Inc. appealed $1,200 in fines levied against it by the New Hanover County Health Department for violations of the state law that prohibits smoking in a restaurant.
Full story... » NC teen smoking rates reach historic lowsSubmitted by WWAY on Thu, 05/17/2012 - 3:17pm.READ MORE:
A survey presented by the state Department of Health and Human Services says the percentage of North Carolina teens who smoke has hit an all-time low.
Full story... » High schoolers kick butts out of the parkSubmitted by Asha Dave on Sat, 03/24/2012 - 9:12pm.READ MORE:
Students from all over the Cape Fear came together to kick butts out of the park Saturday; cigarette butts, that is.
Full story... » Wrightsville Beach denies smoking ban despite community supportSubmitted by Katie Harden on Thu, 03/08/2012 - 11:14pm.READ MORE: »Teens gather at NC legislature to tout reduced teen smoking ratesSubmitted by Cacky Catlett on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 10:28pm.READ MORE:
More than 300 young people gathered at the
North Carolina Legislature to highlight successes in reducing teen
smoking rates while health lobbyists urged lawmakers to provide a
steady funding source again for prevention programs.
Full story... » Program urges smokers switch to smokeless tobaccoSubmitted by WWAY on Fri, 10/28/2011 - 3:27pm.READ MORE:
A Kentucky cancer center is offering some unconventional advice to get smokers to kick the habit: Switch to smoke-free tobacco.
Full story... » Adult smoking rate edges down slightly: CDC dataSubmitted by WWAY on Tue, 09/06/2011 - 1:43pm.READ MORE:
A new government report shows fewer US adults are smoking, and those who light up are smoking fewer cigarettes daily. But the trend is weaker than the government had hoped.
Full story... » Charlotte is test market for tobacco lozengesSubmitted by WWAY on Wed, 08/03/2011 - 1:56pm.READ MORE:
Charlotte smokers are in one of two test markets for a new tobacco product that may please etiquette mavens: dissolvable, smokeless tobacco lozenges.
Full story... » Philip Morris Int'l CEO: Tobacco not hard to quitSubmitted by WWAY on Wed, 05/11/2011 - 12:56pm.READ MORE:
The head of cigarette maker Philip Morris International says tobacco is not that hard to quit.
Full story... » Report gives NC failing grades on tobacco controlSubmitted by WWAY on Thu, 01/20/2011 - 1:34pm.READ MORE:
The American Lung Association is giving the nation's top tobacco-producing state failing grades for efforts to curb the death and diseases caused by tobacco use.
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