WWe thank the Tribune for its recent editorial in support of raising the age to buy tobacco products from 18 to 21. It only makes sense; smoking prevention in the first place is easier than smoking cessation later on…
The first time Board of Health Chairman Bernard Horowitz said he picked up a cigarette was at age 18 in college when he wanted to look grown up. It’s a decision he does not want future 18-year-olds to make…
The healthiest and easiest way to deal with addiction is to not become addicted, a simple truth that finally should become the foundation of law and policy regarding tobacco…
Tobacco 21 prohibits tobacco sales to anyone younger than 21, the period during which the vast majority of smokers become addicted…
Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable deaths in the United States. Over the past several years, there have been a number of efforts at encouraging smoking cessation…