Alaska Tobacco Control Alliance http://www.alaskatca.org Our Vision: A Tobacco-Free Alaska Wed, 22 Feb 2012 01:26:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= FDA Flap Could Snuff Out Smokeless Growth At Altria http://www.alaskatca.org/smokeless/fda-flap-could-snuff-out-smokeless-growth-at-altria http://www.alaskatca.org/smokeless/fda-flap-could-snuff-out-smokeless-growth-at-altria#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:22:49 +0000 iiAdmin http://www.alaskatca.org/?p=607 Smokeless tobacco products have come under fire after a report by key advisory to Food and Drug Administration alleged that tobacco companies do not have sufficient scientific evidence to prove they are less harmful to health than cigarettes.  This can be detrimental for Altria Group as smokeless tobacco is the only segment that has been growing for the company in the past several quarters. The competes with Reynolds American and Lorillard, two of its biggest competitors in the U.S. Read More »

]]> http://www.alaskatca.org/smokeless/fda-flap-could-snuff-out-smokeless-growth-at-altria/feed 0 Two high profile uncritical media stories on industry-supported “harm reduction” http://www.alaskatca.org/smokeless/media-uncritical-of-industry-claims http://www.alaskatca.org/smokeless/media-uncritical-of-industry-claims#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:40:41 +0000 iiAdmin http://www.alaskatca.org/?p=604 USA Today and the New York Times recently published articles that uncritically accepted assertions that smokeless tobacco and e-cigarettes were useful as cessation tools.  Both of these studies were funded by tobacco/e-cigarette companies that had direct financial interests in the outcome of the work.  Both Brad Rodu (smokeless tobacco) and Riccardo Polosa (e-cigarettes) also worked as consultants to the companies making products they were evaluating. Read More »

]]> http://www.alaskatca.org/smokeless/media-uncritical-of-industry-claims/feed 0 Chilkoot Charlie’s: Good for health. Great for business. http://www.alaskatca.org/slideshow/chilkoot-charlies-good-for-health-great-for-business http://www.alaskatca.org/slideshow/chilkoot-charlies-good-for-health-great-for-business#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 02:29:13 +0000 iiAdmin http://www.alaskatca.org/?p=597 Good for health. Great for business.

]]> http://www.alaskatca.org/slideshow/chilkoot-charlies-good-for-health-great-for-business/feed 0 Food Factory: Good for health. Great for business. http://www.alaskatca.org/slideshow/food-factory-good-for-health-great-for-business http://www.alaskatca.org/slideshow/food-factory-good-for-health-great-for-business#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 02:27:44 +0000 iiAdmin http://www.alaskatca.org/?p=596 Good for health. Great for business.

]]> http://www.alaskatca.org/slideshow/food-factory-good-for-health-great-for-business/feed 0 Hill Bar: Good for health. Great for business. http://www.alaskatca.org/slideshow/slides-hill-bar-good-for-health-great-for-business http://www.alaskatca.org/slideshow/slides-hill-bar-good-for-health-great-for-business#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 02:25:23 +0000 iiAdmin http://www.alaskatca.org/?p=595 Good for health. Great for business.

]]> http://www.alaskatca.org/slideshow/slides-hill-bar-good-for-health-great-for-business/feed 0 Salty Dawg Saloon: Good for health. Great for business. http://www.alaskatca.org/slideshow/salty-dawg-good-for-health-great-for-business http://www.alaskatca.org/slideshow/salty-dawg-good-for-health-great-for-business#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 02:24:16 +0000 iiAdmin http://www.alaskatca.org/?p=594 Good for health. Great for business.

]]> http://www.alaskatca.org/slideshow/salty-dawg-good-for-health-great-for-business/feed 0 http://www.alaskatca.org/slideshow/593 http://www.alaskatca.org/slideshow/593#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 02:21:14 +0000 iiAdmin http://www.alaskatca.org/?p=593 Good for health. Great for business.

]]> http://www.alaskatca.org/slideshow/593/feed 0 Will Major League Baseball ban smokeless tobacco?… http://www.alaskatca.org/smokeless/will-major-league-baseball-ban-smokeless-tobacco http://www.alaskatca.org/smokeless/will-major-league-baseball-ban-smokeless-tobacco#comments Mon, 29 Aug 2011 21:56:57 +0000 iiAdmin http://www.alaskatca.org/?p=570 “Daddy,” A.J. Burnett Jr. asked. “Is that gum?”

His son’s question stayed with Burnett until spring training, when he decided that after 11 big league seasons of pitching with a dip in his mouth, he would abstain from using smokeless tobacco on the mound. Read More »

]]> http://www.alaskatca.org/smokeless/will-major-league-baseball-ban-smokeless-tobacco/feed 0 “The Insider” Revisited http://www.alaskatca.org/news/the-insider-revisited http://www.alaskatca.org/news/the-insider-revisited#comments Thu, 25 Aug 2011 17:49:19 +0000 iiAdmin http://www.alaskatca.org/?p=567 60 Minutes provides timely reminder of Big Tobacco’s lies

A new article demonstrates how the lies and manipulation of the tobacco industry continues. “Last week, major tobacco companies again showed their aversion to the truth when they filed yet another lawsuit to block the FDA from implementing new, graphic warning labels on cigarettes.” Read More »

]]> http://www.alaskatca.org/news/the-insider-revisited/feed 0 The right to breathe clean air. http://www.alaskatca.org/features/the-right-to-breathe-clean-air http://www.alaskatca.org/features/the-right-to-breathe-clean-air#comments Thu, 16 Jun 2011 17:23:35 +0000 iiAdmin http://www.alaskatca.org/?p=559 Objective: Increase the percentage of Alaskans who are protected from the harms of secondhand smoke.

Tobacco use, in particular cigarette smoking, impacts those who do not participate in its consumption. The 1986 Surgeon General’s report titled The Health Consequences of Involuntary Smoking stated that secondhand smoke causes disease in non-smokers. Read More »

See what we’re doing: Smokefree Housing Workgroup

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