ME: Smoking Prevention
Efforts to Curb Youth Vaping Fall Short
Smoking remains the leading cause of preventable death and disease in the U.S., yet efforts to prevent kids from picking up the habit continue to …
Maine in Top Five Preventing Youth Smoking
AUGUSTA, Maine – Almost 13 percent of high school-aged youth in Maine are smokers, but a new report says the state is ahead of the curve in …
Report Ranks Maine Near Top for Funding Tobacco Prevention
AUGUST, Maine - The latest report on how well states are funding tobacco prevention and cessation efforts has Maine ranked at number seven in the …
A Cigarette By Any Other Name: Safety Concerns in Maine
AUGUSTA, Maine - Electronic cigarettes - also known as e-hookahs, hookah pens and vape pipes - are growing in popularity in Maine. Celebrities in …
The Kids Are All Right? Not So Much in Maine
PORTLAND, Maine - According to the most recent data available, gathered in 2009, 17.5 percent of Maine children under 18 lived in poverty - up one …
New Year's Resolution to Quit Smoking? – Tips to Help Kick the Habit for Good
AUGUSTA, Maine - It's the first week of the New Year, and it's make it or break time when it comes to keeping many of those New Year's resolutions…
Maine Gets Ready for "Great American Smokeout"
PORTLAND, Maine - Thursday is the American Cancer Society's 35th annual Great American Smokeout, and experts say you can add up to eight years to …
Study: Women's Stroke Risk is Almost Triple Men's
AUGUSTA, Maine - Women ages 35 to 64 had lower blood pressure and better overall blood chemistry than men of the same age, but a new study found the …
Mainers Are Smoking Less but Eating More and it’s Showing
PORTLAND, Maine - Mainers are like most Americans in that they have been smoking less over the last 15 years, which has resulted in longer life …
Resolved to Quit Smoking? If at First You Don’t Succeed…
PORTLAND, Maine - Nobody likes a quitter - unless of course you are The American Lung Association. Quitting smoking is at the top of many a New …
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