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Ray bill on nicotine products loses in House

Last updated Tuesday, March 12, 2013 - 7:54pm

SALT LAKE CITY — A local lawmaker’s bill to increase the authority of local health departments regarding preventing the sale of e-cigarettes and other nicotine products to minors has been defeated.

The House voted 29-44 Monday night to defeat an amended version of HB 372, sponsored by Rep. Paul Ray, R-Clinton, that addressed authority by local health departments to enforce e-cigarette limits for users age 19 and younger.

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Free help offered to stop smoking

Staff Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, September 17, 2012 - 11:27pm

OGDEN — If you want to stop smoking or recently quit, you’re invited to attend the new weekly Nicotine Anonymous meetings sponsored by Weber-Morgan Health Department and the Northern Utah Coalition.

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Want to stop smoking? Attend free workshop in South Ogden

Charles F. Trentelman Standard-Examiner

Last updated Saturday, March 10, 2012 - 11:27pm

SOUTH OGDEN — To celebrate National Pulmonary Rehabilitation Week, the Pulmonary Wellness Center is sponsoring a free stop-smoking workshop for the public from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday and Wednesday at 5974 Fashion Pointe Drive.

The workshop will include information on the risks of smoking and offer a variety of tips and techniques on how to quit.

Information will also be available about new nicotine patches.

For more information, call Dawn or Troy at 801-479-9644.

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Utah's efforts to discourage youths from smoking is paying off, as the number of kids addicted to nicotine is dropping, Here, at the Ogden Amphitheater in May 2009, volunteers Nelson Riches, 16, dressed as a cigarette, and Lary Deuel, dressed as secondhand smoke, talk with kids during a celebration of the smoking ban in public outdoor spaces. (Standard-Examiner file photo)

Utah battle against youth tobacco use continues despite improvements

Jamie Lampros Standard-Examiner

Last updated Saturday, March 10, 2012 - 10:12pm

The U.S. Surgeon General is urging states to discourage kids from smoking by implementing tobacco tax hikes, high-impact interventions, smoking bans and mass media campaigns.

Each day, nearly 4,000 kids try their first cigarette and an additional 1,000 under the age of 18 become daily users, according to a report issued this week by the Office of the Surgeon General. About 3.6 million middle and high school students smoke, the report states.

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E-cigarettes may be more dangerous than promised

Jeannine Stein, Los Angeles Times

Last updated Tuesday, November 16, 2010 - 2:42am

Electronic cigarettes are becoming increasingly popular among people who want to quit smoking, but an opinion piece released earlier this month in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine highlights the potential hazards of e-cigarettes, suggesting they may not be as benign as they may seem.

E-cigarettes are battery-powered devices that allow users to inhale a vapor that contains nicotine and supposedly fewer toxins than real cigarettes.

In studies, health-related findings have been mixed, with some reporting less nicotine is absorbed and the desire to smoke is curtailed, while others showing smoking cravings weren't affected that much.

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