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Utah smoker quit line sees surge in participants

Last updated Friday, February 10, 2012 - 10:31am

SALT LAKE CITY -- Health officials say they're seeing a big jump in the number of Utah tobacco users seeking the state's help quitting.

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Members of the Utah State House of Representatives work through the opening day of the Utah State Legislature Monday, Jan. 23, 2012 at the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City. Despite a small surplus, fiscal matters will remain a priority for Utah lawmakers as they begin their 2012 general session Monday. (AP Photo/The Deseret News, Scott G Winterton)

Utah lawmakers cracking down on tobacco products

Josh Loftin The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, January 24, 2012 - 11:32am

SALT LAKE CITY -- Laws that regulate hookahs, electronic cigarettes and nicotine lozenges and gum could all be tightened under proposals being considered by Utah legislators.

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Woman accused of swapping cigarettes for drug

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, December 19, 2011 - 9:05am

LOGAN -- A 28-year-old woman is facing felony charges for allegedly swapping cigarettes for the stimulant medication Adderall with two juveniles in Logan.

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Nagging smokers helps them quit

Maura Lerner Minneapolis Star Tribune

Last updated Friday, December 9, 2011 - 2:36pm

You won't find the word "nagging" in the study. But scientists at the University of Minnesota have found that smokers are more likely to kick the habit if a counselor calls them every month for a year with helpful tips and nicotine patches.

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Utah ranks 12th in protecting kids from tobacco

Contributed Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, November 30, 2011 - 10:29am

WASHINGTON -- Utah ranks 12th in the nation in funding programs to prevent kids from smoking and help smokers quit, according to a national report released today by a coalition of public health organizations.

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WSU students share anti-tobacco initiative info with Ogden

Scott Schwebke Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, November 22, 2011 - 11:34pm

OGDEN -- Representatives from Weber State University's Student Senate told the city council Tuesday night they are hopeful the school's administration will make the campus tobacco-free by 2013.

"Courageous leaders need to step up," Brady Harris, a student senator representing Weber State's Davis County campus, said following a council work session.

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Syracuse officer receives award

Bryon Saxton Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, November 14, 2011 - 10:50pm

SYRACUSE -- Syracuse police officer James Nielson has been recognized by the Davis Board of Health for his outstanding efforts in enforcing tobacco laws, particularly with minors. The board presented Nielson, who is the school resource officer at Syracuse High School, with an award Nov. 8.

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McCullar gets 15 years to life in prison

Tim Gurrister Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, September 7, 2011 - 10:49pm

OGDEN -- A judge Wednesday sentenced Robert McCullar to 15 years to life in Utah State Prison for a murder that spiraled from a spat over a cigarette.

McCullar, 50, was found guilty July 22 in the Dec. 22, 2009, stabbing death of Filiberto Robles Bedolla, 49, in his apartment at 2560 Adams Ave.

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Health department: Fewer Davis shops selling tobacco to minors

April Hale Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, September 2, 2011 - 10:31pm

CLEARFIELD -- Buying tobacco continues to become more difficult for underage buyers in Davis County, say Davis County Health Department officials.

A partnership between the health department and local law enforcement agencies has resulted in fewer successful tobacco purchases by minors. The successful buy rate decreased from 9.2 percent in 2010 to 5.5 percent in 2011.

The program puts underage buyers -- supervised by local law enforcement -- in stores and has them attempt to buy tobacco products. Between July 2010 and June 2011, 452 such attempts were made, but only 25 were successful.

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(The Associated Press) In this combo made from file images provided by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration shows two of nine new warning labels cigarette makers will have to use by the fall of 2012. Four of the five largest U.S. tobacco companies sued the federal government Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2011, over the new graphic cigarette labels, saying the warnings violate their free speech rights and will cost millions of dollars to print.

Tobacco companies file lawsuit over warning labels

Jeffrey Collins The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, August 17, 2011 - 6:12am

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Tobacco companies want a judge to put a stop to new graphic cigarette labels that include the sewn-up corpse of a smoker and pictures of diseased lungs, saying they unfairly urge adults to shun their legal products and will cost millions to produce.

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Hypnotist helps Bochy and staff quit dipping

Janie McCauley The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, August 8, 2011 - 2:56pm

SAN FRANCISCO -- Ask Bruce Bochy if he has a dip and San Francisco's skipper offers up a standard response: "I don't do that anymore."

Bullpen catcher Bill Hayes answers the same way. Equipment manager Mike Murphy, too.

They've reached this point because of hypnotherapist Dr. AlVera Paxson, who is developing quite the reputation for helping the reigning World Series champion Giants kick some nasty, decades-old habits.

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(RICK EGAN/The Associated Press)
Jim Gibbs poses for a photo at his store in Salt Lake City. Gibbs says tobacco sales are way down in the wake of a state tax increase. Lawmakers say Utah sales have dropped 15 percent since the increase went into effect in July 2010.

Utah tobacco sales drop, tax revenue skyrockets

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, August 1, 2011 - 5:08pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- Tobacco sales in Utah have dropped 15 percent since a $1 increase in the tobacco tax took effect last year.

Lawmakers and anti-smoking advocates cited the figures as an encouraging sign that many people have stopped smoking.

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Tobacco sales drop in Utah after tax increase

The Associated Press The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, August 1, 2011 - 3:08pm

SOUTH SALT LAKE -- Tobacco sales in Utah have dropped 15 percent since a $1 increase in the tobacco tax took effect last year.

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Kids’ art contest in Clearfield to combat smoking

Standard-Examiner staff Standard-Examiner

Last updated Saturday, July 30, 2011 - 9:38pm

CLEARFIELD — Clearfield has joined forces to hold an anti-smoking children’s artwork contest.

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'89 Chevy a bonus for winner of Davis demolition derby

Bryon Saxton Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, July 28, 2011 - 10:16pm

FARMINGTON -- Using an old truck as a promotional ploy could entice additional drivers to compete in the Davis County Fair's demolition derby.

In addition to $12,000 in prize money available at this year's annual derby, the county has added to the prize package a 1989 Chevy pickup truck wrapped in a new "The Truth" anti-tobacco campaign message.

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