Aldi Suganda Rizal, the Indonesian “smoking baby” seen around the world on video, has stopped smoking. Suganda’s mother put him into rehab for thirty days. Aldi Suganda’s habit of smoking 40 cigarettes a day was perhaps even more startling than the video that made him famous. The “smoking baby” was introduced to the habit by his father. Ream more »
Marijuana is thought by some to be a gateway drug among young people who eventually go on to try stronger substances. But that may be the exception rather than the rule, a new study finds.
Researchers from the University of New Hampshire looked at data from a random group of 1,286 children, teens and young adults who were in Miami-Dade public schools in the 1990s. Ream more »
A federal judge on Friday chose not to temporarily prevent New York State from taxing cigarette sales on tribal land beginning Wednesday. Instead, with the clock ticking, Judge Richard J. Arcara said he first wants to see what happens Monday in a 4-year-old case in a state court to which the Senecas became a party on Thursday. Ream more »
Police found a hand-rolled cigarette, believed to be a joint, in Paris Hilton’s vehicle following her arrest last Friday (27.08.10) for cocaine possession. Police found a suspected cannabis joint in Paris Hilton’s car shortly after her arrest on Friday night (27.08.10).
The socialite – who was arrested for cocaine possession after being pulled over by cops in Las Vegas with her boyfriend Cy Waits – reportedly had a hand-rolled cigarette in the vehicle, Ream more »
Billie Joe Armstrong and the gang offered up two giant surprises for Green Day fans during their tour stop in Denver, Colorado this week: one, that they’re recording a live album, and two, the Bay Area rockers debuted a previously unreleased song, “Cigarettes And Valentines.” Watch the live video below! Ream more »
Even though some teens use cigarettes to self-medicate, smoking may only increase their depressive symptoms, researchers say. After adjustment, smokers who reported psychobiological benefits from smoking were at higher risk of developing elevated depressive symptoms than never-smokers (HR 1.9, 95% CI 1.3 to 2.8), Michael Chaiton, MD, of the University of Toronto, and colleagues reported online in Addictive Behaviors. Ream more »
In a move that will essentially change the way the United States regulates tobacco, President Obama signed the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (H.R. 1256).
The legislation grants the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authority to regulate the marketing of tobacco products, specifically marketing designed to mislead consumers or recruit underage smokers. Ream more »
Casual tobacco smoking and secondhand or passive smoking can do more harm than previously thought, according to a new study which found even low levels of exposure to cigarette smoke can alternate the function of genes implicated in lung diseases.
Researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University and Presbyterian Hospital found that exposure to cigarette smoke at low levels either through passive smoking or infrequent tobacco smoking raised risk for future lung diseases including lung cancer and respiratory disease like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD. Ream more »
Is Madonna’s would-be fashionista daughter Lourdes, to paraphrase one of her mother’s hits, into the doob? The 13-year-old, who helped Mom launch the cleverly-titled Material Girl fashion line for teenagers earlier this month, has been spotted wearing a Rastafarian-inspired wristband featuring the silhouette of what appears to be a marijuana plant.
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RIPLEY, Ohio — Just as much as tobacco is a traditional crop for Kentucky and Ohio farmers, the annual Ohio Tobacco Festival is a tradition for Ripley, and this year’s lineup of events promises to be a crowd pleaser.
The theme for the 29th annual festival celebrates heritage with the theme “Tobacco … A Tradition Grows.”
Events kick off Thursday in downtown Ripley with craft shows, commercial exhibits and food booths opening at 5 p.m. The Ohio Tobacco Festival Queen Contest starts at 8 that night. Ream more »