Fighting for a Smokefree Campus
Evolvement members in Las Vegas spent this year’s Kick Butts Day at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas to raise awareness of the importance of smokefree campuses. Members placed 648 flags in the grass of UNLV’s amphitheater, each representing the 648 colleges across the United States that are smokefree. Evolvement members also collected message [...]
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3,300 Gingerbread Men
On December 6, 3,300 plastic gingerbread men were placed in front of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Student Union. Each gingerbread man represented one Nevadan who died from smoking-related illnesses or exposure to secondhand smoke this year. A poll recently taken at UNLV showed that 82% of students do not smoke, and the [...]
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Visual Warning Labels in Trouble
U.S. District Judge Richard Leon blocked the legislation that would require tobacco companies to put visual warning labels on cigarette packaging and ads. He said that until the tobacco industry’s lawsuit with the FDA over the labels is resolved (which he admits could take years) he would not allow the warning labels to be [...]
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Obama’s Great American Smokeout Message
Today is the American Cancer Society’s “Great American Smokeout.” Our recently smokefree President, has marked the occasion by making this video that not only shows support for the Great American Smokeout but has some honest, straight-forward facts about the risks of smoking. Go here for more info.
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Rates are Down and That’s a Step Up
With smoking down, things are looking up in New York. According to a recent study smoking rates have dropped by a whopping 35% in New York and the state has reached an all-time low 14% smoking rate. Mayor Bloomberg attributed the decrease preventative legislation that made smoking not only harder to do in public but [...]
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Casino Workers Fight for Smokefree Air
The gaming industry provides patrons with excitement, thrills, bright lights and even some luck now and then. Unfortunately, this luck runs out for casino workers, as their daily job responsibilities inevitably lead to secondhand smoke exposure. This puts black jack dealers, waitresses, security guards, and all the other casino workers at a greater risk for [...]
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Smoking Bans Have Positive Impact in Other States
Many business owners and politicians are quick to associate the concept of a smoking ban with negative economic consequences. Smoking bans across the nation, however, are proving that assumption wrong. A study released by the Orange County Health Department in Florida found that smoking bans in the state have not harmed businesses. In fact, being smoke-free can [...]
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Casino Women Calls the Tobacco Industry’s Bluff
A new book coming out this month, called Casino Women, has sparked a debate in Nevada. As discussed in recent article on newsreview.com, a portion of the book discusses a 1996 study on casino smoking that sought to analyze the impacts of regulations being considered by the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration, with findings favorable to the [...]
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LV Biz Press: Save Vegas Economy!
A recent revision to the Nevada Clean Indoor Air Act is generating debate about the ramifications smoking has on the health of the Las Vegas economy and its citizenry. The revision allows smoking in bars and taverns that have food service, entities that were previously classified as “smokefree” in the NCIAA. The amendment was passed with the [...]
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Most Americans are in Favor of Banning Smoking in Public Places
Results of a recent poll indicated that 59% of Americans want smoking banned in all public places. The poll took place across the U.S. and the District of Columbia, and displayed a 20% increase since the public smoking ban question was initially asked in 2001. Although anti-smoking sentiment has significantly increased, American polls regarding making [...]
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