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Jennifer Hill

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News from the Noteworthy: Federal Cuts Make Local Control More Critical

About 450,000 Americans, 30,000 of them New York State residents, die of tobacco-related diseases annually, the number one cause of preventable deaths. Almost 1 million New Yorkers live with a serious smoking-related illness. E-cigarette use among New York State high-school students has dropped significantly from the peak of 27.3 percent in 2018, but almost one in five still used them in 2022.…
July 17, 2025
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News from the Noteworthy: FDA Rule Could End Smoking, Save Millions

“The benefits of the FDA’s proposed rule are unprecedented,” Kristen Richardson, director of Tobacco Free Communities: Delaware, Otsego & Schoharie says. “Once the nicotine level of cigarettes and other tobacco products drops to a level low enough to no longer create or sustain addiction, they would lose their ability to hook most people into dependence.”…
February 20, 2025
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News from the Noteworthy: SCOTUS Divided on Flavored Vape Decision

If the Supreme Court rules in the manufacturers’ favor, it could lead to flavored vape products being allowed back on the market. Given the data have shown for years that flavors in vapes tempt children into trying them, and the high concentrations of nicotine in most vapes quickly addict them, that outcome could adversely impact children’s health.…
December 12, 2024
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PUTTING THE COMMUNITY BACK INTO THE NEWSPAPER

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