Report: One out of six Arizona teens use tobacco products

New research from the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids finds it's getting tougher to keep kids away from tobacco, and the Centers for Disease Control say more than one in six Arizona teens either smokes or chews tobacco products.

Use of loose tobacco on the rise in the wake of cigarette taxes

The Centers for Disease Control says total cigarette consumption in the U.S. was down 2.5 percent from 2010 to 2011. KJZZ’s Al Macias reports says smokers are turning to other kinds of tobacco.

Community colleges tobacco ban takes effect

Smokers on the ten Maricopa County Community College campuses will have to go elsewhere to use tobacco. A new rule banning tobacco goes into effect July 1.

California's narrowly rejected tobacco tax mirrors Arizona's

Voters in California have narrowly rejected an additional tax on cigarettes.

Arizona boasts country's largest teen smoking drop

The number of teen smokers in Arizona is dropping. In fact, Arizona has seen the largest drop of any state in the country.

DHS targets teen tobacco use

New figures show that fewer Arizona teens are using tobacco. While the overall use of tobacco is down, the use of smokeless tobacco is still a concern.

Cigarette ban may have cleared out more than smoke

Five years ago this month the Smoke Free Arizona act went into effect. A Valley bar owner and a health services expert talk about how the act changed the Arizona bar scene.

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