New Jersey 101.5 » smoking http://nj1015.com New Jersey News Sat, 25 May 2013 16:04:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 NJ to Raise Age to Buy Cigarettes http://nj1015.com/nj-to-raise-age-to-buy-cigarettes/ http://nj1015.com/nj-to-raise-age-to-buy-cigarettes/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 19:10:57 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=267234 Two New Jersey lawmakers proposed Thursday to raise their state's minimum age for buying cigarettes to 21, reaching across the Hudson River to borrow an idea from New York City in a gesture of regional cooperation to keep tobacco from many young adults.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/nj-to-raise-age-to-buy-cigarettes/feed/ 0 Matt Cardy, Getty Images Should the Smoking Age be Raised to 21? [POLL] http://nj1015.com/should-the-smoking-age-be-raised-to-21-poll/ http://nj1015.com/should-the-smoking-age-be-raised-to-21-poll/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:48:28 +0000 Steve Trevelise http://nj1015.com/?p=257658 Anyone who has ever listened to me at night on New Jersey 101.5 knows I’ve been very supportive of smoker’s rights. I don’t like to see smokers made out to be villains by this politically correct society that we live in, nor do I want to see cigarettes be the dumping ground whenever a politician needs to find tax money.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/should-the-smoking-age-be-raised-to-21-poll/feed/ 0 Marco Di Lauro, Getty Images NYC to Raise Age for Cigarette Purchases? http://nj1015.com/nyc-to-raise-age-for-cigarette-purchases/ http://nj1015.com/nyc-to-raise-age-for-cigarette-purchases/#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:14:20 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=256647 No one under 21 would be able to buy cigarettes in New York City under a proposal unveiled Monday to make the city the most populous place in America to set the minimum age that high.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/nyc-to-raise-age-for-cigarette-purchases/feed/ 0 More Smokers Relighting, A Result Of Economy [AUDIO] http://nj1015.com/more-smokers-relighting-a-result-of-economy-audio/ http://nj1015.com/more-smokers-relighting-a-result-of-economy-audio/#comments Mon, 25 Mar 2013 09:23:55 +0000 Kelly Waldron http://nj1015.com/?p=244022 In New Jersey, there has been a dramatic cut in services available for people to get help in quitting smoking and with the tough economy, many former smokers have picked up the habit once again.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/more-smokers-relighting-a-result-of-economy-audio/feed/ 0 (Flickr User ninasaurusrex) Cigarette Warning Labels Get Revised http://nj1015.com/cigarette-warning-labels-get-revised/ http://nj1015.com/cigarette-warning-labels-get-revised/#comments Tue, 19 Mar 2013 19:34:56 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=242828 The U.S. government won't appeal a court decision blocking it from requiring tobacco companies to put large graphic health warnings on cigarette packages.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/cigarette-warning-labels-get-revised/feed/ 0 Flickr User John Abel Smoking in Cars Poll http://nj1015.com/vip/q-and-a/polls/smoking-in-cars-poll/ http://nj1015.com/vip/q-and-a/polls/smoking-in-cars-poll/#comments Wed, 13 Mar 2013 13:58:15 +0000 Double Down http://loyalty.production.townsquaresites.com/?post_type=loyalty_qa_poll&p=118082 According to this article by Deminski & Doyle, do you think NJ should ban smoking when kids are in your vehicle?

]]> http://nj1015.com/vip/q-and-a/polls/smoking-in-cars-poll/feed/ 0 Christopher Furlong, Getty Images More NJ College Campuses Go Smoke-Free [AUDIO] http://nj1015.com/more-nj-college-campuses-go-smoke-free-audio/ http://nj1015.com/more-nj-college-campuses-go-smoke-free-audio/#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2013 14:00:56 +0000 Kevin McArdle http://nj1015.com/?p=230894 In a growing trend, New Jersey colleges and universities are giving tobacco a failing grade and banning tobacco use on campus. The increasing move is detailed in a new American Cancer Society report.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/more-nj-college-campuses-go-smoke-free-audio/feed/ 0 An increasing number of colleges are implementing 100% tobacco-free policies (Flickr User ninasaurusrex) Smokers May be Fired Up Over the Price of Healthcare [POLL] http://nj1015.com/smokers-may-be-fired-up-over-the-price-of-healthcare-poll/ http://nj1015.com/smokers-may-be-fired-up-over-the-price-of-healthcare-poll/#comments Fri, 25 Jan 2013 12:57:24 +0000 Jim Gearhart Show http://nj1015.com/?p=221095 If you are a smoker, you may want to start saving those pennies and no, it won't be for more cigarettes either.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/smokers-may-be-fired-up-over-the-price-of-healthcare-poll/feed/ 0 Phil Walter/Getty Images Lung Cancer Risk Increases For Women http://nj1015.com/lung-cancer-risk-increases-for-women/ http://nj1015.com/lung-cancer-risk-increases-for-women/#comments Thu, 24 Jan 2013 04:53:29 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=220479 New research finds that women who smoke today have a much greater risk of dying from lung cancer than they did decades ago compared to those who never smoked. That is partly because they are starting younger and smoking more than women used to.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/lung-cancer-risk-increases-for-women/feed/ 0 Peter Dazeley, Getty Images NJ's Tobacco Prevention Efforts Need Improvement, Report Says [AUDIO] http://nj1015.com/njs-tobacco-prevention-efforts-need-improvement-report-says-audio/ http://nj1015.com/njs-tobacco-prevention-efforts-need-improvement-report-says-audio/#comments Thu, 17 Jan 2013 10:09:57 +0000 Joe Cutter http://nj1015.com/?p=217534 The American Lung Association's out with a new report on New Jersey's efforts to curb tobacco use, and it leaves a lot of room for improvement.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/njs-tobacco-prevention-efforts-need-improvement-report-says-audio/feed/ 0 An increasing number of colleges are implementing 100% tobacco-free policies (Flickr User ninasaurusrex)