Tobacco

March 26, 2008 - 2:23pm
PRESS RELEASE

Rep. Pallone and NJ Health Advocates: New Generation of Tobacco Products Threatens Efforts To Reduce Tobacco Use in New Jersey

Congress Urged to Grant FDA Authority Over Tobacco Products

 EDISON, NEW JERSEY – Representative Frank Pallone (D-NJ) spoke to students at James Monroe Elementary School today and explained how an insidious new generation of tobacco products is threatening efforts to reduce tobacco use in the United States.  At the event, Pallone and public health organizations issued a new report about how tobacco manufacturers take advantage of the lack of government regulation to design and market products that recruit new youth users, create and sustain addiction to nicotine, and discourage current kids from quitting. Responding to declining smoking rates, tobacco manufacturers are finding novel ways to entice new users, especially children, and discourage current users from quitting.

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May 30, 2007 - 4:37pm
PRESS RELEASE

MEDIA ADVISORY - Senator Vitale to Participate in Discussion of S-CHIP Program and NJ FamilyCare Tomorrow

**MEDIA ADVISORY**

SENATOR VITALE TO PARTICIPATE IN DISCUSSION OF S-CHIP PROGRAM AND NJ FAMILYCARE TOMORROW

Senator Will Also Attend Health Forum on Tobacco Following S-CHIP News Conference

NEW BRUNSWICK - Senator Joseph F. Vitale, D-Middlesex, will participate in a news conference TOMORROW, MAY 31, at ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL to discuss emergency funding for the federal S-CHIP program and NJ FamilyCare, the program which provides health care access for the uninsured.

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