Tobacco Free Florida Blog
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Tobacco Free Florida (TFF), is a comprehensive effort to reduce tobacco use in the state.
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5M ago
A parent, youth sports coach, or high school teacher today may find themselves in the unfamiliar situation of hearing the kids in their lives throwing around terms like Zyn, Vuse Alto, Strazz Elf Bar, blu or Stig. And the adults could understandably be left to wonder if the kid is discussing the latest streaming show, an emerging K-Pop band, or a new game on their smartphones.
Adults active in the lives of Florida kids, teens, and young adults need to be able to recognize and understand new products, brands and technologies that are part of the changing way tobacco and nicotine enter the ..read more
Tobacco Free Florida Blog
1y ago
Medical professionals, public health leaders and researchers are often asked questions like these about electronic cigarette products. The truth is when it comes to the health risks and the exposure to harmful chemicals that come with e-cigarettes, there are no easy answers.
It is certainly understandable why people want to compare the products and their relative harm. Both contain nicotine, a highly addictive and harmful chemical.[1] But there are several reasons why the two types of nicotine delivery may be difficult to compare.
Independent research found e-cigarette packaging nationwide ..read more
Tobacco Free Florida Blog
1y ago
In a day and age when we are constantly bombarded by messages from several different directions and channels, it is critical for public health initiatives to find new ways to break through the noise and provide education, care and support. This includes identifying the places where people gather and share information in a comfortable and trusted public setting.
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Barbershops have become hubs for discussions and important conversations about the consequences of decisions and actions that can have a major impact on health. With their role in the Black community, barbershops ..read more
Tobacco Free Florida Blog
1y ago
No one should use tobacco products, and there is no safe level of exposure to nicotine. However, the time around a pregnancy is an especially important period to consider the health benefits of tobacco prevention and cessation.
With Embrace for Both, Tobacco Free Florida supports people across the state looking to become pregnant, currently expecting or caring for newborns. This means informing and encouraging mothers and babies as well as everyone with roles in their care and wellness.
Each year, over 200,000 babies are born in Florida. For many, the time of a preg ..read more
Tobacco Free Florida Blog
2y ago
With mental health increasingly becoming a topic of discussion, Tobacco Free Florida is launching Mental Health Equals Mental Wealth to inform about tobacco’s disproportionate impact on people diagnosed with mental and behavioral health conditions, educate about the benefits of quitting and highlight the free cessation support for people looking to improve their mental health and wellness. In May, Mental Health Awareness Month explores ways to achieve positive change, a major discussion in this area can be the importance of quitting tobacco for good.
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Tobacco Free Florida Blog
2y ago
Tobacco Free Florida is celebrating 15 years of success as Florida’s tobacco education, cessation and use prevention program. Launched in 2007, Tobacco Free Florida provides free services to help Floridians quit smoking and funds a media outreach campaign to communicate with people all across the state.
A program of the Florida Department of Health, Tobacco Free Florida was created in response to overwhelming support by Florida voters and is funded by money derived from the state’s tobacco settlement agreement with the major tobacco companies. These tobacco lawsuits were intended to punish ..read more
Tobacco Free Florida Blog
3y ago
Under federal law, including Section 910(b) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic (FD&C) Act, any company looking to launch and market a new tobacco product in the United States must submit a Premarket Tobacco Product Application (PMTA) to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Passed in 2007, the regulation also applies to any existing tobacco product that undergoes any change in design, ingredients or components. The PMTA process was put in place to assess the potential negative public health impact of new products such as e-cigarettes. PMTA s ..read more
Tobacco Free Florida Blog
3y ago
On October 1, 2021, Florida implemented a new statewide law raising the minimum age to purchase tobacco and nicotine products from 18 to 21 years of age.
The move brings Florida in line with existing federal laws. It is also an important step for public health. Research shows raising the legal age to buy tobacco and nicotine can reduce the number of youth and young adults who start smoking, showing immediate health benefits, and decreasing the eventual number of smoking-related deaths.[1]
Many believe that smoking is an adult choice, yet nearly nine out of 10 smokers in the U.S. start b ..read more
Tobacco Free Florida Blog
3y ago
The cigarette smoking rate has seen a huge drop over the years. In the 1950’s nearly half of all Americans had smoked cigarettes, today it’s fewer than 1 out of every 6 adults.[1][2] This drop has come as we learn more about the health risks posed by cigarettes, as well as new rules on how tobacco companies can advertise the products.
But while the smoking rate has dropped, over the same time we’ve seen another disturbing trend: the sale of flavored cigars continues to climb.[3] Flavored cigars are usually sold as cigarillos or little cigars.
Cigarillos are short, narrow cigars. They’re u ..read more
Tobacco Free Florida Blog
3y ago
The tobacco industry is constantly inventing and reinventing products, designed to keep customers addicted to a substance that kills if used as intended. Their latest attempt is heated tobacco products, which are creeping their way into the market, gaining the attention of tobacco users and attracting new customers.[i]
Heated tobacco products, also known as “heat-not-burn products,” heat processed tobacco leaf which allows users to inhale nicotine into their lungs.[i]
These products heat at various temperatures, contain dry, moist, or liquid ingredients, and appear in a wide variety of sty ..read more