March 2011

One of our Young Ambassadors Adan Loughlin has been attendinght European Conference on Tobacco or Health. Attending Lectures, Symposiums and generally making the most of the opportunity to meet others in the field and link with other youth prevention programmes world wide, Adan has been doing Sterling work, which we’ll keep you updated on.

George Michael has turned to Twitter to quit smoking. The singer told Smooth Radio’s Mark Goodier that he started smoking again after being sent to prison. He said: “When they put you inside, they almost chuck nicotine at you and, having given up regular cigarettes many years ago, I found within a week I was [...]

An innovative media campaign has begun to educate New Yorkers about the effect that tobacco industry products and marketing in stores have on youth smoking. The Community Partnerships for a Tobacco Free New York campaign reflects research that in-store marketing is more powerful than peer pressure, and youth are twice as likely as adults to [...]