Mass. Smoke-Free Advocates Saw Big Gains in 2012

Lucas Willard — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 19:44:08 +0000

In 2012 communities across Massachusetts have taken strides to limit tobacco use in public places and businesses. WAMC’s Berkshire Bureau Chief Lucas Willard takes a look at what some communities are doing to reduce smoking, and what some hope to achieve in the new year…

Blair Horner: A New, Questionable Way to Smoke

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 19:54:03 +0000

Despite the ever-shrinking number of smokers, cigarette use is still a top public health priority. And despite the incredible gains that have been made, the carnage caused by smoking still takes an enormous physical and financial toll.

Into this debate comes a product that advertises itself as a way for smokers to reduce the harm caused by cigarette use and a way for smokers to comply with smoking bans in work and public places.

That product is the “electronic cigarette” or e-cigarette.

e-cigarettes

Mass. Smoke-Free Advocates Saw Big Gains in 2012

Blair Horner: A New, Questionable Way to Smoke