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January 25, 2023

New Jersey Scores Poorly in ‘State of Tobacco Control Report’

New Jersey is listed as among the middle of the pack for states with the policies to prevent and reduce tobacco use, according to the American Lung Association’s 21st annual “State of Tobacco Control” report, released today. The state earned mostly mixed grades on this year’s report but did improve from an ‘F’ to a ‘D’ for access to cessation services. SBN News Director Steve Lubetkin discusses the report with Dr. Andrew Berman of Rutgers New Jersey Medical School.

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October 24, 2022

SBN Newsmakers: Eric Kakauridze, Tobacco Programs Supervisor, Tobacco-Free NJ

This week’s guest on SBN Newsmakers is Eric Kakauridze, tobacco programs supervisor for Tobacco-Free NJ.

May 13, 2022

Clinical Trial in Princeton Examining New Smoking Cessation Drug

In this episode of SBN Newsmakers, host Steve Lubetkin chats with Dr. Sanjay Varma, MD, working on a new drug to help smokers kick the habit.

January 26, 2022

20th Annual ‘State of Tobacco Control’ Report Reveals New Jersey Still Lags Behind on Policies to Reduce Tobacco Use

New report reveals New Jersey tobacco control successes over past 20 years, and outlines path to end tobacco use and save lives TRENTON, NJ (SBN) – New Jersey earned mostly failing grades for failing to…

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