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We're working hard every day, fighting the tobacco industry's lies and influence in Indiana. It's not easy, the tobacco industry spends $425 million in Indiana marketing their products. They may have more money but we've got two things on our side that can defeat them; the truth about the dangers of tobacco and the power of the people of Indiana.

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Indiana Launches Free Tobacco Quitline to Help Smokers Quit
	FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 3/22/06 INDIANAPOLIS – Smokefree Indiana announces a partnership with Free & Clear, Inc. to launch a statewide telephone-based tobacco trea...(MORE)

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ON-SCREEN SMOKING IN MOVIES LINKED TO YOUNG ADULT SMOKING BEHAVIOR

Get the smoke out of our eyes

Quit 2 Win: State offers prizes for kicking the habit

Put an end to smoking at the fair

Sans smoking, Allen receipts up 39%

Stop smoking contest draws 1,000

STATE OFFICIALS UNVEIL STATEWIDE PROMOTIONAL CONTEST

FDA Mark-Up in Senate

Now best time for smokers to quit

'HAIRSPRAY' GETS A CIG-NATURE RATING

City eases into smoking ban

Five questions for Dr. Judith A. Monroe

England smoking ban in effect

No ifs, ands or butts: WL goes smoke free

As waists expand, paychecks may shrink

Tax hike could be habit-breaking

New Vigo clean indoor air ordinance now in effect

Legal Paper in AJPH Confirms Legal Liability to Employers of Workplace Smoke

Non-smoking spouse, smoke-free workplace help quitters win

Statewide Campaign Suggests “There’s Never Been a Better Time to Quit”

Marlboro Man Rides Into the Sunset

STATE OFFICIALS TO ENCOURAGE HOOSIERS TO STOP USING TOBACCO

TOBACCO CONTROL OFFICIALS APPLAUD INDIANAPOLIS AIRPORT AUTHORITY'S DECISION TO GO SMOKE FREE

As West Lafayette gets ready, what's in store for Lafayette?

Airport is 1st to go smoke-free outside

FATHER'S DAY DATA ON SMOKING DADS AND RELATED HARMS

CELEBRATE A SMOKE-FREE FATHER’S DAY

Philip Morris' Launch of Smokeless Marlboro Product

Philip Morris USA to unveil smokeless Marlboro product

Kokomo Housing Authority going smokeless

Marlboro Brand Goes Smokeless

Tennessee Cigarette Tax Increase Is a Victory for Kids and Taxpayers

Smokers already feeling the pinch

On a roll: Indiana tobacco sales to minors continue to drop

STATE HEALTH COMMISSIONER HOSTS PUBLIC HEALTH & MEDICINE DAY

DOCTORS WANT MORE QUIT-SMOKING HELP FOR PATIENTS

Vote put smoking ban in the governor's hands in Minnesota

ITPC APPLAUDS ADOPTION OF COMPREHENSIVE SMOKE-FREE ORDINANCE IN GREENCASTLE

MPAA Ratings Policy is Disappointing

Governor signs comprehensive health insurance plan

Study: Outdoor smoke gets in your lungs

Retail Tobacco Marketing Leads to More Smoking Among Teens

Tracy Reese and American Legacy Foundation® Pave the Runway for Smoking Cessation

John Stossel's 20/20 segment on the "myths" of secondhand smoke re-airing

House OKs smoking ban in Illinois

Gov likely to approve statewide smoking ban in Illinois

Illinois' New Smoke-Free Law is a Historic Step for Health

Cigarette Tax Increase Passes General Assembly

May is Stop Big Tobacco Month

Smokers tapped to pay for new health plan

Victory!

Indiana Takes Important Step To Improve Hoosier Health

Ohio panel snuffs out smokers' last hope

Prevention is the key to success

Cigarette tax hike will mean healthier babies

GREENWOOD SMOKE FREE ORDINANCE: SIGN OF THE TIMES

STATE HOSTS WOMEN’S HEALTH FORUM

Missing pieces in legislation to expand health coverage

Come to our party and get hooked

Last chance for Indiana to seize unprecedented opportunity to reduce smoking and save lives

All 5 passengers involved in accident recovering

Evidence and public sentiment support tobacco tax hike

Hollywood's Smoke Alarm

Dr. Victor DeNoble speaks at Ball State

House passes health bill with smoking ban

Governor statement about SB 503

Victim in Wrong Way Crash a Tireless Anti-Smoking Advocate

Crash claims life of anti-smoking leader

Health plan passes House panel

When is a restaurant not a restaurant?

Cigarette tax not snuffed yet

HSPH Releases Presentations Made to Motion Picture Association of America on the Depiction of Tobacco Smoking in Movies

Posters attack Crawford over ban

BARKEY: Smoking and the economy

Cigarette tax debate reignited

Smoking ban lawsuit will fail, get over it

Smokers Are Dead Weight at the Office

House Republicans offer more backing for cigarette tax hike

House Republicans Back Cigarette Tax Hike

Daddy Jack's is going smoke free on April 1st

Kentucky bans traditional cigarettes

Friday Night Facts Vol. 7: Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives

Honestly balanced budget - Courier Journal

A healthy 'win-win-win'

Indiana's debates over taxes, health and budget

TFK Action Alert!

New York Success

Le'ts celebrate smoke free air for Indiana workers

Judge Kessler rules ban on light/low-tar applies internationally (DOJ lawsuit)

FILM INDUSTRY TRADE GROUP FAILS TO PROTECT AMERICAN YOUTH

How to save lives, money, and still win re-election

“The Smoke-Free Corner”

Smoking and the Movies

Opponents of cigarette tax increase to rally

Cigarette tax - Third House Topic

Supporters rally for Daniels' health care plan

Tobacco tax backers to rally

Daniels urges cigarette-tax hike

Tobacco foes rally to support tax hike

Daniels promotes cigarette tax hike pass

South Bend area kids crusade against smoking

HUNDREDS RALLY FOR CIG TAX

Supporters rally for cigarette tax hike

Locals HIP to tobacco tax hike

Keep pushing for increase in cigarette tax

Action Alert: March 12, 2007!

Elected officials deaf to antismoking pleas

Rally Coverage on Inside INdiana Business with Gerry Dick

Cig tax increase not stubbed out yet

Tobacco Toxicants Significantly Higher in African Americans

Tobacco Toxicants Significantly Higher in African Americans

Second-hand smoke more riskier for black children

THE ROLE OF AIR NICOTINE IN EXPLAINING RACIAL DIFFERENCES IN COTININE AMONG TOBACCO-EXPOSED CHILDREN

NICOTINE RISK TO BLACK CHILDREN STUDIED

Choice Hotels Comfort Suites Brand to Go Smoke-Free on May 1

Black Children more vulnerable to SHS

Paying price of our addictions

Join us at the Statehouse to fight for cigarette tax

Failed passage of cigarette tax called "political game" by advocacy group

STATEHOUSE RALLY SET FOR MONDAY TO LIGHT UP

Cigarette tax defeat a state's cruel failure

Letter from our State Health Commissioner, Dr. Judy Monroe

Clear the air and pass cigarette tax increase

52 ways to put out a tax hike

Halftime report shows Hoosiers are losing

No Lucky Strikes at the bowling alley?

1-800-QUIT-NOW in O Magazine

They got revenge, and look who loses

Power en ComUNIDAD Concert

Teenagers' Perceptions of Blindness Related to Smoking

House kills smoking in car bill

House panel passes 25-cent cigarette tax increase

Movies, smoking and tax increases- Florida Editorial

New Study in the Journal of Tobacco Control

Cigarette tax hike unites rivals

Boys and Girls Clubs of Morgan county hosts legislative lunch

PREGNANT CIGARETTE SMOKING: CIGARETTE USE AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN AND RECENT MOTHERS

Did you know?

ULMER, RIEGSECKER FAVOR CIG TAX

Phillip Morris/Altria Announces Breakup

Kick the Tobacco Habit And Stop Sending Your Money Up in Smoke

Governor promotes less smoking at Gary health center

Cigarette Tax Increases Nationwide

Higher costs mean fewer smokers

New study: Savings in hospital costs from reduction in smokers

Cigarette tax hike will save lives and money

When the smoke gets in your eyes

Governor Doyle's Historic Proposal Will Reduce Smoking and Save Lives in Wisconsin

International Week of Action for Smokefree Movies

Fort Wayne smoking ban passes, kicks in June 1

Governor Doyle's Historic Proposal Will Reduce Smoking and Save Lives in Wisconsin

Doyle pushes for Wisconsin's smoking ban, first cigarette tax increase in 5 years

Hoosiers back $1 tax hike on cigarettes

Interview with Dr.Michael Thun, American Cancer Society

GOVERNOR’S HEALTH PLAN OFFERS OPPORTUNITY

Harvard Study Confirms Tobacco Companies Increased Nicotine Levels In Cigarettes,

How many smoke-free states are there?

Re-analysis of cigarettes confirms tobacco companies increased addictive nicotine 11 percent

Nicotine boost was deliberate, study says

GOVERNOR’S HEALTH PLAN OFFERS OPPORTUNITY

2007 RISE Awards

STATE OF THE STATE ADDRESS

Evansville hotel going smoke-free

Use of Cessation Methods Among Smokers Aged 16--24 Years --- United States, 2003

Smoking and Movies Initiatives

An 'F' for Smoking: Indiana gets failing grade for anti-smoking efforts- Evansville Courier Press Editorial

Walgreen selling cigarette in a hand gel across U.S.

U.S. Congress- House Speaker Pelosi Declares Speaker's Lobby Smoke-free

Health officials say the pouches of chew, which are getting a trial-market run in Portland-OR, will lure the young

Tipsheet: Tobacco in Indiana

Scientists Discover How Maternal Smoking Can Cause Cleft Lip and Palate

Oregon study criticizes anti-smoking ads

High taxes equal lower smoking rates

Whitelies and Voice commericals on YouTube!

Anti-smoking funding drops

National Report Ranks Indiana 27th In Protecting Kids From Tobacco

Goshen News Editorial- Smoking ban would have supporters, detractors

AMA Alliance Urges Parents to Choose Smoke-free Movies this Holiday Season

Daniels’ cigarette tax a healthy plan

Coalition wants to snuff out tobacco use

Young people help spread INShape message

ITPC applauds West Clark Schools decision of smoke free policy

Promoting a Healthier Indiana

Cigarette Tax Increase Talking Points

GOVERNOR DANIELS’ CALL FOR A CIGARETTE TAX INCREASE

Residents support Valpo smoking ban

Ft. Wayne Journal Gazette Editorial

Celebrities Join the National African American Tobacco Prevention Network to Launch National Campaign to Educate and Reduce Tobacco Use and Smoking Among African Americans

6 area student/athletes join fight against tobacco

Big Tobacco's Anti-Smoking Ads Boost Teen Smoking

Tobacco Industry Ads Have Boomerang Effect

Stoddard reaches over 8,500 students

Hey, Big Tobacco, leave us kids alone!

Hoosier Youth Hit The Streets To Protest Tobacco Companies

Elkhart The Truth Editorial

ITPC New Whitelies.tv Media Campaign

Drug Pushers

Raising Nicotine Doses, on the Sly

Indiana Tobacco Control Official Offers Comment on Passage of Smoke-free Amendment in Kokomo

France to Make Restaurants Smokefree

Cigarette Makers Face Heavy Task of Rebranding "Light" Smokes

New Limits Set Over Marketing for Cigarettes

IUPUI Campus Becomes Tobacco Free August 14

Second-hand Smoke: Let's Clear the Air

Indiana State Fair "Smoke Free" on August 14th

Indiana Tobacco Control Official Offers Comment on Passage of Smoke Free Ordinance in Greensburg

American Legacy's New Program "Screen Out!"

Don't Douse Chance to Torch Tobacco

Smokeless Tobacco, Injection Drugs on the Rise

A New Leaf - Cincinnati Post

Governor: Healthcare Costs Obstacle to Investment

Frankfort, KY Passes Ban on Smoking

Cigarette Tax Hike Back On Table

Dangerous Addiction

Indiana Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Applauds Delphi School's Decision to Create Smoke Free Campus

Marriott Going Smokefree in US and Canada

Governor Puts His Heart into Making Hoosiers Healthier

Snuff Out Smoking with a Tax Hike

'Smokeless' Means Trading Addictions

Nothing is More Important Than the truth®

Test Market Plans for New Tobacco Product Draw Fire

Hawaii Governor Signs Smokefree Workplace Law

Tobacco Control Officials Slam Decision to Use Indianapolis as Test Market for Smokeless Tobacco

No Smoke, No Spit, Just Tobacco

Global Make It Happen Project

Area Bingo Halls Close Doors On Smokers

Rides, Treats, No Smoking at 4-H Fair

Message is Clear: Smoke Kills (Editorial in The Columbus Republic)

Secondhand Smoke Report Fuels Push to Strengthen Ban

New Report Confirms Hazards of Secondhand Smoke: More Smokefree Laws on the Horizon

Rural Indiana Heathcare Providers "R.I.S.E." Up Against Tobacco Use

Evansville Hospital Officials Announce Support for Smoke-free Ordinance

Lawrence OKs Smoking Ban for Restaurants, Some Bars

Orange County Fair To Have a Smokefree Day

Regulation Urgently Needed to Control Growing List of Deadly Tobacco Products

Officials Push For Stronger Air Ordinance

Waitress With Secondhand Lung Cancer Led Smokefree Canada

State Attorneys General Expose Tobacco Industry's Dirty Little Secret: Selling Cigarettes Masquerading as "Little Cigars"

Indiana Releases Data on State of Hoosier Health

IUPUI Campus to Become Tobacco Free; New Policy Promotes Health, Reflects Campus’s Health/Life Sciences Emphasis

Franklin Passes Smoking Ordinance

Students Tell Tobacco to Drop Dead

Do Something Youth Community Project Grants

Tobacco Sales to Hoosier Kids Hits Low

Philip Morris' Reported Attempt to Exploit Marine to Sell Marlboros

Indianapolis Star Sunday Focus: Smoky Rooms Full of Danger

WebMD Stops Running Ads From Philip Morris

Reeve's Death Underscores Dangers Associated With Secondhand Smoke

Pageant's Association with RJ Reynolds Reveals Unattractive Side to Respected Competition

New Studies Undermine Philip Morris' Claim It Has Changed

Avon Town Council Meeting to Discuss a Smoke Free Workplace Policy

Lawrence City Council Public Hearing to Consider Smoke Free Air Ordinance

Indiana Tobacco Quitline (1-800-QUIT-NOW) Launches

Smoking Banned at Fair

Other Counties Have Had Few Problems With Non-Smoking Policies

Hancock County Fair Smoke Free in 2006

Nick’s Says Smoking Ban Helped Their Business

Anti-Tobacco Blitz Targets Hispanic Men, 18-35

Secondhand Smoke Can Cause Disease

What Killed Dana Reeve?

Hoosier Faith & Health Coalition Affirms Commitment to Smoke Free Lifestyle

Comedianne Rene Hicks Offers "Stand Up" Perspective on Secondhand Smoke

Indiana Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Honors Westin Hotels

Statewide Conference Focuses Attention on Tobacco Cessation

Plainfield Community Schools will go Tobacco-free in August 2006!

Health Officials and Tobacco Prevention Advocates Ask Legislators to Support Cigarette Tax Increase

Indiana's Fourth Annual Tobacco Free Day at the Indiana State Fair

"Flush the butts" by Keith Olbermann of MSNBC

Rural Indiana Healthcare Providers “R.I.S.E.” Up Against Tobacco Use

R.I.S.E. Awards To Honor Tobacco Control Efforts of Rural Health Facilities

Indiana Air Monitoring Data Proves Benefits of Smoke-free Ordinances

Indiana Outpaces Nation in Reducing Youth Smoking Rates

2004 Indiana Youth Tobacco Survey Summary

American Lung Association Report Card Again Shows Indiana Tobacco Control Programs are Grossly Underfunded

All Bars in Bloomington to be Smoke Free as of January 1, 2005

Local Teens Take on Big Tobacco at Central Indiana Voice Summit

Hoosier Teens Take on Big Tobacco with Event at Smoke-Free Theme Park

Indiana Launches Statewide Secondhand Smoke Challenge

Hoosiers to Celebrate Spring With a Breath of Fresh Air at Local Smoke Free Restaurants

Anti-smoking Advocate Delivers Powerful Message to Hoosiers

Fewer Hoosier Youths Illegally Purchasing Tobacco

40th Anniversary of Surgeon General's First Tobacco Report Opens Doors to Indiana's Past and Future

State of Indiana Announces Partnership Aimed at Curbing Employee Tobacco Use

Youth Smoking Rates in Indiana Down 26 Percent

"Look What I Did This Summer!" Warsaw Girl Represents Indiana in Tar Wars Contest

WhiteLies.tv events at the Indiana Black Expo Summer Celebration

Hospital CEOs Announce Support of Proposal 122

193,000 Indiana Smokers Quit During 2002

300 Teens From Across Indiana Unite in Fight Against Tobacco Industry

Hoosiers Want To Quit Smoking According to Statewide Survey

Hoosiers' Awareness of Tobacco Ads May Help Decrease Tobacco Use

Vector’s Claims About New “Nicotine-Free Cigarettes” Underscore Need For Congress to Grant FDA Authority Over All Tobacco Products

New National Report Finds States Collecting More Tobacco Revenue Than Ever

National Report Ranks Indiana Sixth In Protecting Kids From Tobacco

New Tobacco Prevention Ads Feature Kokomo Woman's Story

Anti-tobacco Campaigns Drive Down Youth Tobacco Use

Tobacco Sales to Hoosier Children on the Decline

Indiana's First Annual Tobacco Free Day at Indiana State Fair

Indiana Cited as National Leader in Tobacco Prevention

Indiana Teens Star in New Ads to Educate Hoosiers About Dangers of Tobacco Use

More Than 20 Percent of Hoosier Women Report Smoking During Pregnancy

Indiana Spends More Than $1.6 Billion on Smoking Related Medical Costs

Indiana Teens Launch VOICE, State's First Youth-Led Movement Against Tobacco

ITPC, IBE Join Forces to Reduce Tobacco Use in Minority Communities

News Ads to Raise Awareness of Hoosiers' Tobacco Addiction, Industry Profits

Youth Say They Won't Be Guinea Pigs for Big Tobacco, Industry Reps No-Show for Meeting with Teens

Judy O’Bannon Joins Great Start Effort Urging Moms to Think of Health of Baby, Themselves

New Partnership Aimed at Reducing Youth Smoking

Smoke shop owner tries to spark tax protest

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American Lung Association Predicts Rise in Cigarette Taxes

Addicted to the Money - Are Black Organizations Hooked?

Diverse Group of Committed Teens Takes on Big Tobacco

Menthol: Urban Legend or Weapon for Genocide?