News and Media
GASP keeps you on top of tobacco control news and issues by posting smokefree news stories. GASP was mentioned in or was interviewed for the 2013 stories marked with an * below.
Current News and Media:
- 04-30-14: *Montclair passes ordinance making parks 100% smokefree
- 04-28-14: *Woodcliff Lake passes smokefree parks ordinance on 1st reading
- 04-25-14: *Smokefree Parks bill (A1080) passes Assembly in New Jersey (4 earned media)
- 04-25-14: Capital Quickies reports on Asw. Vainieri Huttle’s press conference on smokefree parks
- 04-22-14: Syracuse hospital bans e-cigarettes after patient on oxygen catches fire while using one
- 04-18-14: *Rutgers University newspaper discusses e-cigarette restrictions
- 04-16-14: *Maywood Council Introduces Smokefree Parks Ordinance
- 04-14-14: World Health Organization considers regulating electronic smoking devices like tobacco products
- 04-14-14: Congressional Report Presses for E-Cigarette Rules
- 04-13-14: E-Cigarette Causes Fire and Serious Burns at Manchester Hospital
- 04-11-14: Englewood Board of Health supports a local smokefree parks ordinance
- 04-09-14: *NJTV reports on NJ Assembly bill A1080 that makes all parks and rec areas smokefree
- 04-09-14: *Fios News 1 reports on how teens intake illicit drugs using e-cigarettes
- 04-09-14: Philadelphia’s Mayor Nutter Signs Law that Bans Vaping and Sets Age of Sale
- 04-08-14: *Washington Township bans smoking in public parks
- 04-05-14: Long Island State Senator introduces ban on liquids used in e-cigarettes in NY state
- 04-04-14: CDC Sees Spike in E-Cigarette Related Calls to Poison Centers
- 04-03-14: *NJ Assembly Committee Passes Beach Smoking Ban
- 04-03-14: Senators Push for Navy Ban on Tobacco Sales
- 04-02-14: Middlesex County College Assembly Votes to Ban Electronic Cigarettes on Campus
- 04-02-14: World No Tobacco Day on May 31, 2014
- 04-01-14: Maywood's Council plans to make their parks smokefree
- 04-01-14: The shocking cost of smoking: Editorial
- 03-31-14: Israel to Consider E-Cigarette Ban
- 03-29-14: Cigarettes are leading cause of NJ fire deaths from 2007-2012
- 03-28-14: Philadelphia Has Adopted an Indoor Ban on Electronic Cigarettes
- 03-28-14: *E-cigarette liquid nicotine's a safety concerns
- 03-27-14: Report on NJ County Health Rankings
- 03-26-14: Ocean City’s Council to discuss smokefree beaches
- 03-26-14: Washington Township (Bergen County) passes smokefree parks ordinance on 1st reading
- 03-25-14: *Elizabeth makes parks and municipal building property 100% smokefree
- 03-25-14: Herald News Editorial (Bergen Record) supports taxing electronic smoking devices
- 03-24-14: Study Shows E-Cigs Won’t Help Smokers Quit
- 03-24-14: Smoking Growing Habit of The Poor and The Working Class
- 03-24-14: NY Times Editorial Board supports FDA regulation of e-cigarettes
- 03-24-14: *Northern Valley Press highlights smokefree parks presentation for Harrington Park
- 03-23-14: E-Cigarettes' Liquid Drug Can Kill
- 03-22-14: Moorestown Council to Consider Changes to Smoking Ordinance
- 03-22-14: *Local Assembly members against smoking ban bill
- 03-22-14: West Deptford bans the use of all tobacco products, including electronic smoking devices, in and around municipal buildings
- 03-20-14: NJ Senator Shirley Turner proposes bill to fund the state's tobacco control program
- 03-19-14: Montclair passes smokefree parks ordinance on 1st reading
- 03-19-14: *NJ Assembly Bill A1080 to make state, county and local recreational areas 100% smokefree passed unanimously in full Assembly
- 03-19-14: Emerson Council considers smoking ban in public locations
- 03-19-14: *Woodcliff Lake Council to introduce smokefree parks ordinance
- 03-19-14: The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to E-Cigs like Regular Cigarettes
- 03-18-14: Letter to the Editor: Electronic Cigarettes Put Kids, Teens, in Harm's Way
- 03-17-14: *RI Senate Passes Bill Allowing Police To Give Verbal Warning to Those Smoking with Child in Car
- 03-16-14: Major third-hand smoke compound causes DNA damage - and potentially cancer
- 03-14-14: *Fort Lee Council to consider smokefree parks
- 03-14-14: *Hackensack passes 100% smokefree parks law
- 03-14-14: *State legislature considers e-cigarette tax; many communities banning public use
- 03-14-14: Twenty-eight State Attorneys General ask stores to stop selling tobacco, and follow CVS' decision
- 03-14-14: Patient in Spain gets Pneumonia from Electronic Cigarette
- 03-13-14: *Harrington Park considers smokefree parks
- 03-09-14: *Fort Lee considers smokefree parks
- 03-07-14: *Albuquerque Journal posts GASP’s letter to the editor on Santa Fe’s new law restricting e-cigarette use
- 03-07-14: Seaside Heights assigns special police officers to enforce beach laws, including smoking ban
- 03-06-14: Belmar Looking Into Adopting Smokefree Policy
- 03-06-14: JAMA Pediatrics publishes UCSF study on adolescents who smoke both conventional and e-cigarettes
- 03-04-14: *Hackensack Bans Smoking, E-Cigarette Use in Public Parks
- 03-04-14: E-Cigarettes Under Different Names Growing In Popularity Among Youth and Causing Hardship for Health Officials
- 03-03-14: Sierra Club’s Letter to the Editor to the Homes News Tribune, supporting a statewide smokefree recreation areas law
- 03-01-14: Commission Calls on Massachusetts To Get Tough on Illegal Tobacco
- 02-25-14: *Ridgewood bans smoking on sidewalks adjacent to Board of Education property (2 earned media)
- 02-25-14: Press of Atlantic City’s Editorial Board supports statewide smokefree parks and recreational areas law
- 02-25-14: Vineland Adopts Smoking Ban on City-Owned Property
- 02-24-14: Burlington County Times published editorial on smokefree beaches re: Assembly bill A1080
- 02-24-14: Celebrate World No Tobacco Day on May 31, 2014
- 02-24-14: Following New York City, two additional states, Colorado and Utah, are considering raising the tobacco age to 21
- 02-23-14: *Parsippany Township Council is discussing a proposed ordinance that would ban smoking in certain areas of municipal parks
- 02-21-14: Ban smoking at NJ parks, beaches: Editorial
- 02-21-14: F.D.A. Orders 4 Bidi Cigarette Brands Removed From Shelves
- 02-20-14: *NJ Assembly Bill A1080 to make state recreational areas smokefree passed unanimously in Committee (4 earned media + 14 AP earned media publications)
- 02-19-14: Willingboro in Burlington County, NJ considers making parks smokefree
- 02-14-14: Sochi Olympic Games and Park are tobacco-free, according to the World Health Organization
- 02-13-14: San Diego to consider a proposal to regulate electronic cigarettes
- 02-13-14: 2014 Winter Olympics is Biggest Smokefree Event in Russia
- 02-13-14: *Pompton Lakes passes a smokefree parks and recreational area ordinance
- 02-11-14: United Kingdom agrees to ban smoking in cars when children are present
- 02-11-14: Tennessee Department of Health Issues Advisory on Electronic Cigarettes
- 02-10-14: Ban smoking in Atlantic City's casinos and market resort as a breath of fresh air
- 02-10-14: *Hackensack hears presentation on smokefree parks; moves forward.
- 02-07-14: *Hackensack Mayor and Council hear educational presentation on smokefree parks
- 02-06-14: Congress members urge e-cigarette use be banned in the Capital building
- 02-05-14: *National pharmacy retailer, CVS Caremark, announced that they will no longer sell tobacco products effective October 1st
- 02-04-14: Tobacco stores will be limited to Route 46 in Garfield
- 02-02-14: The 2014 U.S. Surgeon General’s Report concludes that cigarette smoking is the cause of many other cancers and chronic diseases
- 01-30-14: *Philadelphia considering a ban on indoor electronic cigarette use
- 01-29-14: E-cigarette use will be banned at the 2015 Glasgow Games in Scotland
- 01-23-14: Lawrence Township approves smoking ban in public parks
- 01-18-14: *Cedar Grove looks at smoking ban
- 01-17-14: Surgeon general adds to list of smoking's harms
- 01-15-14: Bridgewater Township considers outdoor smoking ban
- 01-15-14: Chicago bans indoor electronic cigarette smoking
- 01-15-14: *Parsippany Parks Should Be Smokefree, Girl Scouts Request
- 01-14-14: *BD Movers Launches Smoke-Free Moving for Residential, Business and Commercial Clients
- 01-09-14: *Sidewalks near Ridgewood school properties may soon be smoke-free
- 01-09-14: *Smoking Ban Could Expand in Ridgewood
- 01-08-14: Study estimates 8 million U.S. deaths prevented since surgeon general's 1964 smoking report
- 01-03-14: Boston approves ban on smoking in city-run parks
- 01-03-14: Phillipines' Senator seeks regulation of e-cigarettes use, promotion
- 01-02-14: NJ 101.5 FM airs radio and print story on the health concerns with electronic smoking devices
- 01-01-14: E-cigarette risks: Arizona fire officials see increased fire danger with e-cigarettes
- 12-30-13: Mayor Bloomberg signs law banning e-cigarette use in places where cigarette smoking is already banned
- 12-19-13: NYC extends the ban on smoking to include electronic smoking devices
- 12-19-13: Hawaii first state in the nation to ban sale of all tobacco products to persons under age 21
- 12-13-13: Tobacco firms' strategy limints poorer nations' smoking laws
- 12-13-13: *New Jersey ranks LAST for state spending on tobacco control programs
- 12-10-13: *Study: New Jersey Ranks Last in Funding Anti-Smoking Programs
- 12-12-13: Montclair Times Letter to the Editor in support of 100% smokefree parks
- 12-11-13: Study shows nicotine exposure from secondhand e-cigarette vapor
- 12-08-13: NY Daily News' Op-Ed in support of NYC bill to ban the use of electronic smoking devices in public places and workplaces where smoking is already banned
- 12-05-13: *NYC hears testimony for bill banning electronic smoking devices indoors
- 12-01-13: Chicago considers e-cigarette ban where smoking is banned
Archived Alerts by Subject:
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- Public Health & Quitting Tobacco
- Smokefree Casinos and Gaming
- Smokefree Environments for Children
- Smokefree Multi-Unit Housing
- Smokefree Outdoor Bans
- Other Tobacco Products (OTPs - includes e-cigs, hookahs, chew, etc.)
- Diabetes and Smoking
- Government and Legislation
- New Jersey Tobacco Control Budget News
- GASP In the News
Public Health and Quitting
- 04-01-14: The shocking cost of smoking: Editorial
- 03-29-14: Cigarettes are leading cause of NJ fire deaths from 2007-2012
- 03-27-14: Report on NJ County Health Rankings
- 03-24-14: Smoking Growing Habit of The Poor and The Working Class
- 03-16-14: Major third-hand smoke compound causes DNA damage - and potentially cancer
- 03-14-14: Twenty-eight State Attorneys General ask stores to stop selling tobacco, and follow CVS' decision.
- 02-24-14: Celebrate World No Tobacco Day on May 31, 2014
- 02-24-14: Following New York City, two additional states, Colorado and Utah, are considering raising the tobacco age to 21
- 02-14-14: Sochi Olympic Games and Park are tobacco-free, according to the World Health Organization
- 02-13-14: 2014 Winter Olympics is Biggest Smokefree Event in Russia
- 02-05-14: *National pharmacy retailer, CVS Caremark, announced that they will no longer sell tobacco products effective October 1st
- 02-04-14: Tobacco stores will be limited to Route 46 in Garfield
- 02-02-14: The 2014 U.S. Surgeon General’s Report concludes that cigarette smoking is the cause of many other cancers and chronic diseases
- 01-17-14: Surgeon general adds to list of smoking's harms
- 01-14-14: *BD Movers Launches Smoke-Free Moving for Residential, Business and Commercial Clients
- 01-08-14: Study estimates 8 million U.S. deaths prevented since surgeon general's 1964 smoking report
- 12-13-13: Tobacco firms' strategy limints poorer nations' smoking laws
- 10-31-13: Horror inducing Halloween masks portray the effects of smoking
- 10-30-13: Smokers With Behavioral Health Comorbidity Should Be Designated a Tobacco Use Disparity Group
- 08-15-13: New Study shows pervasiveness of cigars and cigarillos in African-American neighborhoods
- 07-09-13: Tobacco Control Policies around the globe will prevent premature death
- 06-25-13: Why Smoking Rates Are at New Lows
- 06-20-13: American Cancer Society Chides New Jersey For Lack of Anti-Smoking Spending
- 06-03-13: Study finds extra cost of hiring smoker just under $6000
- 05-31-13: Russian smoking ban goes into effect on June 1
- 05-21-13: New study shows smoking does not stay in smoking-allowed hotel rooms
- 05-16-13: *New York and New Jersey join forces to raise tobacco age of sale to 21
- 05-10-13: Ban tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship is 2013 World No Tobacco Day theme
- 03-26-13: Cigarette Relighting Tied to Tough Economy
- 03-25-13: South Jersey counties included in American Cancer Society study
- 03-06-13: Smokers Create Long-Lasting Damage
- 03-03-13: NJ Assembly bill introduced to ban tobacco use at college campuses.
- 02-22-13: Latinos and other minority groups at risk if recent funding declines not reversed.
- 12-01-12: Affordable Care Act allows employers to offer big incentives for reduced tobacco use
- 11-30-12: Federal initiative aims to reduce cardiac risk factors.
- 11-20-12: Studies show that smoking bans save lives
- 08-17-12: World Health Organization (WHO) survey shows tobacco could kill a billion people around the world in this century
- 07-30-12: New York City smoking rates have fallen after ten years of the smoking ban for bars and restaurants.
- 05-02-12: World smoking deaths triple over decade.
- 05-02-12: May is Asthma Awareness Month.
- 03-14-12: Higher tobacco taxes might lower teen smoking rates.
- 01-15-12: Turkish Parliamentary Health Commission Chairman proposes a bill to shut down hookah cafes.
- 01-11-12: New book makes case for abolishing addictive tobacco products.
- 01-10-12: More companies are hiring non-smokers only.
- 12-13-11: New Book entitled, Golden Holocaust: Origins of the Cigarette Catastrophe and the Case for Abolition.
- 09-28-11: Report finds less than a penny of every dollar New Jersey raises from tobacco goes to smoking prevention and cessation.
- 08-16-11: Study finds menthol smokers have a harder time quitting.
- 06-15-11: New Jersey's free nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) offer to Quitline patients is a huge success.
- 05-11-11: Celebrate World No Tobacco Day on May 31, 2011
- 12-20-10: Smoking while using oxygen tanks is dangerous
- 12-09-10: New U.S. Surgeon General's Report concludes that even occasional exposure to tobacco smoke is harmful and damage is immediate.
- 11-30-10: Secondhand smoke study shows more than 600,000 killed annually worldwide.
- 10-30-10: Study measures thirdhand smoke left in residential apartments when smoker moves out.
- 10-27-10: NJ Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. calls for ban on smokeless tobacco on the field and in the dugout, during 2010 World Series
- 09-28-10: Study raises health concerns of smokeless tobacco.
- 09-15-10 ACTION: Passaic County walk to be tobacco free on Saturday, November 14 at 9AM.
- 09-13-10: Editorial supports smokefree policies and warns of increased smoking rates.
- 09-07-10: U.S. CDC report concludes that, "Sustained, adequately funded comprehensive tobacco control programs could reduce adult smoking.".
- 08-30-10: Medicare expands coverage to help elderly smokers quit.
- 08-17-12: World Health Organization (WHO) survey shows tobacco could kill a billion people around the world in this century
- 07-23-10: UN Council adopts resolution on tobacco use to protect women and children.
- 06-02-10: Study shows gene mutations in cancerous lung tumor of heavy smoker.
- 05-22-10: Hispanic Community event to raise awareness on smoking cessation.
- 03-17-10: Study shows smokers who quit see improved artery health within year.
- 01-20-10: Free Nicorette starter packs offered to participants of Legacy's EX® program.
- 12-16-09: World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that secondhand smoke kills 600,000 people every year.
- 10-23-09 ACTION: Passaic County walk to be tobacco free on Saturday, November 14 at 9AM
- 10-16-09: Institute of Medicine report concludes smoking bans reduce heart attacks
- 09-23-09: Fatty liver deposits attributed to secondhand tobacco smoke
- 06-22-09: The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (a.k.a. FDA Regulations HR 1256).
- 05-31-09 ACTION: May 31 marks World No Tobacco Day
- 05-28-09: Free lung screenings to study health effects of secondhand smoke.
Smokefree Casinos and Gaming
- 02-10-14: Ban smoking in Atlantic City's casinos and market resort as a breath of fresh air
- 10-04-13: Inquirer editorial: A risk casinos can do without
- 07-25-13: *WPHT talk radio's Dom Giordano interviews GASP on smokefree parks and casinos
- 06-10-13: Revel's changed smoking policy is not only unhealthy, it's unethical
- 05-30-13: *Health Advocates Bemoan Decision to Allow Smoking at Revel
- 05-29-13: *Revel changes policy to allow smoking on gaming floor
- 05-22-13: *Revisiting smoking policy at Revel
- 05-03-13: Smokefree New Jersey and New York casinos rank in top 25 in the U.S.
- 04-14-13: *Revel considers adding smoking section to casino floor
- 03-13-13: Revel CEO Kevin DeSanctis steps down
- 03-22-13: Maybe the Fish at Revel Atlantic City is Revel itself
- 02-22-13: Revel to file under chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
- 01-07-13: Revel Casino in Atlantic City may be rethinking no-smoking policy.
- 12-15-12: Gambling and smoking do not necessarily go together
- 11-27-12: Ohio Casino only hires non-tobacco users
- 08-29-12: Documentary focuses on the health risks to casino workers and patrons who continue to be exposed to secondhand smoke
- 08-22-12: Smokefree casinos like Revel in Atlantic City a growing trend
- 07-27-12: Bayonne opens a new, smokefree off-track betting facility.
- 05-17-12: Cleveland, OH casino opens smokefree.
- 04-04-12: Revel Resort opened on 4/2 as the first Atlantic City smokefree casino.
- 02-10-12: Revel Resorts announces first Atlantic City smokefree casino opening
- 12-21-11: Atlantic City works to become more family-friendly.
- 12-15-12: Gambling and smoking do not necessarily go together.
- 12-18-11: Atlantic City's Golden Nugget opens a new smokefree poker room.
- 06-22-11: The new casino resort Revel is likely to be the first smokefree casino in Atlantic City.
- 05-31-11: Atlantic City's new casino resort Revel exploring 100% smokefree property.
- 05-13-11: National Smokefree Gaming Symposium held in Las Vegas.
- 04-29-11: Navajo Nation Department of Justice review determines President's Executive Order that bans smoking in workplaces and public places can only apply to the Executive Branch.
- 04-27-11: Trump Taj Mahal Casino ordered to use original 25% smoking plan; other casinos also non-compliant.
- 04-25-11: Increased Health Risk from secondhand smoke in American Casinos.
- 12-03-10: $4.5 million settlement for Atlantic City casino worker who has lung cancer
- 11-01-10: Nevada law trumps Las Vegas Casinos trying to implement smokefree policies.
- 06-14-10 ACTION: Proposed legislation to allow smoking events at racetracks erodes smokefree air act
- 06-11-10: GASP educates casinos about benefits of smokefree gaming.
- 06-07-10: 2008 PA Clean Air Act causes enforcement issues and confusion at PA casinos.
- 10-21-09 ACTION: Atlantic City One Year Review of Casino Smoking Ordinance.
- 09-25-09: Smoking bans in public places reduce the number of heart attacks.
- 08-25-09: Pennsylvania allows the Sands Bethlehem slot casino to increase smoking on the gaming floor from 25% to 50%.
- 05-13-09 ACTION: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) releases study on secondhand smoke in Las Vegas Casinos.
- 01-10-09: Legislators from gaming states vote to support 100% smokefree gaming.
Smokefree Environments and Children
- 03-17-14: *RI Senate Passes Bill Allowing Police To Give Verbal Warning to Those Smoking with Child in Car
- 02-11-14: United Kingdom agrees to ban smoking in cars when children are present
- 11-01-13: New Jersey school districts add ban on electronic smoking devices to school policies
- 10-26-13: Ban smoking with kids in the car in N.J.: Editorial
- 10-23-13: Association of Maternal Smoking During Pregnancy With Infant Hospitalization and Mortality Due to Infectious Diseases
- 10-22-13: More than 40 percent of middle and high schoolers who smoke use flavored little cigars or flavored cigarettes
- 04-10-13: *Illinois explores legislation to protect young children from secondhand smoke in cars
- 02-22-13: British study finds drivers' smoking give passengers high levels of secondhand smoke.
- 02-20-13: Connecticut explores legislation to protect young children from secondhand smoke in cars.
- 11-28-12: Study supports need for smokefree vehicles to protect children
- 11-16-12: Research shows children exposed to secondhand smoke in cars
- 03-14-12: U.S. Surgeon General's Report emphasizes the prevention of youth smoking
- 11-18-11: Ocean County YMCA becomes a complete tobacco free facility
- 10-04-11: England and Northern Ireland ban vending machine cigarette sales.
- 05-10-11: Secondhand smoke exposure increases risk of mental health disorders in children.
- 11-02-10 ACTION: School administrators can register by November 23 to attend a workshop for developing a comprehensive tobacco-free school policy.
- 06-08-10: Secondhand smoke exposure reduced for children living with smokefree air laws.
- 03-10-10: Children regularly exposed to tobacco smoke face a higher risk of developing early signs of clogged arteries.
- 12-30-09: Children regularly exposed to tobacco smoke are more likely to develop early emphysema in adulthood
Smokefree Multi-Unit Housing
- 10-28-13: *Smokefree Multi-Unit Housing is Trending
- 09-27-13: *Rising tenant smoking complaints: what's a multi-family property owner to do?
- 08-26-13: *Smoking in your apartment? Maybe not for long
- 02-28-13: California bill would ban smoking in multi-unit housing.
- 12-07-12: Towns in California pass ordinance for smokefree multi-unit housing
- 06-21-13: Related Management Company bans smoking in rental apartments
- 05-02-12: New York City mayor introduces legislation for full disclosure of smoking policies in multi-unit dwellings.
- 09-23-11: Smokefree multi-unit housing topic at NJ Governor's Conference on Housing and Economic Development.
- 08-03-11: 100% of Maine's Public Housing Authorities are smokefree.
Smokefree Outdoor Bans
- 04-30-14: Montclair passes ordinance making parks 100% smokefree
- 04-28-14: *Woodcliff Lake passes smokefree parks ordinance on 1st reading
- 04-25-14: Smokefree Parks bill (A1080) passes Assembly in New Jersey
- 04-16-14: *Maywood Council Introduces Smokefree Parks Ordinance
- 04-11-14: Englewood Board of Health supports a local smokefree parks ordinance
- 04-09-14: *NJTV reports on NJ Assembly bill A1080 that makes all parks and rec areas smokefree
- 04-08-14: *Washington Township bans smoking in public parks
- 04-03-14: *NJ Assembly Committee Passes Beach Smoking Ban
- 04-01-14: Maywood's Council plans to make their parks smokefree
- 03-26-14: Washington Township (Bergen County) passes smokefree parks ordinance on 1st reading
- 03-26-14: Ocean City’s Council to discuss smokefree beaches
- 03-25-14: *Elizabeth makes parks and municipal building property 100% smokefree
- 03-24-14: *Northern Valley Press highlights smokefree parks presentation for Harrington Park
- 03-22-14: *Local Assembly members against smoking ban bill
- 03-22-14: Moorestown Council to Consider Changes to Smoking Ordinance
- 03-20-14: NJ Senator Shirley Turner proposes bill to fund the state's tobacco control program
- 03-19-14: Montclair passes smokefree parks ordinance on 1st reading
- 03-19-14: *Woodcliff Lake Council to introduce smokefree parks ordinance
- 03-19-14: Emerson Council considers smoking ban in public locations
- 03-19-14: *NJ Assembly Bill A1080 to make state, county and local recreational areas 100% smokefree passed unanimously in full Assembly
- 03-14-14: *Fort Lee Council to consider smokefree parks
- 03-14-14: *Hackensack passes 100% smokefree parks law
- 03-13-14: *Harrington Park considers smokefree parks
- 03-09-14: *Fort Lee considers smokefree parks
- 03-07-14: Seaside Heights assigns special police officers to enforce beach laws, including smoking ban
- 03-06-14: Belmar Looking Into Adopting Smokefree Policy
- 03-04-14: *Hackensack Bans Smoking, E-Cigarette Use in Public Parks
- 03-03-14: Sierra Club’s Letter to the Editor to the Homes News Tribune, supporting a statewide smokefree recreation areas law
- 02-25-14: Press of Atlantic City’s Editorial Board supports statewide smokefree parks and recreational areas law
- 02-25-14: Vineland Adopts Smoking Ban on City-Owned Property
- 02-24-14: Burlington County Times published editorial on smokefree beaches re: Assembly bill A1080
- 02-23-14: *Parsippany Township Council is discussing a proposed ordinance that would ban smoking in certain areas of municipal parks
- 02-21-14: Ban smoking at NJ parks, beaches: Editorial
- 02-20-14: *NJ Assembly Bill A1080 to make state recreational areas smokefree passed unanimously in Committee (4 earned media + 11 AP earned media publications)
- 02-19-14: Willingboro in Burlington County, NJ considers making parks smokefree
- 02-13-14: *Pompton Lakes passes a smokefree parks and recreational area ordinance
- 02-10-14: *Hackensack hears presentation on smokefree parks; moves forward.
- 02-07-14: *Hackensack Mayor and Council hear educational presentation on smokefree parks
- 01-23-14: Lawrence Township approves smoking ban in public parks
- 01-18-14: *Cedar Grove looks at smoking ban
- 01-15-14: Bridgewater Township considers outdoor smoking ban
- 01-15-14: *Parsippany Parks Should Be Smokefree, Girl Scouts Request
- 01-09-14: *Sidewalks near Ridgewood school properties may soon be smoke-free
- 01-09-14: *Smoking Ban Could Expand in Ridgewood
- 01-03-14: Boston approves ban on smoking in city-run parks
- 12-19-13: NYC extends the ban on smoking to include electronic smoking devices
- 12-05-13: *NYC hears testimony for bill banning electronic smoking devices indoors
- 12-12-13: Montclair Times Letter to the Editor in support of 100% smokefree parks
- 11-22-13: *Madison passes smokefree parks ordinance
- 11-21-13: *Tenafly passes smokefree parks ordinance
- 11-13-13: *Montclair considers outdoor parks and recreational area smoking ban
- 11-07-13: Tenafly introduces smokefree ordinance
- 10-28-13: *Pompton Lakes' outdoor smoking ban still up in the air
- 10-23-13: *Madison considers outdoor parks and recreational area smoking ban
- 10-17-13: *Pompton Lakes to expand no-smoking ordinance
- 10-16-13: *Fair Haven passes smokefree parks ordinance
- 10-15-13: Franklin Township explores smokefree parks ordinance
- 10-14-13: Woodstown public parks now smoke-free
- 10-11-13: Cape May Point bans smoking on its beaches
- 10-10-13: *Non-smoking policy proposed for Tenafly buildings, parks
- 10-08-13: Jersey City council adopts ban on smoking in public parks
- 10-06-13: *Tenafly anti-smoking policy being crafted
- 09-29-13: *Montclair councilwoman eyes smoke-free parks
- 09-26-13: *Fair Haven exploring smokefree parks ordinance
- 09-26-13: Ocean City passes smokefree parks ordinance
- 09-25-13: *Cedar Grove exploring smokefree parks ordinance
- 09-24-13: *Jersey City exploring smokefree parks ordinance
- 09-19-13: Glen Rock bars smoking in parks
- 09-17-13: Glen Rock passes smokefree parks ordinance
- 09-17-13: Penalties for smoking in Scotch Plains parks spelled out in new rules up for vote
- 09-12-13: Ocean City considers smokefree beach ordinance
- 08-22-13: *Idea of smoke-free beaches is wafting to South Jersey
- 08-21-13: *Bethlehem, PA passes smokefree parks law
- 08-09-13: *Wyckoff bans smoking in recreation areas
- 08-08-13: *Nutley passes outdoor smoking ban for towship parks and public walkway
- 08-07-13: *Wyckoff bans smoking in township parks
- 08-07-13: *WGHT radio interviews GASP on the trend of smokefree parks
- 07-25-13: Spotswood passes outdoor smoking ban for parks and recreational areas
- 07-25-13: *WPHT talk radio's Dom Giordano interviews GASP on smokefree parks and casinos
- 07-24-13: Bordentown Township, Mount Holly ban smoking
- 07-17-13: *Wyckoff considers outdoor recreational smokefree parks ordinance
- 07-17-13: Scotch Plains passes smokefree town property and parks ordinance
- 07-16-13: Montclair Public Library grounds smoking ban passes
- 07-13-13: Woodstown considers making parks smokefree
- 07-12-13: New York law prohibits smoking on playgrounds from sunrise to sunset
- 07-11-13: Support for NJ Beach Law - Let’s Ban Smoking at the Shore!
- 07-11-13: *Ho-Ho-Kus hears presentation on making parks smokefree
- 07-10-13: *No butts about it: Little Ferry bans smoking in parks
- 07-08-13: *Two state bills would make state parks smokefree
- 06-27-13: Harvey Cedars introduces ban on tobacco product use between swim area flags
- 06-24-13: *Bordentown and Trenton consider making their parks smokefree
- 06-18-13: *Little Ferry plans to ban smoking in public parks
- 06-09-13: Morris Plains considers smokefree parks
- 06-06-13: *Ship Bottom bans tobacco product use between swim area flags
- 06-06-13: Smoking Prohibited In Paramus Parks, Playgrounds And Recreational Facilities
- 06-01-13: Starbucks expands no-smoking policy in North America to include its patio areas
- 05-30-13: *Wyckoff to ban smoking in public parks
- 05-26-13: *Scotch Plains introduction of smokefree parks ordinance delayed for further evaluation
- 05-25-13: *Burlington County passes an outdoor smokefree ordinance
- 05-20-13: Ridgewood passes smokefree parks ordinance
- 05-20-13: New York State expands smokefree areas in state parks
- 05-14-13: Little Ferry students serve on Council for a day and introduce a discussion to ban smoking in public parks.
- 05-13-13: Burlington County to ban smoking in parks
- 05-12-13: *Mount Holly to consider outdoor smoking ban
- 05-10-13: *Egg Harbor City bans smoking in most city parks
- 05-07-13: *River Edge passes smokefree parks ordinance
- 05-07-13: *Evesham proposes smokefree parks policy
- 04-30-13: *Wood-Ridge pursuing smokefree parks policy
- 04-30-13: *Mount Holly considers smokefree parks ordinance
- 04-12-13: *New Jersey Municipalities Continue To Adopt Smoke-Free Air Ordinances
- 04-11-13: Voorhees passes outdoor smokefree ordinance
- 04-02-13: Princeton Bans Smoking on Municipal Properties
- 03-28-13: Garfield parks are now smokefree
- 03-24-13: Board of Health bans smoking on municipal property (Princeton)
- 03-21-13: East Brunswick bans smoking on public lands
- 03-21-13: Princeton bans smoking at parks, pools
- 03-19-13: Princeton may ban outdoor smoking
- 03-18-13: *Smoking bans in parks controversy reignited
- 03-17-13: *Public Smoking Prohibited in North Bergen
- 03-15-13: *North Bergen adopts ordinance to ban smoking in public parks
- 03-15-13: *Hudson County towns exploring and passing smokefree parks ordinances
- 03-14-13: *Garfield, Secaucus and North Bergen adopt smokefree parks ordinance
- 03-13-13: *North Bergen commissioners to vote tonight on banning smoking in township parks
- 03-13-13: *North Bergen approves ban on smoking in township parks; takes effect next month
- 03-13-13: *Secaucus council OKs smoking ban in parks, recreation facilities
- 03-13-13: *Garfield parks, recreation areas off-limits to smokers
- 03-12-13: *Plan for smoking ban in Ridgewood parks moves forward
- 03-07-13: Editorial Board of Trenton Times comments on Princeton's proposed smokefree oudoor ban
- 03-06-13: *North Bergen pursuing smokefree parks policy
- 03-05-13: *Council wants all parks in Garfield to go smoke-free
- 03-03-13: *Ridgewood proposal may ban smoking in parks
- 03-03-13: *Princeton ready to douse smoking on municipally-owned public outdoor sites
- 02-27-13: *Proposed Sidewalk Smoking Ban Goes Up in Smoke (Ridgewood)
- 02-22-13: Harrison and Kearny in Hudson County, NJ consider smokefree parks ordinances
- 02-19-13: *New Jersey smoking bans on the rise
- 02-19-13: Westwood in Bergen County explores smokefree parks.
- 02-19-13: Phillipsburg to hold work session on outdoor smoking ban at parks and recreational facilities.
- 02-18-13: Smoking bans on rise across North Jersey
- 02-17-13: *Secaucus to tighten smoking rules
- 02-13-13: *Puffing in parks may be prohibited (Harrison and Kearny)
- 02-11-13: *Ridgewood may soon prohibit smoking in public parks
- 02-07-13: SGA wants to restrict where smokers light up
- 02-04-13: *Ridgewood considering ban on smoking in parks
- 02-03-13: *Take it outside – just not in a county park (Hudson)
- 01-26-13: *Secaucus considers extension of smoking ban to all parks, play areas
- 01-24-13: *Egg Harbor City tables no-smoking ordinance to gather input from community
- 01-23-13: Hudson County to ban cigarette smoking in parks
- 01-03-13: *Waldwick passes smoking ban in parks, rec areas
- 12-23-12: Cherry Hill begins enforcement of outdoor smoking ban.
- 12-20-12: Waldwick introduces outdoor smoking ban at parks and recreational facilities.
- 12-05-12: Passaic County passes smokefree parks ordinance
- 11-29-12: Cliffside Park passes a smokefree parks ordinance
- 11-28-12: Cherry Hill Township passes 100% smokefree parks and recreation ordinance
- 11-16-12: Closter, NJ adopts smokefree parks ordinance
- 11-15-12: Missouri court upholds constitutionality of smokefree parks ordinance
- 11-01-12: Fairlawn to consider a smokefree parks ordinance
- 09-14-12: GASP gives radio interview about smokefree college campus policies
- 09-12-12: Closter introduces smokefree parks ordinance
- 09-06-12: Wayne passes smokefree ban for township parks and recreational areas
- 07-24-12: Camden County to begin enforcement of smokefree parks ordinance.
- 07-18-12: Passaic City passes smoking ban at municipal building entrances and at outdoor parks and recreational areas.
- 06-13-12: Passaic City introduces outdoor parks and recreational areas smoking ban.
- 06-05-12: Sparta Township Council has first reading of an outdoor smoking ban for public property.
- 03-29-12: New Jersey Coalition presses for smoking ban at parks and beaches.
- 03-24-12: Paterson considers outdoor parks and recreational areas smoking ban.
- 02-24-12: Maplewood passes outdoor parks and recreational areas smoking ban
- 12-14-11: Florham Park council votes 3-3 for an outdoor parks and recreational areas smoking ban.
- 12-13-11: Summit Department of Community Programs researching an outdoor smoking ban for public property.
- 10-27-11: North Haledon passes an ordinance to ban smoking at outdoor recreational areas.
- 10-19-11: A Cape May ordinance to ban smoking on all beaches and the promenade passed 1st reading at the October 18 city council meeting.
- 07-14-11: Paramus makes all municipal recreational areas 100% smokefree.
- 06-28-11: Long Branch passes smokefree beach ordinance.
- 05-24-11: New York City and Philadelphia start 100% smokefree ban for outdoor recreational areas.
- 05-19-11: Seaside Heights bans smoking in recreational areas.
- 05-12-11: Cape May Borough considers smokefree beach ordinance.
- 02-22-11: New York City Mayor signs law making all NYC parks and recreation areas 100% smokefree.
- 12-16-10: South Orange passes legislation for outdoor smoking ban.
- 12-07-10: Runnemede passes a smokefree outdoor ordinance at its second reading.
- 11-08-10: Chatham Borough passes an ordinance to ban smoking at outdoor municipal parks
- 10-22-10: Clifton passes ordinance to ban smoking outdoors in recreational facilities.
- 09-26-10: Somerset County considers outdoor smoking ban.
- 09-21-10: Surf City, NJ resident pushes for smokefree beach ordinance.
- 09-16-10: New York City proposed ordinance mandates 100% smokefree parks
- 07-20-10: Chatham and Denville, NJ vote for 100% smokefree parks.
- 06-16-10: Union County parks 100% smokefree.
- 02-19-10: Outdoor Smoking Ban legislation heard 2/18 by NJ Senate Health Committee.
- 10-08-09: Trenton Psychiatric hospital goes smokefree.
- 09-18-09: NJ bill to be introduced that bans smoking in parks and beaches.
- 07-08-09: No smoking outdoors at 2 State Pyschiatric hospitals.
Other Tobacco Products (OTPs)
- 04-22-14: Syracuse hospital bans e-cigarettes after patient on oxygen catches fire while using one
- 04-18-14: *Rutgers University newspaper discusses e-cigarette restrictions
- 04-14-14: World Health Organization considers regulating electronic smoking devices like tobacco products
- 04-14-14: Congressional Report Presses for E-Cigarette Rules
- 04-13-14: E-Cigarette Causes Fire and Serious Burns at Manchester Hospital
- 04-09-14: *Fios News 1 reports on how teens intake illicit drugs using e-cigarettes
- 04-09-14: Philadelphia’s Mayor Nutter Signs Law that Bans Vaping and Sets Age of Sale
- 04-05-14: Long Island State Senator introduces ban on liquids used in e-cigarettes in NY state
- 04-04-14: CDC Sees Spike in E-Cigarette Related Calls to Poison Centers
- 04-02-14: Middlesex County College Assembly Votes to Ban Electronic Cigarettes on Campus
- 03-31-14: Israel to Consider E-Cigarette Ban
- 03-28-14: *E-cigarette liquid nicotine's a safety concerns
- 03-28-14: Philadelphia Has Adopted an Indoor Ban on Electronic Cigarettes
- 03-25-14: Herald News Editorial (Bergen Record) supports taxing electronic smoking devices
- 03-24-14: Study Shows E-Cigs Won’t Help Smokers Quit
- 03-24-14: NY Times Editorial Board supports FDA regulation of e-cigarettes
- 03-23-14: E-Cigarettes' Liquid Drug Can Kill
- 03-22-14: West Deptford bans the use of all tobacco products, including electronic smoking devices, in and around municipal buildings
- 03-19-14: The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to E-Cigs like Regular Cigarettes
- 03-18-14: Letter to the Editor: Electronic Cigarettes Put Kids, Teens, in Harm's Way
- 03-14-14: Patient in Spain gets Pneumonia from Electronic Cigarette
- 03-07-14: Albuquerque Journal posts GASP’s letter to the editor on Santa Fe’s new law restricting e-cigarette use
- 03-06-14: JAMA Pediatrics publishes UCSF study on adolescents who smoke both conventional and e-cigarettes
- 03-04-14: E-Cigarettes Under Different Names Growing In Popularity Among Youth and Causing Hardship for Health Officials
- 02-21-14: F.D.A. Orders 4 Bidi Cigarette Brands Removed From Shelves
- 02-13-14: San Diego to consider a proposal to regulate electronic cigarettes
- 02-11-14: Tennessee Department of Health Issues Advisory on Electronic Cigarettes
- 01-30-14: *Philadelphia considering a ban on indoor electronic cigarette use
- 01-29-14: E-cigarette use will be banned at the 2015 Glasgow Games in Scotland
- 01-15-14: Chicago bans indoor electronic cigarette smoking
- 01-02-14: *NJ 101.5 FM airs radio and print story on the health concerns with electronic smoking devices
- 01-01-14: E-cigarette risks: Arizona fire officials see increased fire danger with e-cigarettes
- 12-11-13: Study shows nicotine exposure from secondhand e-cigarette vapor
- 12-08-13: NY Daily News' Op-Ed in support of NYC bill to ban the use of electronic smoking devices in public places and workplaces where smoking is already banned
- 12-01-13: Chicago considers e-cigarette ban where smoking is banned
- 11-11-13: E-cigarette ads model big tobacco ads of old
- 11-05-13: Charging e-cigarette starts Idaho residence fire
- 10-12-13: Assaf: Beware the dangers of hookah
- 10-10-13: Social Q's: Starting a Vapor Trail
- 10-07-13: Authorities crack down on two South Paterson hookah lounges
- 09-26-13: Twelve Congressman Ask E-Cigarette Makers to Explain Marketing Tactics Targeting Kids
- 09-26-13: E-cigarettes are prohibited in college dorms in New Jersey
- 09-25-13: Forty Attorneys General write letter urging FDA to regulate e-cigarettes
- 09-23-13: *E-cigarettes: more harm than good?
- 09-06-13: NY City Council proposed ordinance to restrict access to tobacco products
- 09-03-13: Employees who use e-cigarettes may pay more for health insurance
- 08-12-13: United Kingdom rail systems ban use of electronic cigarettes
- 07-25-13: MTA puts ban on electronic cigs
- 07-03-13: World Health Organization pushes for regulation of e-cigarettes
- 06-28-13: Clifton fines eateries for indoor smoking
- 05-31-13: France to ban e-cigarettes in public places
- 05-29-13: Child dies from ingesting e-cigarette cartridge contents
- 05-20-13: *Remember: Smoking E-Cigarettes Inside is Illegal, State Says
- 01-11-13: E-cigarettes not part of the Golden Globes
- 06-27-12: People think wrongly that hookah smoking is safe.
- 02-17-12: Florida man seriously injured attempting to smoke an electronic cigarette
- 01-31-12: Utah introduces legislation to ban electronic cigarettes and hookah use in public places
- 10-06-11: Equalizing tax of tobacco products would close loophole.
- 06-16-11: Teens in Bergenfield, NJ light up with hookah smoking.
- 05-20-11: Northern New Jersey hookah lounges found selling tobacco to minors.
- 02-11-11: U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) plans prohibiting e-cigarettes on airplanes.
- 09-07-10: US Armed Forces change policies for smoking on submarines and use of e-cigarettes
- 04-02-10: Lawsuit about FDA importation ban of e-cigarettes into the USA pending appeal.
- 01-11-10: NJ Governor Jon Corzine signs into law a ban on the use of electronic cigarettes in public places and workplaces, and a ban their sale to those under 19 years of age.
- 10-06-09: NY has first ordinance in the US banning the use of e-cigarettes and sale to minors.
- 08-24-09: Shisha or hookah smoking "as harmful as cigarettes" according to a UK Ministry of Health study.
- 08-14-09: FDA bans flavored cigarettes on September 22, 2009.
- 07-30-09: Electronic Cigarette Sales and Use Banned in Oregon and Israel.
- 07-22-09: FDA Report Regarding Potential Public Health Risks of Electronic Cigarettes.
- 12-01-08 ACTION: Report sale of NJ banned flavored cigarettes.
Diabetes and Smoking
- 11-03-09: November is American Diabetes Month.
Government and Legislation
- 04-03-14: Senators Push for Navy Ban on Tobacco Sales
- 03-20-14: NJ Senator Shirley Turner proposes bill to fund the state's tobacco control program
- 03-14-14: *State legislature considers e-cigarette tax; many communities banning public use
- 03-01-14: Commission Calls on Massachusetts To Get Tough on Illegal Tobacco
- 02-06-14: Congress members urge e-cigarette use be banned in the Capital building
- 01-03-14: Phillipines' Senator seeks regulation of e-cigarettes use, promotion
- 12-30-13: Mayor Bloomberg signs law banning e-cigarette use in places where cigarette smoking is already banned
- 12-19-13: NYC extends the ban on smoking to include electronic smoking devices
- 12-19-13: Hawaii first state in the nation to ban sale of all tobacco products to persons under age 21
- 12-05-13: *NYC hears testimony for bill banning electronic smoking devices indoors
- 11-21-13: Island of Hawaii raises age of sale for tobacco products to 21
- 11-21-13: Suffolk County Health Department backs raising age of sale for tobacco products to 21
- 11-19-13: *New York City's increased age-of-sale law covered in Chinese newspaper
- 11-19-13: *New York City raises age of sale for tobacco products to 21
- 11-07-13: Dubai restricts age of sale for tobacco products to 21
- 08-12-13: Scotland to move tobacco products out of sight in airport duty-free shops
- 08-08-13: Study confirms smokefree air laws do not hurt restaurant and bar business
- 07-29-13: Ghana passes smoking ban in public places
- 07-25-13: Jamaica passes smoking ban in public places
- 06-19-13: *Why ban tobaccy, but not wacky tobaccy, at NJ colleges?
- 06-16-13: Pending New Jersey legislation would ban tobacco on college campuses
- 06-13-13: *Experts: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court's tobacco ruling could pave way for suits
- 06-07-13: Pennsylvania considers getting rid of smoking ban exemptions
- 05-20-13: Philadelphia to raise cigarette and drink tax
- 04-26-13: Senate proposed "Tobacco Tax and Enforcement Reform Act"
- 05-30-12: New Zealand increases cigarette tax and keeps packs hidden.
- 05-29-12: When is Pennsylvania going to enact stronger smokefree air laws?
- 05-01-12: Maryland Senate passes smoking ban in cars transporting children; legislation moves to the House
- 04-30-12: Anti-smoking ad campaign funded by federal government.
- 01-18-12: NJ attorney general's office files suit against NY tobacco company
- 11-17-11: Court Case upholds a New York City ban on the sale of flavored tobacco products
- 07-06-11: FDA unveils graphic health warning labels for cigarette packaging and advertising.
- 05-04-11: National Disability Symposium held in smoky Las Vegas casino.
- 10-10-11: Cigarette vending machine illegal in England and Northern Ireland.
- 01-18-10: Lorillard fighting to prevent ban of menthol cigarettes
- 11-16-10: International journalists publish exposé on the tobacco industry's influence in 8 countries
- 09-16-10: Study released by the American Lung Association shows smoking costs NJ money.
- 08-05-10: Court decision upholds NJ SFAA in regulating smoking in hookah bars.
- 06-22-10: U.S. Federal Tobacco Control Act provisions take effect.
- 06-22-10: New Jersey ends funding for its Comprehensive Tobacco Control Program.
- 06-14-10: Proposed identical NJ Bills S2001/A2897 create an exemption to the NJ SFAA for cigar nights or smoking events at racet;racks and off-track wagering facilities (OTW).
- 06-01-10 ACTION: CDC study shows tobacco control programs work to reduce tobacco use: Don't end NJ's.
- 05-11-10: U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services sets reduced tobacco use as strategic initiative.
- 05-04-10: FDA posts guidance for enforcing regulations related to the sale and distribution of cigarettes and smokeless tobacco.
- 03-18-10 ACTION: NJ Governor Christie plans to END state's tobacco control program
- 12-09-09: National Report shows NJ falls short in investing tobacco revenues in tobacco control and prevention efforts.
- 11-19-09: Tobacco Firms Exploit Tax Loophole.
- 10-23-09: New York City to ban the sale of flavored tobacco products.
- 06-25-09: Cigarette sales tax increased by 12.5 cents, effective July 1, 2009.
- 06-18-09: S2151 passed the NJ Senate to ban the sale of novelty lighters.
- 05-14-09 ACTION: DO NOT CUT state funding of NJ's Tobacco Control Program.
New Jersey Tobacco Control Budget News - Go to our Budget Alert webpage
- 12-13-13: *New Jersey ranks LAST for state spending on tobacco control programs
- 12-10-13: *Study: New Jersey Ranks Last in Funding Anti-Smoking Programs
- 02-22-13: Latinos and other minority groups at risk if recent funding declines not reversed.
- 12-15-11: New Jersey listed as one of five worst states in helping residents quit tobacco.
- 06-01-10 ACTION: CDC study shows tobacco control programs work to reduce tobacco use: Don't end NJ's.
- 03-18-10 ACTION: NJ Governor Christie plans to END state's tobacco control program
- 12-09-09: National Report shows NJ falls short in investing tobacco revenues in tobacco control and prevention efforts.
- 05-14-09 ACTION: DO NOT CUT state funding of NJ's Tobacco Control Program.
GASP In the News
- 04-02-14: World No Tobacco Day on May 31, 2014
- 02-18-13: Smoking bans on rise across North Jersey
- 11-16-12: GASP Executive Director interviewed by WCBS on Atlantic City smokefree casinos
- 11-17-10: Arthritis Foundation Gala on November 13 attended by GASP
- 09-24-10: Chinese Delegates learn about Tobacco Control Legislation from New Jersey
- 12-21-09 ACTION: "The Pack" movie available on DVD
Last update: 4/16/14