/tags/smoking Smoking en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Fri, 24 Jan 2025 23:36:27 GMT /health-science-environment/2025-01-24/teen-e-cigarette-use-increases-in-st-louis-area The rise in popularity of vapes, e-cigarettes and smokeless products risks wiping out progress anti-smoking advocates have made among young people, anti-smoking advocates say. Fri, 24 Jan 2025 23:36:27 GMT /health-science-environment/2025-01-24/teen-e-cigarette-use-increases-in-st-louis-area Sarah Fentem /government-politics-issues/2023-05-30/page-vetoes-legislation-that-would-have-restricted-walking-on-county-streets While the bill was promoted as a way to enhance safety, critics contended it would have made life worse for people with disabilities. Tue, 30 May 2023 16:49:33 GMT /government-politics-issues/2023-05-30/page-vetoes-legislation-that-would-have-restricted-walking-on-county-streets Jason Rosenbaum /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-01-30/understanding-the-impact-of-the-fdas-new-tobacco-sales-age-limit With the new year come many new developments related to who can light up and what they can smoke. Recreational marijuana is now sold in cities across… Thu, 30 Jan 2020 20:45:53 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-01-30/understanding-the-impact-of-the-fdas-new-tobacco-sales-age-limit Emily Woodbury /economy-business/2019-10-03/schnucks-to-stop-selling-tobacco-products-by-january-2020 Grocery chain Schnucks announced Thursday it will stop selling tobacco products beginning Jan. 1. The company plans to sell existing inventory of… Thu, 03 Oct 2019 22:30:20 GMT /economy-business/2019-10-03/schnucks-to-stop-selling-tobacco-products-by-january-2020 Corinne Ruff /health-science-environment/2019-08-07/slu-study-finds-quitting-smoking-during-pregnancy-can-reduce-risk-for-babies The longer a woman smokes during pregnancy, the more likely she is to have a low birth weight baby, a study by a St. Louis University epidemiologist has… Wed, 07 Aug 2019 17:47:09 GMT /health-science-environment/2019-08-07/slu-study-finds-quitting-smoking-during-pregnancy-can-reduce-risk-for-babies Sarah Fentem /2019-03-14/pritzker-to-decide-if-tobacco-21-becomes-law The Illinois Senate Thursday approved raising the legal smoking age from 18 to 21. All eyes now turn to Gov. J.B. Pritzker, who has yet to say where he... Thu, 14 Mar 2019 21:59:31 GMT /2019-03-14/pritzker-to-decide-if-tobacco-21-becomes-law Daisy Contreras /2019-03-06/unpacking-pritzkers-tax-proposals-cigarette-and-vaping-taxes Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker is asking state lawmakers to raise the tax on cigarettes, and begin taxing vaping products. It’s part of a plan he... Wed, 06 Mar 2019 22:02:38 GMT /2019-03-06/unpacking-pritzkers-tax-proposals-cigarette-and-vaping-taxes Sam Dunklau /health-science-environment/2018-08-31/residents-of-public-housing-in-st-louis-must-smoke-outside-to-stay-put James Parker has been smoking for more than six decades. But to keep his habit, he's had to make changes. Every time he smokes, he has to go outside his… Fri, 31 Aug 2018 10:14:11 GMT /health-science-environment/2018-08-31/residents-of-public-housing-in-st-louis-must-smoke-outside-to-stay-put Sarah Fentem /health-science-environment/2018-07-30/public-housing-residents-no-longer-allowed-to-smoke-in-facilities All public housing in Missouri is now smoke-free.The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced the policy change in November 2016,… Mon, 30 Jul 2018 23:41:54 GMT /health-science-environment/2018-07-30/public-housing-residents-no-longer-allowed-to-smoke-in-facilities Marissanne Lewis-Thompson /health-science-environment/2018-01-02/despite-ban-in-st-louis-area-appeal-of-vaping-remains-strong-for-minors A year after St. Louis and St. Louis County passed legislation to raise the age of purchasing tobacco products to 21, teenagers are still possessing these… Tue, 02 Jan 2018 11:07:24 GMT /health-science-environment/2018-01-02/despite-ban-in-st-louis-area-appeal-of-vaping-remains-strong-for-minors Chad Davis