Want to smoke? Not near the hospital you won’t
Smoking in the hospital has long been verboten, and pretty soon there will be no lighting up anywhere near the facility. On July 5 Eastern Long Island Hospital in Greenport will go smoke-free, meaning...
View ArticleCounty to discuss raising age limit for tobacco sales
The Suffolk County Legislature is scheduled to hold a public hearing Tuesday to discuss raising the legal age for tobacco sales to 21. The bill, sponsored by Legislator William Spencer (D-Huntington),...
View ArticleSmoking on SCCC campus may be banned
Entrance to the Eastern Campus of the Suffolk County Community College. (Credit: Gayle Sheridan) While the Suffolk County Legislature has been considering increasing the age for everyone throughout the...
View ArticleSchools grapple with growing popularity of e-cigarettes
Medical professionals are concerned e-cigarettes have been glamorized and targeted toward young people. (Credit: Getty images stock) High school students sometimes notice classmates slyly puffing away...
View ArticleFact box about e-cigarettes
What are they? E-cigarettes come in many shapes and sizes, but most have a battery, a heating element and a reservoir to hold a liquid. The liquid typically contains nicotine, which is the addictive...
View ArticleEditorial: Schools should take a serious look at e-cigarette use
Here’s what everyone needs to know about nicotine in any form, according to county health department commissioner Dr. James Tomarken: “Nicotine is a highly addictive drug and recent research suggests...
View ArticleCDC says e-cigarettes won’t help you quit
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s latest anti-smoking campaign includes a message about the dangers of e-cigarettes. This is the first time U.S. health authorities have launched a...
View ArticleProposed county law takes aim at reducing secondhand smoke in multi-family...
A proposed county law would clarify smoking regulations by further cracking down on the potential for secondhand smoke in multi-family residences. The proposed law would amend a chapter of the...
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