02.11.2020 News Proposed county law takes aim at reducing secondhand smoke in multi-family residences 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...
04.16.2015 News CDC 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...
04.16.2015 Editorials Editorial: 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...
04.16.2015 News Fact 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...
04.16.2015 Education Schools grapple with growing popularity of e-cigarettes High school students sometimes notice classmates slyly puffing away — in class — behind a book, blowing smoke into their sleeves. During a fire drill on a brisk day,...
03.04.2014 Health Smoking on SCCC campus may be banned While the Suffolk County Legislature has been considering increasing the age for everyone throughout the county to purchase tobacco — from age 19 to 21 — another measure could...
02.10.2014 Government County 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.
06.28.2011 News 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...
