Hooked: Stories About How Colorado is Addicted to Nicotine and the Money Behind Tobacco
Colorado Public Radio (CPR) concluded a year-long series that included 10 articles on tobacco called Hooked: Stories about how Colorado is addicted to nicotine and the money behind tobacco. CPR interviewed both Colorado Black Health Collaborative and STEPP staff, and STEPP also provided data for the articles: “CPR News spent nearly a year talking with teenagers, parents, doctors, advocates, researchers, political figures, and others. We’ve reviewed once-secret internal industry documents released by tobacco companies and listened to many hours of city and legislative debate. What we found is that the conversation about tobacco products, especially flavored ones like menthol, is not only about nicotine’s deadly effects or the impact on local economies. It’s about ethics, optics, and equity.” March 27, 2024, Quitting tobacco begins improving health within minutes — and it’s good for your wallet, too Jan. 30, 2024: COLORADO MATTERS In-depth interview with Keith Wailoo – How the tobacco industry made it cool to smoke in Colorado’s communities of color. January 16, 2024: The teens who made Colorado No. 1 in underage vaping 5 years ago are now young adults, and they’re still using December 13, 2023: Lawyer on Denver Health Board says he’s stopped lobbying for tobacco giant Altria after getting a call to resign November 1, 2023: Tobacco and vaping rates are falling, but products are still easy for teens to get their hands on October 23, 2023: The unlikely affiliation between universal pre-K and nicotine taxes is a story of politics and tobacco money August 11, 2023: In Pueblo, where 60% of high school students report vaping, efforts to curb youth tobacco use are getting creative July 13, 2023: For those who have fought big tobacco, lobbyist’s presence on Denver Health board is ‘a contradiction.’ May 9, 2023 – How the tobacco industry made it cool to smoke in Colorado’s communities of color
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