Media Relations
Wednesday,
November 1,
2006
Indiana Prevention Resource Center
Efforts to reduce tobacco sales to minors in Indiana lost ground slightly last year, returning to the 2005 rate of 12.7 percent and ending six consecutive years of reduced sales, according to the latest data from the Tobacco Retailer Inspection Program.
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Tobacco sales to minors in Indiana dropped for the sixth year in a row, according to the latest data from the Tobacco Retailer Inspection Program, a joint venture of the Indiana Prevention Resource Center at Indiana University and the Indiana State Excise Police. When TRIP first began, 40 percent of retailers sold tobacco to minors. That number has dropped each year and is now down to 10.5 percent.
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Living Well for May offers tips for interesting children-themed gardens, reducing the risk of drug and alcohol use for children and teens during the summer, and where to begin when a child is diagnosed with autism.
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Living Well for September discusses athletes' vision concerns, baby boomers strength training, a 'making friends' primer and adolescents' use of steroids.
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The deadline is this week for registering for "Issues in Education," Indiana University's July 28 media seminar at IUPUI. Faculty experts will draw from their research and service as they discuss important issues of the day, and Gerardo Gonzalez, University Dean of the School of Education, will make a special announcement.
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July's Living Well has a back-to-school theme and features school readiness tips for parents, a smooth transition to high school, gambling as a top priority for youth substance abuse prevention and undiagnosed vision problems leading to difficulties in early education.
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