Net-Gold has carried a large number of National Institute of Health
informational press releases and all have been passed without comment.
This one has left me with mouth wide open and in total wonderment. I am
far from opposed to banning smoking from the organizational meetings of
the National Institute on Drug Abuse. My wonderment is that it took all
these years since the first report on the dangers of smoking by the
Surgeon General and all of the other attention to the health dangers of
smoking. Enlightenment welcome as to how this failed to happen years or
decades before.
Sincerely,
David Dillard
Temple University
(215) 204 - 4584
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Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2006 09:10:42 -0400
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Subject: NIDA ANNOUNCES SMOKE-FREE MEETING POLICY
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
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National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
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NIDA ANNOUNCES SMOKE-FREE MEETING POLICY
National Institute on Drug Abuse Becomes Second NIH Institute To Adopt
Guidelines
Bethesda, Md. -- The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the
National Institutes of Health, today announced it would enact a new policy
requiring that all meetings and conferences organized or primarily
sponsored by NIDA be held in a state or municipality that has adopted a
comprehensive smoke-free policy, unless specific circumstances justify an
exemption.
NIDA's policy follows a similar announcement by the National Cancer
Institute (NCI) based on extensive scientific data concerning the dangers
of secondhand smoke. These dangers were summarized recently in the U.S.
Surgeon General's report, "The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure
to Tobacco Smoke", indicating that exposure to secondhand smoke remains "a
serious public health hazard."
"Most smokers use tobacco regularly because they are addicted to
nicotine," said Dr. Nora Volkow, NIDA director. "Addiction is
characterized by compulsive use, even in the face of negative health
consequences. Reducing such exposure will not only improve public health
but may also facilitate quit attempts by those addicted to tobacco,
benefiting their health as well." Dr. Volkow announced the new policy
during her keynote presentation at the "Up in Smoke: Tobacco and the
American Youth" conference of the National Center on Addiction and
Substance Abuse at Columbia University.
Research shows that more than 126 million Americans are exposed to
secondhand smoke (also known as environmental tobacco smoke), causing an
estimated 3,400 lung cancer deaths per year among nonsmokers. Secondhand
smoke is a mixture of the smoke given off by the burning end of tobacco
products (sidestream smoke) and the mainstream smoke exhaled by smokers.
It contains many chemicals (including formaldehyde, cyanide, carbon
monoxide, and ammonia), some of which are known carcinogens.
"NIDA hopes the new meeting policy will raise awareness of the importance
of protecting nonsmokers from secondhand smoke exposure, and will
encourage communities to adopt nonsmoking regulations for public
facilities," added Dr. Volkow.
Effective January 1, 2007, the policy will impact the many NIDA-sponsored
or organized meetings of 20 or more attendees that occur each year. NIDA's
new policy is consistent with NCI's smoke-free meeting policy, and does
not apply to meetings or conferences for which NIDA is not the sole or
primary organizer or sponsor and where location arrangements have already
been made. To determine meeting sites, NIDA will use NCI's newly developed
Web site to support meeting planning in smoke-free jurisdictions at
<http://dccps.cancer.gov/tcrb/smokefreemeetingpolicy.html>
For more information on tobacco abuse and addiction, please visit
<http://www.drugabuse.gov>
Copies of "The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco
Smoke: A Report of the Surgeon General" and related materials are
available on the Surgeon General's Web site at
<http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/secondhandsmoke>
The National Institute on Drug Abuse is a component of the National
Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. NIDA
supports most of the world's research on the health aspects of drug abuse
and addiction. The Institute carries out a large variety of programs to
ensure the rapid dissemination of research information and its
implementation in policy and practice. Fact sheets on the health effects
of drugs of abuse and information on NIDA research and other activities
can be found on the NIDA home page at
<http://www.drugabuse.gov>
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) -- The Nation's Medical Research
Agency -- is comprised of 27 Institutes and Centers and is a component of
the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services. It is the primary
Federal agency for conducting and supporting basic, clinical, and
translational medical research, and investigates the causes, treatments,
and cures for both common and rare diseases. For more information about
NIH and its programs, visit
<http://www.nih.gov>
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This NIH News Release is available online at:
http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/sep2006/nida-21.htm.
Sincerely,
David Dillard
Temple University
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