Sentences with phrase «alcohol and tobacco by»

It would raise funds by hiking tax on alcohol and tobacco by 50 per cent, raising fuel duty by 8 per cent annually, and introducing VAT and fuel duty on aviation.

In my formative years, I saw excessive use of alcohol and tobacco by adults who were self - absorbed, bored with life, and, in fact, not very interested in their children.

Not exact matches

In the United States, most consumption taxes are levied by states and local governments (as retail sales taxes), although the federal government does levy some selective consumption taxes, called «excise taxes,» on items such as alcohol, tobacco products, and gasoline.

No details were immediately available on the measures, which are expected to include across - the - board tax hikes, including raising the rate of consumer tax by one percentage point to 24 percent and increasing taxes on fuel, coffee, alcohol, tobacco and hotel stays.

Looking at the main components of euro area inflation, food, alcohol & tobacco is expected to have the highest annual rate in June (3.2 %, stable compared with May), followed by energy (1.6 % compared with -0.2 % in May), services (1.4 % compared with 1.5 % in May) and non-energy industrial goods (0.7 % compared with 0.8 % in May).

Men destroy themselves by addictions of their own making — alcohol, tobacco, cannabis, and the various addictive, «kick» drugs.

The Chicago - based evangelical Moody Bible Institute has dropped its ban on alcohol and tobacco consumption by its 600 - some faculty and staff, including for those who work in its radio and publishing arms.

Abstinence from Kona, tobacco, and alcohol by many Adventists has afforded a near - unique opportunity for studies to be conducted within that population group on the health effects of Kona drinking, free from confounding factors.

The Taskforce set about developing strategies to tackle health challenges caused by tobacco, alcohol and obesity and to develop a National Preventative Health Strategy.

He saw men who once drank beer to dull their desperation begin to abide by the Mormons» abstention from alcohol, tobacco and caffeine, and to take care of their families instead.

A major concern is enforcement of the state law prohibiting tobacco and alcohol use on school property, according to school board member Nancy Binion, who said parents attending events sponsored by youth athletic associations often violate that prohibition.

«Substances, such as alcohol, tobacco, caffeine, food and medical products, would be excluded from the scope of the offence, as would controlled drugs, which would continue to be regulated by the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.»

As Feb 22nd federal deadline looms, Assemblyman Tedisco blasts inaction by Assembly Majority to pass Public Assistance Integrity Act to prevent EBT cards to be used for tobacco, alcohol, lottery tickets and cash withdrawals at liquor stores and casinos

By every honest measure, the substance has more in common with alcohol and tobacco than it does harder drugs that are rightly illegal.»

A person's cancer risk can also be reduced by receiving regular medical care, avoiding tobacco, limiting alcohol use, avoiding excessive exposure to ultraviolet rays form the sun and tanning beds, and being physically active.»

Agents with the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives searched the tobacco and gas retail outlet Wolf's Run, which is owned by Will Parry.

«Even though tobacco shops have rarely been targeted by the police or community for intervention,» he added, «based on our data, we believe tobacco shops in urban communities of color should be regulated to improve community health in the same way as alcohol outlets and other public nuisances.»

«The genome of these cancer cells is less abnormal as compared to cancers caused by tobacco and alcohol, where there are even more mutations present,» he says.

This strategy was intended to help narrow the complex NCD issue by focusing on four diseases: diabetes, CVD, respiratory disease, and cancer, and four risk factors: tobacco, physical inactivity, alcohol, and diet.

According to the National Cancer Institute, at least 3 in 4 head and neck cancers are caused by the use of tobacco and alcohol.

This study adds to that literature by reporting on use from one region in England, where a large sample was asked about e-cigarettes alongside tobacco and alcohol consumption.

A recent study by a research team from Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine reveals that the TV Parental Guidelines rating system developed by the entertainment industry more than 20 years ago has been ineffective in helping parents identify shows that contain content that might not be appropriate for children, including tobacco and alcohol use — behaviors strongly associated with increased cancer risk.

Once caused primarily by heavy tobacco or alcohol use, the majority of new head and neck cancers in the United Stated result from infection with HPV, a common sexually transmitted disease known for causing cervical cancer in women.

Although coffee consumption was inversely associated with diabetes, it was also positively associated with a number of behaviors that are considered unhealthy and are associated with an increased risk of death, such as tobacco smoking, 35 consumption of red meat, 36 and heavy alcohol use.37 Tobacco smoking was the strongest confounder in the multivariate analysis, and the inverse association between coffee consumption and mortality tended to be stronger among persons who had never smoked or were former smokers than among those who were current smokers, suggesting that residual confounding by smoking status, if present, attenuated the inverse associations between coffee drinking and mortality in our study.

Alcohol, marijuana, tobacco and eventually harder drugs such as amphetamine and cocaine all work by forcing the adrenals to work harder, giving the illusion of energy.

But proper exercise and diet may not be enough to stop bone loss caused by medical conditions, menopause, or lifestyle choices such as tobacco use and excessive alcohol consumption.

St. Vincent is rated PG - 13 by the MPAA for mature thematic material including sexual content, alcohol and tobacco use, and for language.

The study, which tracks the use of alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drugs by 8th, 10th, and 12th graders, reported that 48.4 percent of high school seniors surveyed had used an illicit drug at least once, up from 45.6 percent in 1994.

for all students, health education regarding alcohol, drugs and tobacco abuse, as required by section 804 of the Education Law;

Students who underwent a prevention program taught by regular classroom teachers used less tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana years later than their peers who did not take part in the program, the researchers found.

She has also developed and evaluated interventions for preventing adolescent alcohol use and her general school - based health promotion approach constituted the frame - work for the national Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health (CATCH) funded by NHLBI in 1986, the largest school - based intervention study to reduce cardiovascular risk through diet, activity and tobacco prevention.

By 1997, the National Center for Education Statistics reported that 94 percent of all schools had zero - tolerance policies for weapons or firearms, 87 percent had them for alcohol, and 79 percent had them for tobacco.

Lions Quest helps provide protective factors by creating a strong connection to school, involving parents in the lives of their children, and helping students gain the knowledge, skill, and commitment to make healthy choices when they face pressure to use alcohol, drugs, and tobacco.

[18] To estimate the number of prohibited suspensions, we assume that any kindergarten through grade 8 suspension would be allowed in related categories as outlined by OSSE (weapons; harassment (including sexual) or bullying; trespassing, vandalism, or arson; and attacks, threats, or fighting) and banned for other less serious categories (theft; illicit drug related; disrespect, insubordination, or disruption; attendance, skipping, or tardy; alcohol, tobacco, or pornography related; and academic dishonesty or tampering).

And nobody's more resistant to new ideas, or investment, than your average small business owner... their offering hasn't changed in decades: Erratically stocked & priced tobacco, alcohol, lottery tickets / scratch cards, soda, snacks, candy, newspapers / magazines, etc. served in a tired & dirty shop, by unengaged & surly staff.

Seizures and neurologic symptoms are caused by several poisons including strychnine, tobacco, aspirin, antidepressants, alcohol, marijuana, flea repellents, insecticides, gasoline, drain cleaners, dishwasher detergent, and furniture polish.

Non-qualifying purchases include alcohol, tobacco, lottery, lotto, postage stamps, gift cards, phone cards, money orders, fuel purchased using rewards points, taxes, event tickets and passes, rentals, other service items and any items prohibited by law.

Grocery order calculation excludes gift cards, alcohol, tobacco and any other purchase prohibited by law.

Sin is understood to be the best thing to tax, but taxing it is generally seen as impractical, due to sin being generally underground (driven there by laws, with taxes thus reduced to excises on alcohol and tobacco)... However, taxing Carbon is easy, even when Carbon use is regarded as sinful, because there is no chance of anyone covering it up in a big way... All that had to be done was to put a handle on it, on Carbon use as sinful, that bureaucrats could use, scientific proof, formulae, models, and all that, and surround them with minders, Environmental PR minders.

In Canada, the minimum age for alcohol and tobacco sales have been set by the federal government (for tobacco) as well as by the provinces and territories (for both substances).

Representation of a beer wholesaler and transportation company with common ownership in litigation to enjoin various actions by the state tobacco and alcohol commission on the ground that the commission's actions were preempted by federal law and violated the Equal Protection Clause.

Ensure that customers are of age to by checking their ID's before serving alcohol and tobacco items

Successfully addressed priority health issues, such as alcohol abuse, tobacco cessation, and stress management issues, by utilizing public health promotion, evidence - informed practices, and environmental management prevention strategies.

Risk behaviors including carrying weapons to school, LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) and cocaine use, suicide attempts, sexual intercourse, alcohol use, tobacco use, and marijuana use were all significantly underestimated by parents.

These included characteristics on multiple levels of the child's biopsychosocial context: (1) child factors: race / ethnicity (white, black, Hispanic, and Asian / Pacific Islander / Alaska Native), age, gender, 9 - month Bayley Mental and Motor scores, birth weight (normal, moderately low, or very low), parent - rated child health (fair / poor vs good / very good / excellent), and hours per week in child care; (2) parent factors: maternal age, paternal age, SES (an ECLS - B — derived variable that includes maternal and paternal education, employment status, and income), maternal marital status (married, never married, separated / divorced / widowed), maternal general health (fair / poor versus good / very good / excellent), maternal depression (assessed by the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale at 9 months and the World Mental Health Composite International Diagnostic Interview at 2 years), prenatal use of tobacco and alcohol (any vs none), and violence against the mother; (3) household factors: single - parent household, number of siblings (0, 1, 2, or 3 +), language spoken at home (English vs non-English), neighborhood good for raising kids (excellent / very good, good, or fair / poor), household urbanicity (urban city, urban county, or rural), and modified Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment — Short Form (HOME - SF) score.

The Healthy People Initiative focuses on reducing the use of tobacco, alcohol, and drugs by all citizens, but particularly youth.

A 5 - item alcohol and a 2 - item tobacco attitude scale were created by adapting items from the «Parents» scale in Program Evaluation Handbook: Drug Abuse Education.

Lions Quest helps provide protective factors by creating a strong connection to school, involving parents in the lives of their children, and helping students gain the knowledge, skill, and commitment to make healthy choices when they face pressure to use alcohol, drugs, and tobacco.

The objective of the present study was twofold: first, using latent transition analysis (Lanza et al. 2009), we tested whether the relevant groups found in previous studies (e.g., Flory et al. 2004; Moffitt et al. 2002), i.e., those with an early onset, a late onset, and no onset or low levels of risk behavior could be identified, while using a developmental model of a single, underlying construct (constituted by tobacco, alcohol and marijuana use and externalizing behavior problems).

The Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) was recently developed for the WHO by an international group of substance abuse researchers to screen for problem or risky use of tobacco, alcohol, cannabis, cocaine, amphetamine - type stimulants, sedatives, hallucinogens, inhalants, opioids, and «other drugs» that do not fall into the previous nine categories.40 The ASSIST was found to have high internal consistency (α > 0.80), correlated well against similarly worded items of other questionnaires, and good concurrent validity with a range of substance use and dependence measAlcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) was recently developed for the WHO by an international group of substance abuse researchers to screen for problem or risky use of tobacco, alcohol, cannabis, cocaine, amphetamine - type stimulants, sedatives, hallucinogens, inhalants, opioids, and «other drugs» that do not fall into the previous nine categories.40 The ASSIST was found to have high internal consistency (α > 0.80), correlated well against similarly worded items of other questionnaires, and good concurrent validity with a range of substance use and dependence measalcohol, cannabis, cocaine, amphetamine - type stimulants, sedatives, hallucinogens, inhalants, opioids, and «other drugs» that do not fall into the previous nine categories.40 The ASSIST was found to have high internal consistency (α > 0.80), correlated well against similarly worded items of other questionnaires, and good concurrent validity with a range of substance use and dependence measures.40