Sentences with phrase «on alcohol and tobacco»

The report releases data from 42 countries on a range of new topics, such as peer relationships and family support, the school environment, migration, cyber-bullying and serious injury, with the more traditional data on alcohol and tobacco consumption, mental health and nutrition - related behaviour.

Measures utilized included questionnaire on alcohol and tobacco use.

A study found married parents devote more of their financial resources to childrearing and education than do cohabiting parents, whereas cohabiting parents spent a larger percentage of their income on alcohol and tobacco.

«Low - income consumers already spend more on alcohol and tobacco products or audio and visual equipment and service than they pay for auto insurance,» says the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies.

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.

The Stats Man says that Canadians spend about 2 % of their income on alcohol and tobacco.

During the Civil War years, Congress also authorized additional taxes on both alcohol and tobacco, and created the Office of Internal Revenue under the Treasury Department to enforce the tax laws and prosecute individuals for tax evasion.

Imagine that — a meeting on alcohol and tobacco that deliberately excludes some of the key stakeholders.

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.

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.

In reality, large expenditures on alcohol and tobacco and junk food, all included in personal consumption, do not always add to human well - being.

In September, Southern California's Biola University — founded as the Bible Institute of Los Angeles in 1908 — lifted its ban on alcohol and tobacco for of - age graduate students, noting that the changes «shift the responsibility of conduct from the institution to the individual.»

Nuisance and «sin» taxes may be maintained and even increased, especially on alcohol and tobacco products.

Higher taxes on alcohol and tobacco products: the excise duty rate on cigarettes goes up to $ 21.56 per carton of smokes from $ 21.03, while the rates on alcohol are going up two per cent.

Not exact matches

Google has policies on adult content, recreational drugs, alcohol and tobacco, healthcare, hacking and cracking, violent content, weapon - related content and a host of other categories.

Kaiser focuses on four key areas: diet, exercise, tobacco and alcohol.

She went on casting calls for alcohol and tobacco ads, which her under - age competitors couldn't be hired for.

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.

While such an approach isn't new, its definition and objectives have evolved over the years — from avoiding certain investments (so - called «sin stocks,» including tobacco, firearms, alcohol, and casinos) to a more inclusionary approach, based on ESG factors, which include:

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.

Most people in the world today believe that God expects them to perform a wide variety of religious practices, such as going to church, attending mass, tithing, going to confession, giving up tobacco and alcohol, and a list of other rules that are variously taught in churches and on television.

Xiaoshan went to sleep after Italy toppled Ireland on the final day of the tournament, where his extreme exhaustion — coupled with plenty of alcohol and tobacco use — caught up with him.

One was McIntyre's insistence on total abstinence from alcohol, an issue the Machen group considered a matter of Christian liberty, while the Holiness and pietist traditions had long emphasized the importance of a Christian life separated from the world» no alcohol, tobacco, dancing, cards, or theater, along with no short skirts or bobbed hair for women.

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.

Sale of packaged alcohol (wants convenicence stores to be allowed to sell packaged alcohol); Excise increases on fuel and tobacco (negatively impact small business more than larger chains); Penalty rates (claim huge cost burden for small business)

The NPHS focused on obesity, tobacco and alcohol, and set a number of targets for prevention.

They can model both healthy and unhealthy behaviors of their parents so the parents should be careful about their attitude about certain activities, alcohol, tobacco, drugs and other substances as this can have a significant effect on the future behavior of their children.

Dr. Mennella's research «focuses on the development of food and flavor preferences in humans and the effects of alcohol and tobacco on women's health and infant development.»

Get the lowdown on parenting basics like discipline, homework help, and how to talk to your child about tough subjects, like sex, tobacco, and alcohol.

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.

Our review of reviews confirms that evidence exists from high quality studies on marketing of health - related products, such as tobacco, alcohol, pharmaceuticals, BMS, and marketing of foods to children, that marketing is effective, and conversely for most of these products, that comprehensive and evidence based regulation works to constrain it.

Session VI: Drugs, Sexuality, and Violence (Part II)- Prevention strategies 5 - 10 (focus on alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs)

From the STEP / teen program, with practical guidance on social pressure, dating, grades, career plans, and alcohol, tobacco, and drug abuse prevention.

Above all, make sure to follow the most important healthy pregnancy habits — eat right; get plenty of rest; steer clear of drugs, alcohol, and tobacco — and you'll be well on your way to keeping both you and your baby healthy.

Any sane assessment of risks would put alcohol and tobacco on the same footing as cannabis and ecstasy.

There are currently excise taxes on alcohol, tobacco, liquid vehicle fuels (for highways), oversized tires for large trucks (presumably for highways), airplane tickets (for the FAA and TSA), multiple aspects of the firearms industry, bows and arrows, vaccines (for a vaccine injury fund), and in a variety of industries in support of marketing boards in those industries (although those cases have had mixed results in litigation).

The chancellor expects to collect about # 16 billion in duties on tobacco and alcohol this financial year, and the reaction from his department today was one of relief.

Prof Nutt had argued on multiple occasions that alcohol and tobacco are more harmful than ecstasy and LSD and urged the government to reclassify both cannabis and ecstasy.

Commenting on the new report that provides documented evidence of how the alcohol industry is misleading the public about the risks associated with alcohol and cancer, Institute of Alcohol Studies Chief Executive Katherine Brown said: «This report shows that, like the tobacco industry before them, alcohol companies are misleading consumers about the evidence linking their products to alcohol industry is misleading the public about the risks associated with alcohol and cancer, Institute of Alcohol Studies Chief Executive Katherine Brown said: «This report shows that, like the tobacco industry before them, alcohol companies are misleading consumers about the evidence linking their products to alcohol and cancer, Institute of Alcohol Studies Chief Executive Katherine Brown said: «This report shows that, like the tobacco industry before them, alcohol companies are misleading consumers about the evidence linking their products to Alcohol Studies Chief Executive Katherine Brown said: «This report shows that, like the tobacco industry before them, alcohol companies are misleading consumers about the evidence linking their products to alcohol companies are misleading consumers about the evidence linking their products to cancer.

Some New York state and Westchester County lawmakers are looking to put the same age restrictions on cigarettes and other tobacco products as has been on alcohol for more than 30 years.

2 times deputy speaker Lindsay Hoyle said «order order» during the budget speech 1 opportunity the Chancellor can use the old red budget box before it is retired 0 rise in duty on alcohol, tobacco and fuel

The recommendations described in this report include infants sleeping on their back, using a firm sleep surface, to breastfeed, room - sharing without bed - sharing, routine immunizations, consideration of a pacifier, and avoidance of soft bedding, overheating, and exposure to tobacco smoke, alcohol, and illicit drugs.

A study in the Canadian Medical Association Journal finds that recessions in wealthy countries can lead to better health habits, as people spend less on alcohol, tobacco and rich food.

«We know alcohol outlets can be associated with unsafe nuisance activities in urban areas, but this study appears to be the first to suggest U.S. tobacco shops may also impact public health,» said Andrew Subica, Ph.D., an assistant professor of social medicine, population, and public health in the School of Medicine, who led the study that focused on South Los Angeles, Calif. «Our analyses show that in South Los Angeles tobacco shops as well as liquor stores were associated with high levels of violent and property crime around their locations.

«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.»

Changes in those brain structures also correlated with participants» self - reported tendency to act on impulse and with heightened use of alcohol, tobacco, or caffeine.

The current study recruited teens in shopping malls across the United States, asking them to complete a web - based questionnaire on their use of substances including alcohol, tobacco, and both legal and illegal drugs.

The study focused on squamous cell head and neck cancers, a scourge among those who use tobacco and alcohol.

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.

On average, except in Bolivia, El Salvador and Peru, most people believe tobacco and alcohol are more harmful than marijuana.