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In response to a national campaign to reopen debate on lowering the legal drinking age from 21 to 18, a group of New Jersey agencies and organizations has formed the NJ21 Coalition.

Graphic health warnings on cigarette packs work but only if they cover almost the entire package, according to a new report from researchers at Health Canada.

Pharmacies and retailers based on college campuses in Boston would be prohibited from selling cigarettes under new regulations expected to be approved this week.

The University of Massachusetts at Amherst says that binge drinking and overall heavy drinking have declined two years after the School launched a social-norms campaign to combat its "Zoo Mass" reputation as a party campus.