Tobacco manufacturer R.J. Reynolds refused a request this week from the Colorado Board of Health to stop using the state as a test market for new dissolvable tobacco products.

The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday ordered tobacco company R.J. Reynolds to stop selling four cigarette products. It is the first time the agency has ordered a major tobacco company to stop selling products, according to NPR.

You’d think recent advances in health reform would have made it easier to get mental health and substance abuse treatment. Think again. Paul Christopher, M.D., follows the case of an adult man desperately needing care for alcohol withdrawal -- but red tape is keeping the man from getting the hospital bed that his insurance is supposed to cover.

A faith-based group is calling for an automatic “R” rating for movies that include smoking. The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility, along with an advocacy organization called As You Sow, say they want to limit the amount of smoking young people see in movies.