Risks high for black teen smokers (New York Newsday)
African-American youngsters who smoke may not catch the attention of stop-smoking programs because the scales used to measure nicotine dependence do not take into account racial differences in how adolescents smoke and metabolize nicotine, new research suggests.
Source: www.nynewsday.com
Going slow on quitting smoking (CNN.com)
A lobbyist assistant in Washington, Donna Watts-Brighthaupt says she hopes to give up fatty foods and quit smoking.
Source: www.cnn.com
Del Mar Snuffs Smoking At Beaches (KGTV TheSanDiegoChannel.com via Yahoo! News)
The city of Del Mar is a step closer to banning smoking on its beaches and parkgrounds.
Source: news.yahoo.com
Smoke ban 'may help many to quit' (Yorkshire Post)
Mike Waites Health Correspondent TENS of thousands of smokers in Yorkshire could quit if a total ban is imposed on smoking in public places, campaigners claim.
Source: www.yorkshiretoday.co.uk
Mayor burning to raise cig tax (New York Daily News)
ALBANY - New York City's tax on cigarettes - already the highest in the nation - should be upped another 50 cents per pack, with the revenue going to public health efforts to stop smoking, Mayor Bloomberg proposed yesterday.
Source: www.nydailynews.com
Total smoke ban 'would see 700,000 quit' (The Scotsman: Health)
A TOTAL ban on smoking in enclosed public places could encourage almost 700,000 people in England to quit within a year, campaigners say.
Source: news.scotsman.com
