Cedar Inn owner ordered to crack down on smoking (The Olympian)
OLYMPIA A judge has ordered a local tavern owner to quit flouting the state s new ban on indoor smoking or face potential fines in Thurston County s first lawsuit under the new voter-approved law.
Source: www.theolympian.com

Quit Smoking for Surgery–Best Chance to Quit for Good (Newswise)
Patients who quit smoking for surgery have safer anesthesia, better recovery, and a bonus–an easier time withdrawing from cigarettes for good.The article looks at physiologic changes caused by cigarettes as well as abstaining, and how they affect the surgical patient.
Source: www.newswise.com

Wrong way to stop smoking (Canon City Daily Record)
Threats, coercion and punishment are not effective means of changing behaviors that are rooted in addiction. This is especially true for smokers. Anyone who has ever quit smoking or tried to knows that tobacco addiction is especially difficult to break.
Source: www.canoncitydailyrecord.com

Smoking restrictions from Calabasas to Glasgow (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
If you're a smoker, you might want to avoid Calabasas, Calif. The city of 30,000 in the San Fernando Valley is about to enact one of the nation's toughest smoking laws.
Source: www.post-gazette.com

Smoking Device Under Fire In Lincoln (KETV.com)
A Lincoln business offers hookahs for customers to smoke, but now the Lancaster County Health Department says it's a violation of the city's smoking ban.
Source: www.ketv.com