Parents are seeking daughter who vanished (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
The last time Joe Monahan talked with his daughter Kelly, it was a "terrific conversation." He called her his Valentine, she promised to stop smoking, and the two chatted for 19 minutes.
Source: www.sanluisobispo.com

New study evaluates impact of smoking cessation aids and mass media (EurekAlert!)
Most smokers want to quit, but even among those who try, less than 5% manage to stop smoking for more than three months. There is a major ongoing effort to encourage quitting, the National Action Plan for Tobacco Cessation.
Source: www.eurekalert.org

Brewers can still drink to the smoking ban (The Scotsman: Business)
IT WILL be a testing year for those in the drinks trade as the smoking ban looms and threatens to drive people out of Britain's pubs.
Source: business.scotsman.com

City's smoking litter crackdown (BBC News)
Bristol City Council begins a two-week blitz on smoking litter.
Source: news.bbc.co.uk

Ban on Public Smoking Crushed (RedNova)
By John Reid Blackwell, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va. Feb. 24–A proposed ban on smoking in most public, indoor places in Virginia was snuffed out last night when a House of Delegates subcommittee unanimously rejected the legislation.
Source: www.redorbit.com