New health ads highlight smoking's 'now' negatives (Deseret Morning News)
Everyone knows the long-term effects of smoking: lung cancer, heart disease and the like. But what about the immediate impacts: the smell of stale cigarettes in your hair and on your clothes, or that lengthy coughing fit first thing in the morning?
Source: deseretnews.com

Impending smoking ban spurs many to quit - study (Reuters.co.uk)
LONDON (Reuters) - The decision to ban smoking in pubs, clubs and workplaces next year has already made more people want to quit the habit, according to a poll on Wednesday.
Source: go.reuters.co.uk

Smokers have increased need for root canals (Detroit News)
I f the heightened risk of lung cancer, heart disease and emphysema — to say nothing of stinky clothes — hasn't induced you to quit smoking yet, try this: Close your eyes and imagine the expense, inconvenience and sheer agony of having a root canal. Now, face a newly established fact: Smoking cigarettes roughly doubles your risk of needing one.
Source: www.detnews.com

Lobbyist assistant loses inches, not pounds (CNN.com)
A lobbyist assistant in Washington, Donna Watts-Brighthaupt says she hopes to give up fatty foods and quit smoking, or at least cut back a bit, during the "New You Resolution."
Source: www.cnn.com