'Kick Butts Day' Helps Teens Quit Smoking (KFOX 14 El Paso)
The national Kick Butts campaign is aimed at shedding light on smoking — the No. 1 preventable cause of death in the United States.
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Studies Explore The Many Complex Linkages Between Smoking And Cancer (Science Daily)
Researchers are delving deeper into the links between smoking and cancer, teasing out the genes and molecules involved as well as other factors that affect cancer risk. They have found, for example, a specific protein that decreases with smoking cessation. Genetic factors are also being implicated in the lung cancers of people who have never smoked. New studies are revealing an association
Source: www.sciencedaily.com

Judge orders Frankie's bar to ban smoking (The Olympian)
OLYMPIA A judge today ordered Frank Schnarrs, owner of Frankie s Sports Bar & Grill, to comply with the state s indoor smoking ban or risk fines that start at $100 a day.
Source: www.theolympian.com

The clouds have parted (Sun-Sentinel)
Our group has graduated from their Freedom From Smoking program (well, some of them). How are they coping?
Source: www.sun-sentinel.com

Tobacco firms beat ban with 'smoking shelters' (Daily Mail)
Tobacco companies are planning to evade next year's smoking ban by giving thousands of pounds to pubs to spend on their outside spaces - so customers can continue to enjoy a cigarette with their drink. Do you think this undermines the ban? Tell us here
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