Prison officers want smoking ban introduced (RT News)
The Prison Officers' Association is seeking to have the smoking ban introduced into prisons because it says the health and welfare of staff and inmates are being damaged.
Source: www.rte.ie

'Teachable' 9/11 Moment Helped Smokers Quit (New York Times)
A smoking-cessation program for New York City firefighters in the months after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks was a success.
Source: www.nytimes.com

Basescu has a month to quit smoking (Nine O'Clock)
President Basescu only has a few weeks to quit smoking as he promised, that is exactly the period needed by the Ministry of Public Finances and the Ministry of Health to draft the norms for the implementation of the tax on vices.
Source: www.nineoclock.ro

New Kind Of Drug Could Increase Number Who Quit Smoking (Science Daily)
Smokers are twice as likely to quit if they use medication, but 80% will be smoking again within a year. These success rates could be improved with a new kind of drug currently being evaluated by the FDA under a six-month priority review, according to a leading smoking research centre.
Source: www.sciencedaily.com

Our View Smoking costly for the state (Mankato Free Press)
It doesn t take a rocket scientist to figure out smoking will run up health care costs exponentially.
Source: www.mankatofreepress.com