Bar wins smoking ban reprieve (Rocky Mountain News)
Patrons of Orio s Roadhouse in Durango have the freedom to smoke until Jan. 17, when a La Plata County judge will decide whether the bar s owners need a humidor to meet the requirements of a cigar bar, a status that would exempt them from the statewide smoking ban.
Source: www.rockymountainnews.com
Scottish smoking ban hits Rank (Reuters.co.uk)
LONDON (Reuters) - Leisure group Rank reported a 3 percent decline in underlying first-half profit on Friday and said Scotland's smoking ban was still hurting trading at its Mecca Bingo division.
Source: go.reuters.co.uk
Aktiv-Dry Awarded Research Grant to Develop Inhalable Vaccine to Help Stop Smoking (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Aktiv-Dry LLC, a biotechnology company dedicated to developing inhalable aerosol vaccines, has been awarded a $850,000 SBIR grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse at the National Institutes of Health to develop an inhalable nicotine vaccine to help smokers quit smoking for good.
Source: biz.yahoo.com
Bar wins smoking ban reprieve (Rocky Mountain News)
Patrons of Orio s Roadhouse in Durango have the freedom to smoke until Jan. 17, when a La Plata County judge will decide whether the bar s owners need a humidor to meet the requirements of a cigar bar, a status that would exempt them from the statewide smoking ban.
Source: www.rockymountainnews.com
Alaska's Tobacco Quit Line (KTVA Anchorage)
If you're one of many Alaskans that are trying to kick your smoking habit, there's some good news from the folks that could help you stop.
Source: www.ktva.com
Smoking in state plummets (The Olympian)
Lots of people in Washington state were giving up tobacco, even when they could smoke within 25 feet of restaurants. The state now has the fifth-lowest smoking rate in the country, a significant drop from its 20th place position seven years ago, the Department of Health said Wednesday.
Source: www.theolympian.com
Possible Decatur-area smoking ban ignites outcry (Daily Chronicle)
DECATUR (LEE) - Passions flared Tuesday over a proposed countywide smoking ban. Health advocates want to protect the community from the hazards of secondhand smoke.
Source: www.daily-chronicle.com
County smoking ban meeting gets heated (Pantagraph)
DECATUR — Passions flared Tuesday over a proposed countywide smoking ban. Health advocates want to protect the community from the hazards of secondhand smoke.
Source: www.pantagraph.com
FYI: ADAC offers information to help smokers kick the habit (The Lufkin Daily News)
Q: I've been trying with no success to quit smoking. Are there any resources at my disposal here in East Texas that might help me stick with it?
Source: www.lufkindailynews.com
Bar owners stubbed out of smoking conference (The News Sun)
Whether you're for or against smoking bans, everyone has statistics to back them up, including ones that show smoking bans don't hurt bars and restaurants and ones that do.
Source: www.suburbanchicagonews.com
