Smoking ban blues (Vail Trail)
John McBurnie isn t smoking as much these days. Ever since the town of Avon banned smoking in his favorite bar, McBurnie has been banished to the outdoors when he lights up.
Source: www.vailtrail.com
Gay community has higher rate of smoking than other groups / Why they start: Stress, targeted ads, the bar and club (San Francisco Chronicle)
At a smoke-friendly bar in the Castro on a hazy afternoon, Robert, 24, sits at a table by the window with a pack of cigarettes at his side and talks about when, and why, he first lit up. "I was 16, and I'd just come out, and my family rejected me for…
Source: feeds.sfgate.com
SBY told to stop Sampoerna expansion (The Jakarta Post)
JAKARTA: The National Movement to Prevent Smoking Problems has asked President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to stop the expansion of cigarette companies in the country.
Source: www.thejakartapost.com
NYPD targets black, Hispanic and poor neighborhoods for arrests for smoking marijuana in public (EurekAlert!)
Arrests for smoking marijuana in public have shifted from occurring mostly in rich, central areas of New York City (NYC) in the early 1990's, to occurring mostly in poor, black or Hispanic areas of the city in 2003. A study published today in the open access journal Harm Reduction Journal reveals that arrests for smoking marijuana in public now occur mostly in the black, Hispanic or poor areas of
Source: www.eurekalert.org
EU approves 'no smoking' job advert (PA via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Pro and anti-smoking groups alike have criticised a European Union ruling that companies can legally refuse to employ smokers.
Source: uk.news.yahoo.com
Pregnant Katona struggles to stop smoking (Digital Spy)
Pregnant star Kerry Katona has not yet given up smoking.
Source: www.digitalspy.co.uk
New Stop-Smoking Drug Shows Promise, but so Did Others (RedNova)
By Mary Specht Smokers who have tried everything to kick the habit have one more option: Chantix, a stop-smoking drug that works differently from others. It arrived on the market Monday.
Source: www.redorbit.com
