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
Austin smoking ban: A year later (News 8 Austin)
Austin will mark the first anniversary of its stringent smoking ban on Sept. 1. There was much apprehension about the ordinance for those who smoke and those who don't; even for those who entertain, work, manage and own establishments that smokers visit.
Source: www.news8austin.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
Governor Gregoire Announces Washington Smoking Rate Drops to 5th Lowest in Nation (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Governor Chris Gregoire today announced that the adult smoking rate in Washington has dropped to 17.8 percent, which is the fifth lowest smoking rate in the country.
Source: biz.yahoo.com
U.S. report: More nicotine in cigarettes (USA Today)
The level of nicotine that smokers typically consume per cigarette has risen about 10% in the past six years, making it harder to quit and easier to get hooked, according to a new report released Tuesday by the Massachusetts Department of Health.
Source: www.usatoday.com
Smoking ban can save lives, dorm fires (Chicago Flame)
The smell and the health hazards have finally made it clear to the state of Illinois that smoking in residence halls is no longer allowed. Gov. Blagojevich approved the new law in May and UIC immediately followed the ban. While most freshmen are just out of high school and they make up the majority of the dormers, they may not be used to the new strict rule.
Source: www.chicagoflame.com
