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