October 11, 2006
Quit smoking - Drug therapy for heroin addicts helps women quit smoking (News-Medical-Net)
Drug therapy for heroin addicts helps women quit smoking (News-Medical-Net)
New research is suggesting that women trying to quit smoking can be helped by taking medication approved for the treatment of alcohol and heroin dependence.
Source: www.news-medical.net
Public airs its anti:smoking views (NZZ)
Four out of five Swiss are in favour of smoke:free workplaces and two:thirds would also welcome a smoking ban in restaurants and bars, according to a survey.
Source: www.nzz.ch
UI smoking ban 'not working' (The Daily Iowan)
With the weather getting colder, the recent UI ban on smoking within 25 feet of university entrances has ignited concerns of both smokers and nonsmokers. And some students said the ban is generally disregarded.
Source: www.dailyiowan.com
Quit-smoking clinic (Pocono Record)
The Pike County Tobacco-Free Coalition is offering an American Lung Association Freedom from Smoking clinic at the Pike County Extension Office on 514 Broad St., Milford. This program has proven effective for many former smokers.
Source: www.poconorecord.com
R.J. Reynolds agrees to stop marketing flavored cigarettes using sweet imagery (Chicago Tribune)
R.J. Reynolds has agreed to a domestic ban on flavored cigarettes such as "Twista Lime" and "Mocha Taboo" that critics say are marketed to youths. But a deal struck with 40 states exempts the company's new experimental "smoking lounge" in Chicago and allows the company to sell flavored cigarettes in the future if the packaging doesn't emphasize candy or sweet imagery, the company and state
Source: feeds.chicagotribune.com
