Smoking ban rules posted (ABC 13 Toledo)
The Ohio Department of Health has drafted a set of rules dealing with the smoking ban. You are invited to read over them and comment.
Source: abclocal.go.com

Allegheny County smoking ban put on hold (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Both sides claimed victory yesterday after an Allegheny County judge delayed a countywide ban on smoking in bars and restaurants that was set to take effect Jan. 2.
Source: www.post-gazette.com

Smoking ban issue not worded correctly (Zanesville Times Recorder)
I am a nonsmoker and I don't care if we have a smoking ban or not. What concerns me is how it was done. They tried to change our constitution, but Issue 4 was defeated. The leadership has lost respect for our constitution and the people it protects.
Source: www.zanesvilletimesrecorder.com

Anti-smoking New York sees tobacco deaths slide (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Three years after New York banned smoking in public places, the number of tobacco-related deaths has fallen significantly, according to city health officials.
Source: news.yahoo.com

New Survey Finds Youth Smoking Declines Have Slowed, Shows Need For States, Congress To Step Up Tobacco Prevention … (Medical News Today)
The following is a statement by William V. Corr, Executive Director of Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids: Like other recent surveys, the 2006 Monitoring the Future Survey released today by the National Institute on Drug Abuse shows that the nation's progress in reducing youth smoking has stalled or slowed to a crawl. [click link for full article]
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com

Smoking ban filters to other towns (The State)
A judge s decision this week to uphold Sullivan s Island s first-in-the-state smoking ban gives a backbone to other anti-smoking laws popping up across the state, municipal officials said.
Source: www.thestate.com

Study: Workers Need Help to Quit Smoking (KiplingerForecasts.com)
Only 4 percent of large employers offer comprehensive programs to help employees quit smoking, despite higher health costs for smokers and smoking breaks that could cost employers nine weeks of lost productivity a year, according to a 2006 study by the American Journal of Health Promotion.
Source: www.kiplingerforecasts.com

Stop Smoking Challenge (iVillage)
Congratulations on deciding to end your habit. You've heard it before, but making the decision to really quit is one of the major hurdles of giving up smoking - well done!
Source: www.ivillage.co.uk