Smoking Cessation Is Among Top Health Stories (12-25-06) (The Charleston State Journal)
Quitting smoking can help even after being diagnosed with cancer.
Source: www.statejournal.com
Judge considering whether to let Nevada smoking ban take effect (KVBC Las Vegas)
Update : The judge hopes to have a decision sometime on Wednesday. A Nevada judge is hearing arguments today whether to enact a smoking ban approved by voters in November or declare it constitutional.
Source: www.kvbc.com
Health officials dump 10-foot rule for no-smoking signs (The Columbus Dispatch)
Ohio Department of Health officials fine-tuned the state s smoking rules by removing a requirement that businesses post no-smoking signs within 10 feet of all entrances and exits.
Source: www.dispatch.com
New anti-smoking campaign targets kids (Ararat Advertiser)
A campaign to scare teenagers off smoking by revealing they are dragging on chemicals like toilet cleaner and nail polish remover is being launched during the school holidays.
Source: ararat.yourguide.com.au
Some businesses still allow smoking as rules, enforcement are hashed out (Tribune Chronicle)
With enforcement of Ohio s anti-smoking law on hold until its governing rules are completed, some businesses and smokers decided to get a little more mileage out of their public smoking days.
Source: www.tribunechronicle.com
Coming tobacco ban helps some Mizell employees quit (The Andalusia Star-News)
With less than a week until the entire campus of Mizell Memorial Hospital goes tobacco-free, officials and employees feel the positive effect of the change will greatly outweigh the complaints.
Source: www.andalusiastarnews.com
Smoking ban ruling in Sullivans Island could help other bans (The Times and Democrat)
CHARLESTON, S.C. - A ruling by a judge upholding Sullivans Island's smoking ban will likely lead other cities and counties to ban smoking in most public places, supporters say.
Source: www.thetandd.com
Plan to halt smoking irks casino operators (Boston Globe)
ATLANTIC CITY — An Atlantic City without smoking was once akin to a casino without slot machines — unimaginable. But times have changed.
Source: www.boston.com
New anti-smoking campaign targets kids (Ararat Advertiser)
A campaign to scare teenagers off smoking by revealing they are dragging on chemicals like toilet cleaner and nail polish remover is being launched during the school holidays.
Source: ararat.yourguide.com.au