LA County Says Don't Ditch Your New Year's Resolution to Quit Smoking (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
LOS ANGELES—-Quitting smoking is one of the top New Year's resolutions year after year. But before it becomes the top resolution for 2008, Los Angeles County encourages you to keep trying to break your addiction to tobacco.
Source: biz.yahoo.com

Indian actor John Abraham says he resumed smoking for role in new movie (The Star Online)
MUMBAI, India (AP) - Bollywood actor John Abraham blames a new movie titled "No Smoking'' for tempting him to light up on the sly.
Source: thestar.com.my

Council won't back down on home smoking ban (The Evening Telegraph)
IN a bid to safeguard the health of its staff, Peterborough City Council has stuck to its guns over plans to stop people smoking in their own homes when council employees visit.
Source: www.peterboroughnow.co.uk

Shock tactics: How a radical approach made one woman stop smoking (BBC News)
The fight to quit smoking can take many forms, but shock tactics worked for Lisa Garrity. Here she tells how a radical approach, including touching a tumour, helped.
Source: news.bbc.co.uk

Atlantic City Council May Pass Compromise to Casino Smoking Ban (Bloomberg.com)
Jan. 24 (Bloomberg) — The gambling industry in Atlantic City, New Jersey, may get a cigarette break. The city council is scheduled to vote today at 5 p.m. on a proposal to ban smoking on gaming floors.
Source: www.bloomberg.com

Smoking Bans Spur Business Opportunities (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
In a story Jan. 20 about smoking bans creating business opportunities, The Associated Press incorrectly attributed information about the prescription drug Zyban to Jennifer May, a spokeswoman for GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare.
Source: biz.yahoo.com