Betting Big on Anti-Smoking Trend (SeekingAlpha via Yahoo! Finance)
H.S. Ayoub submits: During the November elections, three states - Ohio, Arizona and Nevada - passed tight smoking bans. Arizonas anti-smoking laws will be enforced in May, Ohio is proceeding through the final legal drafts, while Nevada has been challenged in the courts after the state exempted Casinos from the recent regulations (no surprise [… ]
Source: biz.yahoo.com

Quit and win: Challenge your friends to quit smoking (Penn State Collegian)
Fact: Cigarette smoking results in about 438,000 deaths each year in this country. This number includes not only smokers but also people who use chewing tobacco and people suffering from ailments related to second-hand smoke.
Source: www.collegian.psu.edu

Quit-smoking classes get $421,586 in state funding (Akron Beacon Journal)
The Barberton Health District has received $421,586 from the state to fund quit-smoking classes throughout Summit County. The money is a portion of what Ohio received from the tobacco industry more than four years ago to settle lawsuits filed by several states.
Source: www.ohio.com