Smoking or not? A question Plano residents may not hear anymore (Plano Courier)
Smokers may soon have a hard time finding a place to feed their nicotine addiction. Local and state government officials are proposing and enacting laws which ban smoking in public and private places.
Source: www.planostar.com
Smoking ban ignites deep divide in France (Miami Herald)
Manuel Bussac predicted he will smoke more and work less since France's ban on smoking in public spaces kicked in Thursday. His firefighter friend, Bernard Geoffrey, says the ban will help him quit his pack-a-day habit.
Source: www.miami.com
Lawmakers move to include casinos in Colo. smoking ban (Casper Star-Tribune)
DENVER — State lawmakers are being asked to tighten the state's smoking ban and stop people from lighting up in the state's casinos.
Source: www.casperstartribune.net
Bus stop smoking ban proposed in North Vancouver (CBC British Columbia)
Non-smokers shouldn't have to stand in the rain, while smokers light up inside bus shelters, says a North Vancouver councillor who is proposing a smoking ban at bus stops.
Source: www.cbc.ca
Stop smoking and reap health, financial benefits (Montgomery Advertiser)
The CDC estimates that national productivity losses due to smoking total $92 billion annually. That's in addition to the $75.5 billion annually in medical expenditures due to smoking.
Source: www.montgomeryadvertiser.com
Shelters' message: Give up smoking (Chicago Tribune)
Effort aims to help homeless kick habit Jack Kulesza has tried to quit smoking at least a dozen times since he started at age 16. Now 63 and carrying his possessions in a plastic bag, Kulesza says he spends more than half his monthly income on tobacco.
Source: www.chicagotribune.com
Lawmakers move to include casinos in Colo. smoking ban (Casper Star-Tribune)
DENVER — State lawmakers are being asked to tighten the state's smoking ban and stop people from lighting up in the state's casinos.
Source: www.casperstartribune.net
