Smoking News

Submitted by Billy Hackett on Mon, 09/08/2008 - 05:39. Fewer people in Alaska are smoking, and the decline in tobacco sales is cutting into the amount of tobacco tax money available for some government budgets.

Cocaine and methamphetamine use among young adults declined significantly last year as supplies dried up, leading to higher prices and reduced purity, the government reports.

Details of law taking effect Sept. 11 to ban smoking in most public places and workplaces in Pennsylvania: SMOKING BANNED: - Enclosed workplaces and commercial establishments.

Submitted by SHNS on Fri, 09/05/2008 - 16:26. A University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine study shows 265, or 41 percent, out of a group of 647 students at Pitt have smoked tobacco from a hookah, or water ...

Smokey Joe's Cafe: Phillip Morris counts his final hours in McKinney with the smoking ban going into effect this week BAN: Smoking in restaurants and businesses ends Thursday.

Smokers who enjoy lighting up in restaurants after a meal or in work during a lunch break only have a few more days before a new law makes them quit the habit.

If you are concerned about a possible rise in teen smoking or hope to kick the habit yourself, don't look to the state for help.

Saturday 6 September 2008 'Follow teachings of the Qur'an' MAKKAH: More than one million people offered Friday prayers at the Grand Mosque in Makkah yesterday.

RIYADH. September 3. KAZINFORM Coinciding with the beginning of Ramadan, the Kingdom has launched an intensive anti-smoking campaign in the holy city of Makkah.

Altria Group Inc is in advanced talks to buy Skoal and Copenhagen smokeless tobacco maker UST Inc for $10 billion, the New York Times reported on Friday, citing people close to the negotiations.

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An Omaha group says it is working to clean up littered cigarette butts. It's a problem some say has increased since a smoking ban went into effect.

The high cost of cigarettes has cut significantly into the number of packs being sold in Massachusetts, raising questions about whether the tax increase on smoking will be as lucrative as lawmakers projected ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Counseling on smoking cessation and other health issues during pregnancy may have lasting benefits for low-income African-American women, a study suggests.

Researchers found that among black women recruited from six urban prenatal care clinics, those who were given a few behavioral counseling sessions during pregnancy were more likely to cut out health risks like smoking, both before and after giving birth.

The findings suggest that it is possible to encourage healthy changes with just a few counseling sessions -- something that should be manageable as part of routine prenatal care, according to the researchers.

Tobacco use remains the leading cause of preventable death in America, with cigarette use linked to emphysema, heart disease, and cancer.

Altria calls reports on UST 'pure speculation' NEW YORK - Altria Group, which owns Marlboro-maker Philip Morris USA, said Friday that a report of its impending acquisition of UST was "pure speculation." ...

Campaigners and researchers have urged minister to take a tough stance on the sale of tobacco, dubbing point-of-sale displays the "silent salesman". Cancer Research UK said banning vending machine sales, ...

New Hampshire is on the verge of raising its cigarette tax 25 cents a pack to help deal with a budget gap.

CHICAGO - Blacks with a history of the chronic breathing disorder COPD have a far greater risk of developing lung cancer than whites who have the lung disease, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.They said the ...

A new study for the Wyoming Department of Health says more people quit smoking in communities that have enacted strong laws against smoking in public places.