Archive for June, 2009

The catchy slogan, "Kicking the habit is on you, and marriage is on us," is meant to entice young grooms to give up smoking by offering an attractive incentive. And, indeed, hundreds have expressed interest in the first anti-smoking drive of its kind in the kingdom, with one man saying he is ready to take up smoking.

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29
Jun

Council amends smoking bylaw (The Powell River Peak)

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AUDIO – City of Powell River councillors have endorsed Smoking Regulation Bylaw 2232, which will regulate and restrict smoking in public places around the city.

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Chris Cheung?s Hong Kong mahjong parlour is notable for two things: the incessant clatter of playing tiles and the thick fog of cigarette smoke shrouding the stony-faced gamblers.

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A Saudi anti-smoking campaign targets young grooms with an unusual incentive: kick the habit for a free wedding.

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29
Jun

Free wedding for quitting smoking (BBC News)

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A Saudi anti-smoking campaign targets young grooms with an unusual incentive: kick the habit for a free wedding.

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Cortland Acres will host a free smoking cessation class from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at the nursing facility. Marjory Moses, director of community health promotion for Davis Health System and tobacco cessation counselor, will lead the three-hour session and share tips and techniques that can lead to overcoming tobacco use.

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Cars pass under a banner that carries the slogan, "Kicking the habit is on you, and marriage is on us." in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Sunday, June 28, 2009. The slogan refers to an anti-smoking campaign that will reward 20 young grooms who successfully complete a rehabilitation program to quit smoking with furniture for their homes.

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The catchy slogan, "Kicking the habit is on you, and marriage is on us," is meant to entice young grooms to give up smoking by offering an attractive incentive.

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The catchy slogan, "Kicking the habit is on you, and marriage is on us," is meant to entice young grooms to give up smoking by offering an attractive incentive.

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The New York Health Department is proposing city tobacco retailers post signs with graphic images such as cancer-ravaged throats and black lungs in an effort to discourage smoking, officials say. The signs, which would be the first of their kind in the country, would include health risk warnings and information on how to quit, said Sarah Perl, assistant commissioner of the city's Bureau of ...

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