Archive for August, 2009

Cape Fear Community College recently went smoke free, and now some faculty members are too.

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31
Aug

Troops react to possible smoking ban (The Sentinel)

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FORWARD OPERATING BASE FALCON, Iraq — Gen. Douglas MacArthur had his signature corncob pipe. Soldiers got cigarettes in their C-rations during World War II. Even today, America’s war on tobacco seems to have largely bypassed the military.

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Smoking cigarettes increases the risk of multiple sclerosis (MS), but the substance that makes cigarettes addictive, nicotine, doesn't seem to be at fault, Swedish researchers say.

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Passive smoking actually means the smoke that comes from a person's burning end of cigarette, cigar or pipe and which is inhaled by others. This is also known as involuntary smoking, secondhand smoking and Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS).

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31
Aug

Smoking in the military: An old habit dies hard (C-Health)

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FORWARD OPERATING BASE FALCON, Iraq - Gen. Douglas MacArthur had his signature corncob pipe. Soldiers got cigarettes in their C-rations during the Second World War. Even today, America's war on tobacco seems to have largely bypassed the military.

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31
Aug

Troops react to possible smoking ban (The Sentinel)

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FORWARD OPERATING BASE FALCON, Iraq — Gen. Douglas MacArthur had his signature corncob pipe. Soldiers got cigarettes in their C-rations during World War II. Even today, America’s war on tobacco seems to have largely bypassed the military.

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31
Aug

Troops react to possible smoking ban (The Sentinel)

   Posted by: Quit Smoking    in Uncategorized

FORWARD OPERATING BASE FALCON, Iraq — Gen. Douglas MacArthur had his signature corncob pipe. Soldiers got cigarettes in their C-rations during World War II. Even today, America’s war on tobacco seems to have largely bypassed the military.

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FORWARD OPERATING BASE FALCON, Iraq - Gen. Douglas MacArthur had his signature corncob pipe. Soldiers got cigarettes in their C-rations during World War II. Even today, America's war on tobacco seems to have largely bypassed the military.

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FORWARD OPERATING BASE FALCON, Iraq (AP) - Gen. Douglas MacArthur had his signature corncob pipe. Soldiers got cigarettes in their C-rations during World War II. Even today, America's war on tobacco seems to have largely bypassed the...

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31
Aug

Smoking ban draws fire (The Washington Times)

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FORWARD OPERATING BASE FALCON, Iraq Gen. Douglas Mac Arthur had his signature corncob pipe. Soldiers got cigarettes in their C rations during World War II. Even today, America's war on tobacco seems to have largely bypassed the military. Now a proposal to make the forces smoke-free is drawing strong reactions from troops who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan, even though the Pentagon itself ...

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