Posts Tagged ‘Smokers’

2
Feb

A buddy system to quit smoking

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CATSKILL — The American Cancer Society launched on Wednesday a text-messaging tool designed to help smokers kick the habit.

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1
Feb

Smokers satisfy habit elsewhere – Arizona Daily Wildcat

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Smokers satisfy habit elsewhere
Arizona Daily Wildcat
Despite the UA Health Network's attempts to make its campuses a tobacco-free zone, smoke breaks may not be over just yet. On Jan. 1, the network implemented a new policy that prohibits the use of tobacco both inside and outside its facilities, ...

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31
Jan

Challenge goal: Tobacco-free youth – Petrolia Topic

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Challenge goal: Tobacco-free youth
Petrolia Topic
The second annual Nic-O-Time Challenge, for smokers aged 14-19 and presented by the Lambton County Community Health Services Department (CHSD) and the Southwest Tobacco Control Area Network, is under way. Participants who are ready to quit smoking, ...

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31
Jan

Push on for cash to curb smoking – MPNnow.com

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Push on for cash to curb smoking
MPNnow.com
By Julie Sherwood, staff writer Local anti-smoking advocates want to preserve funding for programs and advertising aimed at helping people quit and keeping others from starting. The Tobacco Action Coalition of the Finger Lakes and like-minded groups ...
Helping smokers kick butts Springfield News-Leader
Tobacco hotline extends services to youths 11-17 Pacific Daily News
DPHSS Announces Youth Tobacco Quitline Service Pacific News Center

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31
Jan

Smokers react to dramatic rise in price of cigarettes – Minivan News

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Smokers react to dramatic rise in price of cigarettes
Minivan News
By Hawwa Lubna | January 31st, 2012 | Category: Environment, Society, health | 6 comments Ahmed Lizneen was just 14 when he first smoked. What started as an “experiment for fun” has now become a habit – he has struggled to quit over the years, ...
Health District Hopes to Help More Adults Quit Smoking Twin Falls Times-News
Push on for cash to curb smoking MPNnow.com
Help stop TCP budget cuts PallTimes.com
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31
Jan

Quitting Smoking, Week 4: It Almost Seems Too Easy – BlissTree

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Quitting Smoking, Week 4: It Almost Seems Too Easy
BlissTree
I began my quest to quit smoking on January 1 (cliched, I know), which means today, January 31, marks one whole month of My Life As A Non-Smoker. I haven't noticed any immediate health benefits—but I haven't noticed any of those negative side effects ...
Mt. Auburn Hospital offers free course to quit smoking Boston.com
How to quit smoking: go cold turkey Inner West Courier
Smokers think they've quit the habit even if they still light up once or twice ... Daily Mail
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30
Jan

Give yourself a pay-rise in 2012 by stopping smoking – New Zealand Doctor Online

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Give yourself a pay-rise in 2012 by stopping smoking
New Zealand Doctor Online
Add to this the tobacco tax increase, the third in 18 months; it can be a really tough time for many families. There is one piece of good news for the smokers out there though - there's plenty of free help available. Anyone wishing to quit smoking can ...

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30
Jan

Tax won’t stub out UAE smoking – 7DAYS

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Tax won't stub out UAE smoking
7DAYS
Proposals to double the price of cigarettes in the UAE may not be enough to make people kick the habit. The UAE is considering imposing a health tax on cigarettes that would see a 100 per cent price rise on a packet. Smokers told 7DAYS that if ...
A Staten Island theater group's production drives home the dangers of smoking ... SILive.com

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30
Jan

Helping smokers kick butts – Springfield News-Leader

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Helping smokers kick butts
Springfield News-Leader
Kick It! classes will monitor, offer smokers who are ready to quit support and incentives. Nicotine dependence is the most common form of chemical dependence in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, ...

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30
Jan

Freeport Housing Authority going smoke-free – WREX-TV

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Freeport Housing Authority going smoke-free
WREX-TV
Secondhand smoke won't bother Housing Authority of the City of Freeport residents anymore. All HACF property and units are proposed to become smoke-free, effective June 1. Smokers will be required not to smoke in their apartments or the buildings and ...

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