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NYS Park Areas Remain Smoke-Free
May 30, 2012
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New Zealand Strives to Be the World’s First Smoke-Free Nation
Cigarette smoking is already banned in many public places, including bars and restaurants — but if New Zealand has its way, it won’t be long before no one there smokes at all.
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Have Higher Cigarette Taxes Driven People to Smoke Pipes and Cigars? — Dollars and Sense
Three years ago, a federal act meant to help reduce the number of people who smoke greatly increased the tax rates for cigarettes, roll-your-own tobacco, and small cigars, counting on the fact that making smoking more expensive would prompt people to quit.
And while it may have caused some to do so, the move had an unintended effect: sales of pipe tobacco and large cigars, which aren’t taxed quite as harshly, have boomed.
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Doctors Should Offer All Smokers Help with Quitting, Study Says
Although doctors typically gauge a smoker’s willingness to quit before offering help in doing so, new research indicates that help should be offered to all smokers.
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Study: Cigarette Smokers Aren’t Listening To Health Warnings
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Ex-Smokers Are Not Just Healthier, They’re Happier Too — Health Check
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Sorry Smokers, It’s Better to Avoid Short Cuts When Quitting — Health Check
While surveys consistently show that more than 3 out of 4 smokers would like to quit, only about 10 percent of those who try each year are successful.
Fortunately, new studies show one way to raise those numbers is to treat smoking as a chronic disease — like high blood pressure — for which long-term treatment is offered.
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County Joins Anti-Smoking Campaign
January 27, 2011