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Stronger Smoking Bans Could Save Lives, Cancer Group Says
States could save as many as 2 million lives and as much as $2 billion in healthcare costs by adopting strong tobacco control policies, according to research released on Wednesday by the American Cancer Society. Two reports released simultaneously by the public health group attempt to estimate the impact of comprehensive smoke-free laws and increased tobacco taxes have made in … Continue reading
Smoking promotions banned in Qld stores
Queensland retailers will soon be banned from openly displaying cigarettes and other tobacco products in their stores. Under laws to be introduced on Thursday, all retail advertising and promotion of tobacco and other smoking-related products will be banned. Premier Anna Bligh says research has shown exposure to tobacco promotion at the point of sale, particularly for children, normalises smoking and … Continue reading
Princess, Carnival and Holland America to ban smoking in cabins
Princess Cruises, Carnival Cruise Lines and Holland America all announced major changes to their smoking policies. Smokers will soon be banned from lighting up in cabins on all the ships of all three lines. The Princess smoking ban, which also applies to cabin balconies, will become effective on all sailings departing after Jan. 15. Carnival said its ban on smoking … Continue reading
Lack of proper “no smoking” signs lead to confusion among smokers
THE “no smoking” signages must be displayed in government buildings and air-conditioned premises to ensure that people know which were the “smoke-free” areas, Bukit Gantang MCA chairman Datuk Ho Cheng Wang said. This is also to prevent any confusion over the matter or having smokers hauled up for lighting up in prohibited areas, which did not have the signages. “Under … Continue reading
O’Fallon smoking ban starts Thursday
The lines were clearly drawn at last week’s charity bingo night at Elks Lodge 2587, with smokers sitting on one side of the large hall and non-smokers on the other. That all changes Thursday when O’Fallon’s new smoking ban takes effect and smokers must go at least three feet outside to light up. The ordinance, which was enacted overwhelmingly by … Continue reading
Santa Fe Housing Authority Plans to Ban Smoking
Virginia Soto was 11 years old when she started smoking. The little girl was hooked soon after her grandmother and great-aunt began asking her to roll cigarettes for them using some paper and a little tin of tobacco. And 71 years later, Soto is still going strong. She puffs away every day at her home in the Alta Vista Senior … Continue reading
Jail Bans Smoking in Cells
PRISONERS will be banned from smoking in their cells as part of a NSW trial, but guards fear a violent backlash from nicotine-addicted inmates who are locked up for a 16-hour stretch each day. Inmates at the maximum-security Lithgow jail will be allowed to smoke only in designated outdoor areas during the six-month trial next year. The Department of Corrective … Continue reading
Smoking ban looms over Summerville
The Summerville smoking ban takes effect in less than one month. In January the town council passed the ban with the then mayor Berling G. Myers as the tie breaker. In May, business owners received “smoke free” signs with their business license renewals. The ban takes effect on July 12. Chris Bauer has been running Sweetwater Café for ten years … Continue reading
Most Ukrainians do not support total ban on advertising of alcohol, tobacco and drugs
Most Ukrainians do not support the introduction of a total ban on the advertising of alcohol, tobacco, and over-the-counter (OTC) drugs, Director General of the IFAK Research Agency in Ukraine Serhiy Hovorukha has said. “Ukrainians do not support a complete ban on the advertising of OTC medications, alcohol and tobacco products,” he said at a press conference at the Interfax-Ukraine … Continue reading
Charged because Violated Restaurant-Smoking Ban
Virginia authorities said 13 people were charged with violating the state’s restaurant smoking ban during a weekend crackdown in the Falls Church area of Northern Virginia. Responding to months of complaints, police charged nine smokers with lighting up in several Vietnamese restaurants in Eden Center. Four more people were charged with allowing smoking Kent cigs in their establishments. Falls Church … Continue reading
