Stop Smoking News Archive

20-Dec-2006

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Computer glitch prescribes Viagra to stop smoking (Personal Computer World)

Doctors who tried to select the smoking pill instead ended up printing prescriptions for sildenafil, the generic name for Viagra. The National Heath Service Greater Glasgow has sent out a warning to the family doctors and surgeries in the area.

Computer glitch prescribes Viagra to stop smoking (vnunet.com via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

Smokers trying to quit report unusual side-effect

Smokeout celebrates 30th birthday (Carroll County Online)

Every year, smokers across the nation take part in the American Cancer Society's Great American Smokeout by quitting for the day on the third Thursday of November. It challenges people to stop using tobacco and raises awareness of the many.

FRANKLIN COUNTY: Free stop-smoking program (Lexington Herald-Leader)

Join the Cooper/Clayton Smoking Cessation Program, 5-6 p.m. Jan. 9 at the Franklin County Public Health Center, 851 East-West Connector, Frankfort. Classes are limited. There is no charge for the class; however, the cost for nicotine replacement therapy products will not be covered. Call (502) 564-5559.

Lewis Franck: NASCAR works together to quit smoking (Sports Illustrated)

With New Year's resolutions just around the corner, it might be a good time for more than a a few of us to take a follow the lead of some of the crew members in NASCAR and stop smoking.

Police: 3 Teens Attack West Towne Mall Security Guards (WISC Channel3000.com via Yahoo! News)

Madison police are searching for three young men who they said beat up two West Towne Mall security guards on Friday.

Computer glitch prescribes Viagra to stop smoking (vnunet.com)

Tom Sanders in California, vnunet.com , Monday 18 December 2006 at 00:00:00 Smokers trying to quit report unusual side-effect A software bug in Glasgow's e-Formulary IT system has been blamed for replacing prescriptions for the Zyban anti-smoking drug with the erectile dysfunction medicine Viagra.... > Read the full article

Williams To Quit Smoking On New Year's Day (Soundbuzz via Yahoo!7 Music News)

Williams To Quit Smoking On New Year's Day

Few employers offer stop-smoking programs (The Arizona Republic)

NEW YORK - Only 4 percent of employers offer programs to help employees quit smoking, despite higher health costs for smokers and smoking breaks that could cost employers nine weeks of lost productivity a year, according to a study released Tuesday.

Stop-smoking meeting Monday in Aberdeen (Asbury Park Press)

ABERDEEN: The township will conduct a free stop-smoking meeting for residents from noon to 2 p.m. Monday at the municipal building at 1 Aberdeen Square.