Stop Smoking News Archive

31-Jan-2007

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CUPHD Expects Smooth Start to Champaign Smoking Ban (WCIA 3 Champaign-Urbana)

The Champaign-Urbana Public Health Department expects a smooth transition to the Champaign smoking ban. Officials say it has received just five complaints since the start of Urbana`s ban. Business owners have to tell customers to stop smoking.

Stop-smoking pill sparks debate over physician-drug company relationship (Canada.com)

OTTAWA - Health Canada has approved a new pill developed by Pfizer to help people quit smoking and the company is using an Ottawa doctor to tout its benefits, sparking some debate over the relationship between drug companies and the physicians who promote their products.

Concern Hotline volunteers can work out of their own homes (Winchester Star)

WINCHESTER ? Every new year, many people make resolutions to better themselves in a variety of ways ? to lose weight, to stop smoking, to give back to the community.

Ready to quit? (NorthJersey.com)

Inspired by National Kick Butts Day (March 28), we're seeking a few readers to share their experiences as they try to stop smoking.

Smoking-cessation classes, counseling among options offered on U.S. bases in Pacific (Stars and Stripes)

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan ? One of life?s hardest decisions is to stop smoking. For tobacco users stationed in the Pacific who want to quit, the military offers a variety of options to help.

Stop-smoking drug wins Health Canada approval (CBC)

Health Canada has approved Champix, a new drug designed to help people quit smoking. The drug, which is combined with counselling, boasts a 22 per cent success rate. That's slightly better than Zyban, the only other stop-smoking drug on the market that isn't nicotine-based.

Local Doctor: New Drug Helps Smokers Quit (WXII ThePiedmontChannel.com via Yahoo! News)

Have you made a New Year's resolution to stop smoking but haven't been successful?

Theater holds auditions for 'Footloose' (Lexington Herald-Leader)

The Woodford County Theatrical Arts Association will hold auditions for its production of Footloose, at 1 p.m. Feb. 10 and at 5 p.m. Feb. 11 at the Falling Springs Arts and Recreation Center Theatre, 275 Beasley Drive. Roles are available for approximately four teenage girls, seven teenage boys, five women and six men.

Bredesen awards grant to help expectant mothers stop smoking (Tennessean)

Gov. Phil Bredesen awarded a $1.44 million grant Friday to an East Tennessee State University program helping expectant mothers quit smoking. The grant was awarded to the Tennessee Intervention for Pregnancy Smoking project at ETSU's Department of Family Medicine, according to a media release.

French smokers fume, but resigned to smoking ban (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

smoking restrictions tighten this week as France tries to drive the once-ubiquitous cigarette from public spaces, but many smokers are angry and deeply suspicious of government attempts to coax them into healthier habits.