Stop Smoking News Archive

17-May-2006

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Texas Stop-Smoking Funding Lags (Join Together Online)

A pilot stop-smoking program in Beaumont and Port Arthur, Texas cut adult smoking from 22 percent to 16 percent over four years, but state lawmakers have failed to build on that success by expanding the effort to other parts of the state, the San Antonio Express-News reported May 13.

Stop-smoking drug approved (San Jose Mercury News)

A tablet shown to help more than one in five smokers quit joined the limited number of effective stop-smoking drugs Thursday, approved by federal regulators.

Stop-smoking program withers despite successes (San Antonio Express News)

State Senate strips funding proposal from tobacco tax bill.

Man Who Shot Up Restaurant Convicted Of Attempted Murder (WNBC)

NEW YORK -- A man who shot out the windows of a restaurant when he was asked to stop smoking was convicted Monday of second-degree attempted murder, prosecutors said.

FDA approves a stop-smoking drug (Philly.com)

A Pfizer Inc. drug shown to help more than one in five smokers quit the habit received federal approval yesterday, adding another option to the limited pool of effective stop-smoking prescription medicines.

DAILY CHECK-UP (Lexington Herald-Leader)

A tablet shown to help more than one in five smokers quit joined the limited number of effective stop-smoking drugs yesterday, approved by federal regulators.

Administration finds it hard to stop smoking (The Jakarta Post)

More than a month after a smoking ban came into effect, the administration has been unable to stop people from lighting up in public places, particularly aboard public transportation vehicles.

This site is for quitters (Calgary Sun)

Maybe you're trying to quit, or maybe you know someone who is. It's never easy to stop smoking, but many former smokers have said the community and support of QuitNet.com (http://www.quitnet.com/) has been an integral part of their success.