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Maine Slips on the 'Tobacco-Use Report Card'

Greg Michaels — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 19:59:25 +0000

Maine slips from a ‘B’ to a ‘D’ in the tobacco-use report card. More and more services are being cut and people are having to use their own resources to quit smoking. Plus, there is now a lower tax than many other states. Those are the primary reasons for the slide.

Eight Weeks Now Without a Cigarette for Greg!

Greg Michaels — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 19:51:56 +0000

So far eight weeks not smoking and still going. It’s been two months this Wednesday, not to get ahead of myself. I’m still chewing the 2mg gum and no real desire to start smoking again. The oil tank needs oil, Christmas is almost here and it really isn’t in the budget, not like it ever [...]

The Augusta City Council Votes to Ban Smoking at School Bus Stops

Mac Dickson — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 13:17:19 +0000

It will now be illegal to light up a cigarette while waiting for your kids to get on a bus in Augusta. That was the outcome of a vote Thursday night from the Augusta City Council. City Councilor Dan Emery proposed the change after he received an email from parents of two children affected by an adult smoking at their bus stop.

Should You Be Required to Have a License to Smoke?

Mike Adams — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 19:30:07 +0000

Smokers’ rights could be at risk once again: a medical expert is currently advocating for some drastic regulations that would make it mandatory for all smokers to obtain a smoking license. Simon Chapman, from the University of Sydney in Australia, says that he would like to see the government issue smoking licenses as a means [...]

Augusta City Council Considering Bus-Stop Smoking Ban

Townsquare Media — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 18:19:16 +0000

The Augusta city council will consider a proposal to amend a 'no-smoking' ordinance enacted this past January to include bus stops. The ordinance already bans smoking and all other forms of tobacco use at city parks, playgrounds, athletic fields, schools and most other city and school properties.

Reason 2,423,877 to Quit Smoking: It Ruins Sleepy Time

Jeremy Taylor — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 01:35:49 +0000

As the surgeon general helpfully details on every pack of cigarettes, there are many health problems associated with smoking. But here's a new one: Smoking can cause restless nights.

German researchers surveyed the sleep habits of 1,100 smokers and 1,200 non-smokers. They found that 17 percent of

Research Reveals Disturbing New Side Effect of Secondhand Smoke

Mike Adams — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 14:21:10 +0000

Most of us are aware by now that not only is smoking detrimental to the health who do it, but also to everyone in their vicinity, as secondhand smoke has been labeled a culprit in diseases like respiratory infections, type 2 diabetes, obesity, and lung cancer.

Oops -- and we almost forgot memory loss.

There Are 3 Million Fewer Smokers in the US Today Than in 2009 — Why the Huge Drop?

Mike Adams — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 18:32:03 +0000

It appears as if some smokers have been forced to either kick the habit or go broke, as a new study recently found that a massive tobacco tax increase may be responsible for the decline in smokers in this country, specifically among teens, the lower class and those who receive welfare. After President Obama signed [...]