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Dundee cash to quit smoking scheme 'a success' BBC News An NHS scheme offering people money to stop smoking has been a success, according to health professionals. NHS Tayside said the quit4u scheme, which has finished its two-year national pilot, has helped thousands to quit the habit. and more »

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Settlement Money Patched Nassau County Budget Gaps New York Times When state attorneys general sued big tobacco companies in the 1990s, they made the case that smoke-related illnesses were swamping their Medicaid programs and that the companies should reimburse them and pay for programs to help smokers quit. and more »

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USA TODAY

Acupuncture, hypnosis may help smokers; IVF risks studied USA TODAY By Kim Painter, USA TODAY Help for smokers: Acupuncture and hypnosis might help some people quit smoking, say researchers who reviewed 14 previous studies. But it's not clear how many people kick the habit with these methods or how the techniques stack ... and more »

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Beware the Tax Traps of Wellness Programs CFO.com Magazine The following example looks at a wellness program designed to encourage employees to stop smoking, and shows how differences in design can have different tax implications. Let's say an employer wants to impose a health-care premium surcharge on ...

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Funding stubbed for Quit ads Herald Sun Despite this, State Government cash for anti-smoking advertising will run out next month. Quit executive director Fiona Sharkie said the service would have to halve its ads if the money dried up, possibly cutting the number of smokers who give up. and more »

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He 'quit money' and is still living a happy life msnbc.com By TODAY staff Author Mark Sundeen talks with TODAY.com's Dara Brown about his friend Daniel Suelo, a man who lives in Utah caves, forages for food and is the subject of his book "The Man Who Quit Money." Daniel Suelo hasn't made a penny in 12 years. and more »

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Last Remaining Smokers Face Big Tax Hike on June Ballot City Watch After nearly two subsequent decades of not-so-satirical corralling of smokers, in which voters and lawmakers have systematically expelled them from restaurants, stadiums, office buildings, and even many public outdoor spaces, I located a few of the ...

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Tobacco company ads take aim at Proposition 29 Los Angeles Times They call Proposition 29, the tobacco tax that state voters will consider on the June 5 ballot, a bureaucratic boondoggle, an initiative that would raise mountains of cash for research but not a penny for treatment. "They're saying cancer research is ... and more »

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Medill Reports: Chicago

Fewer kids might start smoking, if Quinn's cigarette-tax hike to help Medicaid ... Medill Reports: Chicago In reality, though, tax hikes seem to affect smokers strapped for cash. “I'm already at my breaking point with $10 a pack,” Hari Patel, 26, a third year at The John Marshall Law School, said about purchasing cigarettes in Chicago. “I think I would quit ... and more »

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Canada's cancer death rate falling, report says CTV.ca But among women, the death rate has not budged much, though it has now stabilized. That's because smoking rates among women only began to see substantial declines in the 1980s. Between 1988 and 2007, overall cancer death rates dropped by 21 per cent in ... and more »

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