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South Korean smokers finally start to feel the heat Medical Xpress Seoul council plans eventually to make one fifth of the city's total area smoke-free. Even the military is getting in on the act: army draftees undergoing basic training will get advice from a clinic on ways to quit. But successive national governments ... and more »

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Energy transitioning in the wrong direction Centre Daily Times If you're serious about quitting smoking, you don't have one more cigarette. And if you're serious about losing weight, you don't have two more truffles. You quit now. And yet, we delude ourselves in exactly this way with our addiction to fossil fuels.

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The hookah's dangerous allure Daily Pioneer Although many are aware that smoking is injurious to health, they continue to indulge. Perhaps, they are physically addicted to nicotine, but, since it has been established that it is possible to give up smoking, more often, it is the psychological ...

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BC doctors trace origins of lung cancer research; pay homage to Sir Richard Doll Vancouver Sun (blog) But he quit in 1949, just before publishing his study that concluded “smoking is an important factor in the production of carcinoma of the lung.” 5. His hypothesis before he started lung cancer research was that it was perhaps caused by car fumes or ...

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E-Cigs—Just Blowing Smoke? SurfKY News Yet, for all the help these methods can offer, many people still find themselves wanting a cigarette. Sound familiar? If so, don't feel ashamed; quitting smoking is perhaps one of the hardest goals a person can set for themselves, especially if they've ... and more »

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House TV Series Finale “Naloxone,” House tells the team. “You should have gotten suspicious when his visiting cousin signed in as Mr. Tar H. Horse.” The man was suffering from a heroin overdose. “I'm not going to stop doing drugs! It's reality that sucks! and more »

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Spokane Man Stars In Anti-Smoking Ads The Spokesman Review (blog) Being as we're into graphic anti-smoking ads in attempt to discourage new smokers why not show photos of tar-covered lungs, or measure the different air capacities of athletes that smoke versus those who don't? I have never smoked, but both my parents ... and more »

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Morris students crack top 10 videos - twice Red River Valley Echo As part of the Create and Rate anti-tobacco video contest, videos were submitted from all over the province. Grade 9 students in Morris School developed four as a class project, and two of them, Lungs and Stop Smoking, are included in the top 10.

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The marijuana debate, a judge's plea and readers' thoughts CNN (blog) Marijuana smokers who didn't also use tobacco had no increase in risk of tobacco-related cancers or of cancer risk overall. In fact their rates of lung and most other cancers were slightly lower than non-smokers, though the difference did not reach ... and more »

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Ulster BOCES students take creative approach to fight against tobacco use Times Herald-Record Students dramatized the health effects of tobacco, by using molasses to demonstrate how tar builds up in a smoker's lungs, for example. And as an incentive to stop smoking immediately, students were invited to trade in their cigarettes for a cold ... and more »

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