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Bloomberg, Gates Take On Smoking

Billionaires donate $375M to global anti-tobacco campaign

Jul 23, 08 1:20 PM CDT
(AP) - Microsoft founder Bill Gates and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg are pooling their piles of money and pouring $375 million into a global effort to cut smoking. The two philanthropists—who have a combined worth of more than $70 billion—say the new effort will target developing countries where tobacco... More »

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philanthropy • Bill Gates • smoking • cigarettes • Michael Bloomberg • billionaire • anti-smoking

 Dutch Fight
 Smoking Ban
 With God  

Smokers' Church members claim immunity from ban

Jul 22, 08 12:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Worshipers are flocking to the One True Universal Smokers' Church of God—whose "masses" are held in bars—since the Netherlands instituted a smoking ban July 1. Adherents claim their right to light up is protected as a religious freedom, Radio Free Netherlands reports. "I genuinely believe in... More »

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smoking • religion • Netherlands • church • smoking ban • bars • cigarette • One True Universal Smokers' Church of God

 Menthol Used
 to 'Hook' Young
 Smokers: Study 

Menthol cigarettes go down easier with youngsters

Jul 17, 08 2:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - Tobacco companies use menthol to make the taste of cigarettes more acceptable to young first-time smokers until they become addicted, a new study charges. Researchers found that 44% of child smokers used menthol cigarettes, reports Reuters. "Menthol stimulates the cooling receptors in the lungs," said an expert from... More »

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smoking • cigarettes • tobacco • Philip Morris • tobacco companies • Food and Drug Administration • teen smoking • menthol • R.J. Reynolds • Lorillard

Dutch Smoking Ban Leaves Pot Users in a Fog

Cannabis in coffee houses is fine, but take that butt outside

Jun 30, 08 2:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Effective tomorrow, the Netherlands bans smoking tobacco in public places, and the new law means big changes for Amsterdam's famously relaxed coffeehouses, reports USA Today. Because the law doesn't cover cannabis or hashish, users can continue to smoke them inside. But those who prefer their pot mixed with tobacco, as... More »

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smoking • tobacco • marijuana • cannabis • Amsterdam • smoking ban • Dutch government

 Winehouse Leaves
 Hospital... Smoking 

Dad fears emphysema-stricken singer will be 'dead in three months'

Jun 24, 08 9:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - Amy Winehouse was released from the hospital today, but her emphysema scare doesn’t seem to have left much of an impression on the singer. As she emerged from the facility, Winehouse was seen lighting a cigarette, the Daily Mail reports. Though Winehouse has only early-stage lung disease, odds are... More »

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drugs • smoking • celebrity • lung disease • Amy Winehouse • crack cocaine • hospitalization • emphysema

Amy Winehouse Struck with Emphysema

Frail singer vows to enter rehab to battle fatal disease

Jun 22, 08 11:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - Amy Winehouse has emphysema and may soon be crippled if she keeps smoking crack, her father told the Sunday Mirror yesterday. Winehouse, 24, was diagnosed with the fatal disease after fainting in her London home this week. A terrified Winehouse, who faces the prospect of a permanent oxygen mask, has... More »

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drugs • smoking • celebrity • Amy Winehouse • crack cocaine • hospitalization • emphysema

Want to Skirt Smoking Laws in Germany? Join the Club

Bars go exclusive
to avoid ban

Jun 20, 08 11:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Smoking in a bar is verboten in much of Germany, so many watering holes have decided they’re not “bars” anymore—they’re private clubs where members are free to light up. The dodge appalls anti-smoking groups, but one club owner says cigarettes are essential to his business. “... More »

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Germany • smoking • smoking ban • bars

Chicago Fines Aim to Kick Smokers' Butts From Beach

City buried in millions of tons of litter

Jun 18, 08 11:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Chicago will fine smokers who toss cigarette butts on the beach—or within 15 feet of one— up to $500. The new law is aimed at cutting the cost of cleaning up after smokers, who have been forced outside by smoking bans, reports the Chicago Tribune. Millions of tons of... More »

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Chicago • Earth Day • smoking • smoking ban • Surgeon General • Ocean Conservancy • Alliance of the Great Lakes • Department of Streets and Sanitation • Casting Refuse and Liquids Ordinance • American Littoral Society • Friends of the Parks

OPINION

To Court Blue-Collar
Vote, Light Up

Fellow Nicorette user urges Obama to take up smoking again

Jun 17, 08 10:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Everyone has ideas about how Barack Obama can attract the working-class white voters that eluded him in the primaries. Author Tony Horwitz goes for the throat: Start smoking again. West Virginia and Kentucky, where Hillary Clinton clobbered Obama, lead the nation in cigarette consumption among whites, and lighting up could... More »

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Barack Obama • smoking • tobacco • working class • cigarette • working-class vote • white voters

 Weed Potency Hits 30-Year High 

Study finds THC levels have doubled since 1983, raising mental health worries

Jun 12, 08 8:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Today's marijuana is the strongest crop since the heyday of Cheech and Chong, a new study finds. University researchers who analyzed seized samples dating back to the '70s found the level of active ingredient THC hit an average of 9.6% last year, up almost 1% from the year before... More »

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drugs • smoking • drug use • marijuana • cannabis • weed

Bourbon a Day Keeps the Arthritis Away

Regular drinkers are half as likely to develop joint disease

Jun 5, 08 1:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - Swedish scientists have found another perk for regular drinkers, the BBC reports, with imbibers up to 50% less likely to develop rheumatoid arthritis. In two studies involving several thousand participants, those who downed 5 glasses of wine a week saw their risk cut in half. The study reiterated that smoking... More »

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alcohol • smoking • rheumatoid arthritis • research • arthritis

Dude! Harsh! Weed Shrinks Your Brain

Long-term smokers show abnormalities, damage to emotions

Jun 3, 08 9:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Heavy marijuana use over a number of years can cause significant brain abnormalities, damage memory and emotional processing, and even shrink parts of the brain, the Age reports. All cannabis smokers—not just high-risk groups such as the young and those susceptible to mental illness—can experience effects equivalent to... More »

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drugs • smoking • brain • marijuana • scientific study • weed

 Obama's Health
 'Excellent': Docs 

Dem still at risk despite quitting smoking in '07; family history of cancer also an issue

May 29, 08 2:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama is in “excellent health,” his doctor of two decades wrote today, declaring the Democratic frontrunner “in overall good physical and mental health needed to maintain the resiliency required in the office of president.” Obama, 46, still faces risk factors from smoking, which he quit... More »

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cancer • Barack Obama • health • smoking

 Bad Habits: It's Who You Know 

Study says social networks strongly influence behavior

May 26, 08 4:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - If your friends all jumped off a bridge, you'd probably listen to your mom and not follow them, but how about if they started exercising? New research into social networks—in 3D, not on MySpace or Facebook—shows people are more likely to quit smoking or lose weight if someone... More »

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obesity • social networking • smoking • public health

 Peer Pressure
 Helps Snuff Habit 

Researchers see group ripple effect for people trying to stop smoking

May 22, 08 9:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - New research shows people quit smoking not as individuals but in complex social clusters, each strongly influencing the others. Friends, spouses, relatives, and other social contacts all exercise an overwhelming sway over individual decisions to quit. The study covered 58,000 people from 1971 to 2003, the New York Times ... More »

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Harvard Medical School • smoking • National Institute on Aging • smoking cessation • nicotine patch • nicotine gum • University of California San Diego • Framingham Heart Study • Dr. Nicholas Christakis • James Fowler • Richard Suzman • Dr. Steven Schroeder • Duncan Watts


 Watchdogs
 Say Hollywood
 Going to Pot 

Anti-drug advocates fret over 420-friendly new releases

May 20, 08 1:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - Production of cannabis-centric films is hitting a high, reports the Christian Science Monitor. Once pigeonholed with Cheech and Chong and low-budget cult films such as The Big Lebowski, movies that feature pot-smoking characters now tend toward mainstream frat-house humor. This summer alone will see four marijuana-tinged releases, including the Judd... More »

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Hollywood • young Hollywood • film • War on Drugs • drugs • smoking • marijuana • Drug Free America • soft drugs • Pineapple Express

Erratic Sleepers Have More Health Problems: Study

Short, long hours of shuteye increase odds of smoking, obesity

May 7, 08 4:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - Irregular sleep habits increase the likelihood of obesity and smoking, the AP reports. The CDC surveyed 87,000 Americans over 2 years and found that individuals who sleep fewer than 6 hours a night or more than 9 were 5% to 10% more likely to smoke and 4% to 11%... More »

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obesity • sleep • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • smoking • sleep deprivation • sleep loss • sleep disorder

Quit Sooner, Live Longer

Newly minted nonsmokers see benefits almost immediately

May 7, 08 2:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - Smokers who kick the habit see their risk of dying drop drastically after 5 years, and their risk level nears that of nonsmokers within 20 years, new research finds. In a study that followed 100,000 women over 3 decades, researchers recorded a 13% drop in death from all causes... More »

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lung cancer • heart disease • smoking • public health • smoking cessation • health risks

 Bans Keep Teens
 From Lighting Up 

Restaurant prohibitions seen to influence how youngsters see smoking: study

May 6, 08 11:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Restaurant smoking bans are effective at discouraging teen smoking, the AP reports. Studying Massachusetts because of its patchwork of local smoking restrictions, researchers found that teens living in places with strict bans were 40% less likely to become smokers. Local laws didn’t change how many experimented with cigarettes, but... More »

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smoking • cigarettes • Massachusetts • restaurant • smoking ban • cigarette • teen smoking

Closet Smokers Might Get Canned

Factory workers who lied on insurance
forms may lose jobs

Apr 23, 08 4:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - A group of factory workers who lied about their smoking habits could be fired. The Whirlpool company charges lower premiums for health insurance to nonsmoking workers—and relies on the honor code when employees sign up. Now 39 workers at an Indiana factory have been suspended and face losing their... More »

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health insurance • smoking • smoking cessation • workers' rights • Whirlpool

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