He caused a storm around the world when filmed chain smoking cigarettes – aged just two years old. Now Indonesian toddler Ardi Rizal is centre of attention again after kicking his 40-a-day habit. The reformed smoker spent 30 days in rehab after his shocking behaviour was filmed by a TV crew at his home in Musi Banyuasin, in the South Sumatra province. ... read more >>
E-smokes gaining steam amid calls for a ban
Galen Kipe hasn’t smoked a cigarette in more than three months. He couldn’t kick his habit of 17 years with nicotine patches or gum. He finally put away his Marlboro menthols for good by swapping them for electronic cigarettes, which look like the real thing and give him his nicotine fix but do not contain tobacco. “It’s the closest thing to what I was doing before,” the 34-year-old steelworker from Asheboro, N.C., said. “I’m still getting the nicotine, but I don’t feel like I’m getting any kind of bad side effects. It can’t be any worse than actual cigarettes.” ... read more >>
Michael Douglas Talks Cancer With Letterman: Stage 4, 80% Odds
Michael Douglas says he faces an “eight-week struggle” against throat cancer but is optimistic about his chances for recovery. During an appearance Tuesday on David Letterman’s “Late Show,” the actor said he had just finished his first week of radiation and chemotherapy. That drew a surprised reaction from Letterman. ... read more >>
New York Set to Tax Cigarettes on Indian Reservations
New York, the nation’s third-most populous state, may begin collecting taxes as soon as tomorrow on cigarettes sold by Indians from their reservations to non- tribal buyers after a judge refused to block the levies. ... read more >>
Robert Pattinson Does Suave Cigarette Pose In New Photo Shoot Pic
“Twilight Saga” superstar Robert Pattinson does suave cigarette pose in Photo Shoot Pic. Robert Pattinson recently did a new photo shoot for “Another Man” magazine. In this particular photo, he did a pretty suave pose while holding a cigarette in his right hand as he stared into the camera. ... read more >>
Paris Hilton ARRESTED On Cocaine Charge
This photograph shows the moment Paris Hilton was arrested by police for alleged possession of cocaine, while her boyfriend Cy Waits was booked on charges of DUI. The heiress was forced to step out of her luxury car and face arrest by officers in Las Vegas. But despite another run in with the law, Paris looked unfazed by the arrest in her perfectly posed mugshot. ... read more >>
E-Cigarettes Spark New Smoking War
Victoria Vasconcellos, the petite founder of an Internet retailer in this Chicago suburb, is in the thick of a regulatory battle that could affect millions of American cigarette smokers. Ms. Vasconcellos imports electronic cigarettes from a Chinese manufacturer and sells them on her website, Cignot.com, to 14,000 customers. ... read more >>
George Michael pleads guilty to drug offenses
George Michael has been warned he faces jail after admitting driving while high on cannabis. The troubled singer, who has a history of drug use, was ‘wide-eyed, confused and dripping with sweat’ when police found him slumped over the wheel of his car after smashing into a shop window, a court heard. The former Wham! star mounted the kerb in his £80,000 Range Rover and hit a Snappy Snaps photography shop in Hampstead, north London, damaging the wooden panelling. ... read more >>
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