Speaking as the Russian government announces plan to raise duty on alcohol and cigarettes, Alexei Kudrin said that by smoking a pack, “you are giving more to help solve social problems such as boosting demographics, developing other social services and upholding birth rates”. “People should understand: Those who drink, those who smoke are doing more to help the state,” he told the Interfax news agency. ... read more >>
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Gangs and drugs prevalent in public schools, survey finds
Friday, August 20th, 2010
More than a quarter of public middle and high school students say both gangs and drugs are present at their campuses, according to a survey released Thursday by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University. Those roughly 5.7 million students nationwide are also more likely than their counterparts at private and religious schools to smoke, drink and use drugs, said Joseph A. Califano Jr., chairman and founder of the center, which has been surveying youth for the last 16 years. ... read more >>
More than a quarter of public middle and high school students say both gangs and drugs are present at their campuses, according to a survey released Thursday by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University. Those roughly 5.7 million students nationwide are also more likely than their counterparts at private and religious schools to smoke, drink and use drugs, said Joseph A. Califano Jr., chairman and founder of the center, which has been surveying youth for the last 16 years. ... read more >>
Military care packages with cigarettes go up in smoke after new smuggling law takes effect
Tuesday, August 10th, 2010
Family and friends have suddenly found themselves blocked from shipping cigarettes and other tobacco products to American troops in Afghanistan and Iraq because of a new law meant to hamper smuggling and underage sales through the mail. The Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking Act of 2009 quietly took effect June 29. It cut off those care packages by effectively requiring that tobacco be sent with one particular kind of U.S. Postal Service shipping that requires a signature for delivery but does not deliver to most overseas military addresses. ... read more >>
Family and friends have suddenly found themselves blocked from shipping cigarettes and other tobacco products to American troops in Afghanistan and Iraq because of a new law meant to hamper smuggling and underage sales through the mail. The Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking Act of 2009 quietly took effect June 29. It cut off those care packages by effectively requiring that tobacco be sent with one particular kind of U.S. Postal Service shipping that requires a signature for delivery but does not deliver to most overseas military addresses. ... read more >>
When Parents Smoke, Kids’ Weight, Behavior May Suffer
Tuesday, June 29th, 2010
Two new studies suggest there’s a connection between parents who smoke and kids who are heavier or misbehave more than other children.The researchers haven’t definitively proven that lighting up puts kids at risk for bad behavior and extra pounds. In fact, it may be impossible to ever prove a cause-and-effect because it’s considered unethical to assign some parents to smoke and then see what happens. ... read more >>
Two new studies suggest there’s a connection between parents who smoke and kids who are heavier or misbehave more than other children.The researchers haven’t definitively proven that lighting up puts kids at risk for bad behavior and extra pounds. In fact, it may be impossible to ever prove a cause-and-effect because it’s considered unethical to assign some parents to smoke and then see what happens. ... read more >>
420 events include smoke-in, hotel party
Wednesday, April 21st, 2010
Marijuana enthusiasts in Boston and Los Angeles said 420 events Tuesday included a smoke-in at a university and a hotel party. The Boston Globe reported a smoke-in was set for Tuesday — April 20, known as 420 to marijuana aficionados — on the roof of a city university’s library, but the school was not identified. ... read more >>
Marijuana enthusiasts in Boston and Los Angeles said 420 events Tuesday included a smoke-in at a university and a hotel party. The Boston Globe reported a smoke-in was set for Tuesday — April 20, known as 420 to marijuana aficionados — on the roof of a city university’s library, but the school was not identified. ... read more >>
Depressed People More Likely To Smoke, US Survey
Monday, April 19th, 2010
Depressed people are more likely to smoke and more likely to smoke heavily than people without depression, says a new US government report that concludes special cessation programs are needed to help people with depression quit smoking. These are the findings of a report published on 14 April that is based on the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys 2005-2008. ... read more >>
Depressed people are more likely to smoke and more likely to smoke heavily than people without depression, says a new US government report that concludes special cessation programs are needed to help people with depression quit smoking. These are the findings of a report published on 14 April that is based on the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys 2005-2008. ... read more >>
Job Stress Might Actually Help You Smoke Less
Thursday, April 15th, 2010
Work stress may actually lower smokers’ nicotine dependence, finds a study that contradicts the popular belief that job pressures boost levels of smoking. German researchers used an internationally recognized and validated nicotine dependence test to assess the smoking habits of 197 employed participants in the Cologne Smoking Study. ... read more >>
Work stress may actually lower smokers’ nicotine dependence, finds a study that contradicts the popular belief that job pressures boost levels of smoking. German researchers used an internationally recognized and validated nicotine dependence test to assess the smoking habits of 197 employed participants in the Cologne Smoking Study. ... read more >>
Getting Teenage Girls to Smoke?
Wednesday, March 17th, 2010
Remember Joe Camel, the cartoon character featured in cigarette commercials in the 1980s and ’90s? Antismoking activists say an advertising campaign to promote Camel No. 9 cigarettes was a direct appeal to teenage girls. The cigarettes, a sub-brand of Camel, come in a pack with shocking pink trim and a name that smacks of perfume. ... read more >>
Remember Joe Camel, the cartoon character featured in cigarette commercials in the 1980s and ’90s? Antismoking activists say an advertising campaign to promote Camel No. 9 cigarettes was a direct appeal to teenage girls. The cigarettes, a sub-brand of Camel, come in a pack with shocking pink trim and a name that smacks of perfume. ... read more >>
Moment teenager dangled baby girl out of a fifth-floor window as fire and smoke engulfed their apartment
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010
This is the horrific moment a baby girl was dangled out of a fifth-floor window by a teenage relative as they were trapped by fire. Terrified Vanessa Scott, 18, thought holding her 7-month-old cousin Zaniwah Alexandra out of the window would help her get air to breath. Neighbours in New York’s Bronx looked on in terror as the tot swung in the air – and the teenager screamed: ‘Please catch my baby! I don’t want to die!’ ... read more >>
This is the horrific moment a baby girl was dangled out of a fifth-floor window by a teenage relative as they were trapped by fire. Terrified Vanessa Scott, 18, thought holding her 7-month-old cousin Zaniwah Alexandra out of the window would help her get air to breath. Neighbours in New York’s Bronx looked on in terror as the tot swung in the air – and the teenager screamed: ‘Please catch my baby! I don’t want to die!’ ... read more >>
Quentin Tarantino: Brad Pitt does not smoke pot while acting; I don’t smoke while directing
Monday, February 15th, 2010
Quentin Tarantino and Brad Pitt like their reefer — but Tarantino swears neither was high while shooting “Inglourious Basterds.” “Brad doesn’t smoke while he’s acting,” Quentin told us at a Thursday lunch celebrating his film’s Oscar nominations. “And I don’t smoke while I’m directing.” However, he achieved his riotous masterwork, more than a few handicappers think the “Basterds” could ambush the Best Picture chances of “Avatar” and “Hurt Locker.” (The flick’s SAG win suggests Academy actors will compensate Tarantino for “Pulp Fiction” being robbed of its gold in ‘95.) Next up for Tarantino? “I’d like to do a Western. ... read more >>
Quentin Tarantino and Brad Pitt like their reefer — but Tarantino swears neither was high while shooting “Inglourious Basterds.” “Brad doesn’t smoke while he’s acting,” Quentin told us at a Thursday lunch celebrating his film’s Oscar nominations. “And I don’t smoke while I’m directing.” However, he achieved his riotous masterwork, more than a few handicappers think the “Basterds” could ambush the Best Picture chances of “Avatar” and “Hurt Locker.” (The flick’s SAG win suggests Academy actors will compensate Tarantino for “Pulp Fiction” being robbed of its gold in ‘95.) Next up for Tarantino? “I’d like to do a Western. ... read more >>
Transformer Explodes, Blasting Fire Into the Air
Friday, February 12th, 2010
A transformer beneath a sidewalk exploded in a roar of flames and smoke on Thursday, charring the light stone face of an office building and showering debris over a half-block stretch of Avenue of the Americas. The authorities said that no one was injured. The blast erupted shortly before 11:30 a.m. in front of an electronics store at 641 Avenue of the Americas, an eight-story building between 19th and 20th Streets in Chelsea. Witnesses reported that they had smelled smoke for a couple of hours — and that for at least half an hour before the rumbling explosion shook the building, flames had danced along the sidewalk. ... read more >>
A transformer beneath a sidewalk exploded in a roar of flames and smoke on Thursday, charring the light stone face of an office building and showering debris over a half-block stretch of Avenue of the Americas. The authorities said that no one was injured. The blast erupted shortly before 11:30 a.m. in front of an electronics store at 641 Avenue of the Americas, an eight-story building between 19th and 20th Streets in Chelsea. Witnesses reported that they had smelled smoke for a couple of hours — and that for at least half an hour before the rumbling explosion shook the building, flames had danced along the sidewalk. ... read more >>
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