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Categories: · Health/Science International: · USA	Poll says increased tax a big motivator to quit smoking Source:Radio Iowa,2008-01-18 A coalition of groups that successfully lobbied for a state cigarette tax increase has released a survey that shows the increase is responsible for over 50-percent of the people who have tried to stop smoking this year. Sandra Quilty of Iowans for Wellness & Prevention says the poll found 65-percent of smokers are trying to quit.
Categories: · Health/Science International: · USA	Making the case for a smoke-free county Source:www.courier-journal.com,2007-11-14 Secondhand smoke is an emotionally charged issue -- mainly due to fear of the unknown and misinformation. Still, the public needs the facts, minus the emotions, that make this issue worth discussing. Scientific studies, the surgeon general, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the American Lung Association, the American Heart Association, the American Medical Association and numerous others agree that secondhand smoke is a cancer-causing substance and should be avoided.
Categories: · Health/Science International: · Worldwide	China gets tough on smoking Source:http://tvnz.co.nz/,2007-09-26 Chinese cigarette packs will have skulls, blackened teeth or diseased lungs printed on them in the latest effort to tackle smoking, but one expert said the images may actually attract younger people to take up the habit.
Categories: · Health/Science International: · USA	Nicotine patch helps teens snuff out cigarette use Source:Stanford University,2007-09-06 Nicotine patches may work as well for teens trying to kick the smoking habit as they do for adults, say researchers from the School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital. The findings suggest that physicians should consider the popular therapy for teenaged patients who routinely light up but want to quit.
Categories: · Health/Science International: · U.K.	Joint 'as bad as five cigarettes' Source:Croydon Guardian,2007-07-31 A single cannabis joint damages the lungs as much as smoking up to five cigarettes in one go, experts have claimed.