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Smoking On Screen Leads To Smoking In Real-Life

Smoking On Screen Leads To Smoking In Real-Life

75% of box-office hits have characters that smoke, but now research shows that can actually make YOU smoke.

SC's Higher Insurance Fee For Smokers Gets Cloudy

SC's Higher Insurance Fee For Smokers Gets Cloudy

Lawmakers voted to raise health insurance for smoking state employees, but now some say they didn't actually agree.

Health Care Premiums Rising For Smoking SC Employees

Health Care Premiums Rising For Smoking SC Employees

Smoking state employees in South Carolina will be charged a $25 per month surcharge for health insurance beginning in 2010.

Scotland Smoking Ban Credited With Fewer Heart Attacks

Scotland Smoking Ban Credited With Fewer Heart Attacks

Scotland's smoking ban appears to have prevented hundreds of heart attacks in its first year, a study shows.

Pregnancy Can Motivate Smokers To Kick Habit

Pregnancy Can Motivate Smokers To Kick Habit

Ashley Adams had no trouble quitting smoking during her pregnancy. Morning sickness and dry heaves made her too nauseated to crave cigarettes. And seeing pictures of low-birth-weight babies at a health clinic made her determined to protect her child.

FTC takes on cigarettes advertised as 'light' or 'low-tar'

FTC takes on cigarettes advertised as 'light' or 'low-tar'

Tobacco companies could no longer imply government approval when they advertise cigarettes as "light" or "low-tar" under a proposal announced Tuesday.

Smoking During Midlife Makes For Poor Memory

Smoking During Midlife Makes For Poor Memory

The findings are published in the June 9th issue of Archives of Internal Medicine.

Cigarette Companies Move To Fire-safe Cigarettes

Cigarette Companies Move To Fire-safe Cigarettes

Manufacturers whose cigarettes don't meet the standards could be fined $100 per pack.

Electronic Cigarettes Give Smokers Buzz Without Second-Hand Smoke

Electronic Cigarettes Give Smokers Buzz Without Second-Hand Smoke

A Minnesota company has created electronic cigarettes that don't give off any smoke or harmful second-hand chemicals.

Retail Chains Starting To Put Out Smokes

Retail Chains Starting To Put Out Smokes

Cigarettes are getting harder to find. More retail chains are dropping them, and for the first time, officials in a few states want to ban pharmacies from selling them.

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Tobacco Prevention & Smoking Cessation Resources for Adults

Quitnownc.org

A statewide tobacco use cessation partnership that promotes awareness, develops resources, and conducts trainings to help North Caroinians successfully quit tobacco.

Freedom From Smoking

The American Lung Association's free online smoking cessation program. To find a FFS Clinic near you contact the American Lung Association of NC at 1-800-LUNG USA.

Tobacco Prevention & Smoking Cessation Resources for Teens & Young Adults

Quitline

This site will give you the lowdown on Quitline NC in just a few minutes, so you'll be ready to get started.

Step Up NC

A place for teens to come to learn more about tobacco and tobacco use prevention and control.

N-O-T

(Not On Tobacco) is a stop smoking program that can help you quit using cigarettes or reduce the number of cigarettes that you smoke.

Become a Smoke-Free Advocate

Teens Against Tobacco Use

(T.A.T.U.) is a program that trains students ages 14-17 to mentor youngsters about the dangers of smoking.

SmokeFreeNC.org

Become a smoke-free advocate and help North Carolinians breathe a little easier.

Tobacco Reality Unfiltered

Learn how to become a TRU Advocate and make a difference in your community.
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