Robbie Williams to Quit Smoking

Robbie Williams has vowed to quit smoking.
The singer, who smokes up to 60 cigarettes a day, has already given up drugs and alcohol and now wants to kick another unhealthy habit.

Robbie - who was fined £60 for smoking onstage in Australia last week - is so desperate to quit nicotine he has even planned to [...]

German smoking ban bid ‘in chaos’

German plans for a uniform smoking ban in public places appear to be in chaos as Germany’s 16 states fail to agree on common restrictions following the collapse of a nationwide bid, a newspaper has said.
“Smoking ban chaos,” the Bild am Sonntag newspaper declared in a headline on Sunday and said there was discord between [...]

Women more vulnerable to smoking’s deadly effects

For women, the attraction of smoking may be the perception of equality. Over the past 50 years smoking has been marketed toward women.
About 19 percent of U.S. women smoke compared to 23 percent of men.
But women who choose to smoke must also face the health risks. Many smoking women have died and, unfortunately, many will [...]

Smoking in Films a Bad Habit Australia Survey Says

IMAGES of celebrities smoking on television and in films are encouraging young people to take up the habit, a report says.
A NSW Health survey of more than 5000 school students aged 12 to 17 revealed 75 per cent of them believed seeing celebrities with cigarettes encouraged young people to start smoking.

The findings of the Australian [...]

Will Casinos Escape Smoking Bans?

Philadelphia would fall, then Pittsburgh and then the rest of the state.
While recent maneuvering in Harrisburg could result in a setback, Gegaris remains optimistic. One domino is down. The rest have to follow.
“It’s long overdue,” the head of the Luzerne County Tobacco Free Coalition said of a smoking ban in Pennsylvania. “Now it’s just a [...]