Starlete's Untidy Looks and Cellulite Attribu...

Many smokers feel that they are the only ones that have problems. But stars put up to the same stresses that we are. Former O.C. starlet Mischa Barton is living proof of this. The young actress was recently admitted to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles due to an ongoing drug and alcohol problem. Barton is battling many problems, like fluctuations in weight and an addiction to smoking. She is rarely seen without a...

Where Did I Put My Lighter? A cell phone comes to ...

Most smokers have gone through the process of digging through every pocket, searching their home and car, and still not finding any sort of lighter. Though the information has not yet been confirmed for this rumor and there are no real pictures or prices, there might be a lighter phone in the making. This idea is definitely worth mentioning, the glowing ember would be found on the back of the phone, behind a protective...

Banning Smoking on the War-Front

The Pentagon has reassured troops that tobacco products will not be banned on the war front, as was previously believed. That is, for now, officials aren't planning to ban smoking yet. Fears over such a ban arose when a study was released recommending that smoking in the army banned within the next 20 years. However, at a news conference for the Pentagon, press secretary Geoff Morrell clearly stated that Defense...

Tax Hikes Good for Some but not Others

Most people are seeing the tax hike in Florida as a positive thing. Non-smokers feel that this is the best way to get smokers to give up their bad habit. Taxes on cigarettes jumped by $1 per pack recently, and the general consensus is that now smokers will feel the pressure on their health AND their pockets. At this point, a carton of cigarettes costs about $23.50, which is a lot of money in times like these. Most smokers are...

iPhone Application Makes Smoking a Bit Less Harmfu...

Smoking has made it's way to the iPhone, with the so called "smoking simulator application," which is readily available in the AppStore. The application combines the use of the touchscreen and microphone to create a really interesting effect. Some feel that this application might be promoting smoking, and it was banned from the AppStore last year. Basically the application shows a cigarette or a pipe with smoke...

Cigarette Advertisements of the Past

The LSU Health Sciences is putting on an exhibit "Not a Cough in a Carload" to show how tobacco companies used to advertise to attract new smokers. By the beginning of the 20th century there was already research to show that smoking was harmful to health. But tobacco companies were on their toes, and they immediately launched a campaign to counter this data. Deidra Woodson, worked on hanging up the ads for the...