West Virginians against Smoking Ban

A public hearing was held last Thursday in West Virginia, where opponents of the newly proposed ban on smoking in public places got to have their say. Nearly 130 people attended the meeting but only two people were actually in favor of the changes. The 15 people who spoke against the new law were applauded every time they spoke. One local businessman C.B "Butch" Pennington, voiced the sentiments of many of the...

Smoking Not Banned in Hutchinson's Parks Afte...

Smoking will continue to be allowed in Hutchinson, Minnesota's parks, public opinion has been considered in this town and smoking will not be prohibited in public parks. City Council received a lot of phone calls and comments about the proposed smoke-free parks policy. Instead of banning smoking in parks council members Chad Cznmowski and Jim Haugen, have decided to put their efforts toward educating young people about...

The Mentally Ill, Forgotten Smokers

The mentally ill make up the small part of our society that is not pushed to by all means to quit smoking. Many experts feel that pushing people with such problems to quit, would only make their condition worse. According to Brian Hitsman, a tobacco addiction specialist and assistant professor of preventative medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, this is simply a myth. Hitsman says that people with...

Prince Harry Using Hypnotism to Quit Smoking

As a reminder to the rest of us, Prince Harry has shown that he is just as human as any other smoker. He was recently reported to have turned to a hypnotist in his desperation to quit smoking. Prince apparently smoked about 20 cigarettes a day before he managed to quit for about a year. However, he was recently spotted puffing away at a friend's wedding. Now he is hopping Paul McKenna's "Quit Smoking Now"...

Gruesome Images on Cigarette Packs

Most people would be put off by the image of a mouth ravaged by cancer and rotting teeth that is if they are not smokers. New federal regulations are soon to go into effect in the US, where cigarette packages will be covered front and back with disturbing images of the effects of smoking. These regulations are modeled after those already in place in Canada and other countries. The warning labels will have images of blackened...

The Double Standards of Smoking

Angelina Jolie is known for her fight for human rights and her general need to help humankind. Perhaps she is the final link to banning tobacco use and pot smoking? As well-known and wealth as he is, Brad Pitt still sleeps on the couch, as he did recently when he had a fight with Angelina when she found out that he had lied to her about smoking pot. Angelina's jealousy came through during this fight as she blames...