Giving Up Smoking Links

Atlantic City Council supports giving casinos another year to stop smoking (Press of Atlantic City)

What do you think? Take our poll / ATLANTIC CITY - A divided City Council reneged on its commitment to end smoking on casino gaming floors Wednesday, choosing to side with looming fears of an economic downturn over concerns about casino workers' health.

Quitting Time: A Look at Smoking and Preventing Diabetes and Heart Disease (Carteret County News-Times)

(ARA) - It's well known that smoking causes cancer. But did you know that smoking may also raise your risk for type 2 diabetes? Or that it's a major factor in nearly half of heart attacks? It's never easy to stop smoking, but millions of people have quit - and you can, too.

Directors wait a week for vote on smoking ban outside libraries (Journal Inquirer)

MANCHESTER — Democrats were ready to vote Tuesday on a proposed smoking ban outside the town’s libraries, but Republican members on the Board of Directors wanted to give the measure another week before deciding, saying more information might be forthcoming.

We all know how bad it is for us, so why are so many people still smoking? (Guardian Unlimited)

Jon Henley: Those living in deprived circumstances are most resistant to giving up smoking. Can they be persuaded to quit by shocking new images?

Barack Obama having a tough time kicking the butt (New Kerala)

Washington, Oct 9 : US presidential hopeful Barack Obama has revealed that he is having a tough time getting rid of smoking - but has still not giving up the hope of kicking the butt.