Smoking Cessation Links

Smoking bans on the rise (Battle Creek Enquirer)

As fewer people are smoking tobacco and as smoking cessation efforts are stepping up in various forms, bans on cigarette smoking are increasing in popularity.

State Funding for Smoking Cessation Encouraged (Join Together Online)

A report from the American Lung Association urged states to provide easier access to comprehensive anti-tobacco treatments, the Washington Post reported Nov. 13.

Blumenthal wants to revive stop-smoking phone service (Journal Inquirer)

More than $4 million that the state has won in settlements with drug companies has been transferred to a state fund to reduce cancer in Connecticut, and Attorney General Richard Blumenthal is urging that about half of the money be used to restore smoking cessation services formerly offered on a telephone hotline.

Smoking's Effect On Nurses' Health, Death Rates Revealed By UCLA Study (Medical News Today)

A new UCLA School of Nursing study is the first to reveal the devastating consequences of smoking on the nursing profession. Published in the November-December edition of the journal Nursing Research, the findings describe smoking trends and death rates among U.S. nurses and emphasize the importance of supporting smoking cessation programs in the nursing field.

Oswego Hospital to ban all smoking on campus (The Post-Standard)

Starting Thursday, Oswego Hospital will prohibit patients, visitors and employees from smoking or using tobacco products on its campus. Nursing supervisor Terri Hammil spearheaded the change and developed a partnership with St. Joseph's Cessation Center in Syracuse.