College students have smoked hookah pipes as much as cigarettes, poll shows Monday, September 08, 2008 (GST) A University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine study shows 265, or 41 percent, out of a group of 647 students at Pitt have smoked tobacco from a hookah, or water pipe, and 173 students -- nearly 88 percent of the 198 people who took part in the centuries-old tradition over the past year -- said... See More...

New Self-Snuffing Cigarettes To Prevent Fires Friday, September 05, 2008 (GST) STOCKTON, Calif. - Many smokers are willing to walk a mile for a Camel, but will they be willing to puff a little harder? See More...

Rally to back taxes on Indian cigarettes Thursday, September 04, 2008 (GST) Supporters of proposed legislation that would force the state to collect sales tax on cigarettes sold at Native American businesses are rallying today in Seneca Falls. See More...

Tobacco Control Programs Reduce Health-Care Costs Wednesday, September 03, 2008 (GST) In 1988, California voters approved spending tax dollars from an increased cigarette tax on an anti-smoking effort. See More...

Mount Dora may try to put out city workers' cigarettes Tuesday, September 02, 2008 (GST) MOUNT DORA - City Council members on Tuesday plan to discuss an anti-smoking proposal that would prohibit city workers from lighting up on or around a city-owned property. It also would prevent employees from smoking inside city-owned vehicles. See More...

Pregnancy, The Other Drug Rehab Friday, August 29, 2008 (GST) If you smoke cigarettes, and are pregnant or plan to be pregnant you should definitely consider stopping the habit. When you inhale tobacco smoke you are inhaling substances that are harmful to you and your growing baby See More...

Young people take cigarettes as symbol of manhood Friday, August 29, 2008 (GST) Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Smoking in the history of mankind is a habit that has existed since time immemorial. Since then, pros and cons have emerged not only because smoking is harmful to human health and disturbs non-smokers but also because it is commercially profitable to many parties. See More...

Health groups urge provincial tax hike for cigarettes Thursday, August 28, 2008 (GST) Health groups are calling for a hike in provincial tax on cigarettes to decrease smoking among teens and young adults after Health Canada this week revealed smoking rates in Alberta are above the national average. See More...

Where to Look For Cheap Discount Cigarettes Thursday, August 28, 2008 (GST) When you buy cigarettes online you can get them at very cheap rates, as there are many online cigarette stores which offer a lot of discounts to encourage people to buy cigarettes online. When you buy the cigarettes online, you can get to taste the flavors from across the globe See More...

Decline in smoking rates flatlines; cancer group blames contraband cigarettes Tuesday, August 26, 2008 (GST) TORONTO — Efforts to cut smoking rates among Canadians have stalled and the Canadian Cancer Society is blaming huge sales of cheap contraband cigarettes in this country. See More...

GOP catching drift on cigarette tax Monday, August 25, 2008 (GST) Enterprise-Journal, McComb See More...

Smoking in the movies Monday, August 25, 2008 (GST) Smoking is unhealthy, and movies can glamorize the habit. But how much censorship is too much? See More...

Smoking on the big screen translates into real life addictions Friday, August 22, 2008 (GST) (NECN/ABC) - When movie stars light up cigarettes on screen, our children follow suit, according to a new report from the National Cancer Institute. See More...

Promoting cigarettes increases teen smoking Friday, August 22, 2008 (GST) CHICAGO (WLS) -- A sweeping report released Thursday confirms what many suspected for years,: promoting tobacco use on TV and movies causes more teenagers to start smoking. See More...

Legality of higher tax on cigarettes upheld Thursday, August 21, 2008 (GST) MANILA, Philippines—The Supreme Court on Wednesday declared as constitutional a provision of the National Internal Revenue Code (NIRC) which levies higher taxes on cigarette brands that entered the market after 1996. See More...

Govt may not raise tobacco excise Wednesday, August 20, 2008 (GST) Jakarta: The government may leave unchanged excise duty for cigarettes and tobacco next year to protect the cigarette industry's employment rate amid sluggish growth in other labor-intensive sectors. See More...

Congress weighs banning flavored cigarettes, but not menthols Tuesday, August 19, 2008 (GST) FLINT, MICH. — Eighty years after a man named Lloyd "Spud" Hughes, as legend has it, accidentally mixed his tobacco with menthol crystals, Congress is fighting over whether to ban these popular, flavored cigarettes. See More...

This smoker snubs out the cigarettes Monday, August 18, 2008 (GST) Follow along as reporter Diana Middleton attempts to break her habit See More...

“Fire-safe� cigarettes mandatory in the EU as of 2011 Monday, August 18, 2008 (GST) As of 2011 all cigarettes sold in the European Union will have to be self-extinguishing in a bid to combat thousands of fire-related deaths and injuries See More...

Black market thrives on ban of cigarettes in Makkah shops Friday, August 15, 2008 (GST) MAKKAH: Following the ban on the sale of cigarettes in shops in Makkah, expatriates have begun to sell cigarettes at extortionate prices on the black market. See More...

Survey: Teens Say Getting Cigarettes, Marijuana is Easy Friday, August 15, 2008 (GST) Many teens say getting their hands on prescription drugs is easier than getting beer, according to a new survey. See More...

Shocking teenage smoking figures Thursday, August 14, 2008 (GST) UNDERAGE teenagers are smoking up to 200 cigarettes a week, shocking new research has revealed. See More...

Ask Mr. Dad: Keeping kids away from cigarettes Wednesday, August 13, 2008 (GST) Dear Mr. Dad: I just found out that my 14-year-old is smoking. I was stunned. She accused me of "freaking out about nothing" and says she "can quit any time." Then the big one: "Everybody is doing it." Is it just a phase, or should I be concerned? See More...

Hospital-smoking plan amended Tuesday, August 12, 2008 (GST) The Denver City Council decided Monday that a proposed smoking ban in areas surrounding hospitals was contentious enough that the proposal should be approved only on a trial basis. See More...

Cigarette ban to hurt small businesses Monday, August 11, 2008 (GST) Plans to ban visible cigarette displays in NSW shops, supermarkets and tobacconists will threaten the viability of small businesses, a lobby group says. See More...