Sex, drugs and rock and roll. 13 year-old Sam Holt does all that, and more, with her mother's knowledge and support. In cases when the young teenager does something right, her mother rewards her with cigarettes....
created by Jason Sanders | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 596 views | 2 recommendations | 7 comments
John "Songbird" McCain and his followers are in feigned huff about "character". Whilst John McCain may indeed be a character, he is more than lacking in character.His "heroic" time as a prisoner of war...
opinion by dunkelberg | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 4435 views | 8 recommendations | 9 comments
New York City has decided to crack down -on smuggling, and sue smoke shops on an Indian reservation in Mastic. Eight shops are accused of selling tax-free cigarettes to bootleggers. Only 279 people...
created by poolparty | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 18596 views | 3 recommendations | 16 comments
Tobacco use is the single largest cause of preventable death worldwide, contributing to 5.4 million deaths from heart disease, stroke and other disease annually. world health organisation warned against...
created by Amitjha | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 815 views | 0 recommendations | 9 comments
Opinion Barry Artiste. Now Public Contributor A step in the right direction when the federal government banned cigarettes in prison last year. Yep, certainly prisoners who do not miss their freedom on the outside,...
opinion by Barry ORegan | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 3898 views | 2 recommendations | 2 comments
" Even as consumers face soaring energy costs, rising food prices and higher mortgages or rent, it seems clear they're not prepared to forgo many of life's little treats _ alcohol, cigarette and candy makers are...
created by felixdakat | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 223 views | 4 recommendations | 5 comments
After an eight-year investigation, Canada's biggest tobacco companies have pleaded guilty to 'aiding and abetting' cigarette smugglers in the late 80s and early 90s, a tactic that saw the companies keep a share of...
created by Rob Peters | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 425 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
This is a reality life, i witness those children sniff a glue and many of them smoking. I hope UNICEF pay attention on this issue and take this issue into account." More than half of the street children living...
created by renovatio | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 437 views | 5 recommendations | 2 comments
A new Harvard study claims that the tobacco industry in recent years has manipulated menthol levels in cigarettes to hook youngsters and maintain loyalty among smoking adults. The report could further inflame a...
created by ryanborja | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 328 views | 0 recommendations | 4 comments
Under a new plan by the UK government, teachers in Britain are going to be given the authority to search students. Teachers are currently only allowed to search students for knives or other dangerous weapons. "Teachers are to be given the authority to search pupils for drink,...
created by Dave Keating | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 203 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
I often wonder what is meant by a claim such as "about €250,000 worth of counterfeit CDs and DVDs", surely a market trader would not have stock worth Euro 250,000. I assume that they mean that the items in question, if they were genuine, might have been valued at €...
This fantastic news for the health of the UK and for the families of those that have packed in smoking as a result of the British ban on smoking in public buildings."Record numbers have given up smoking because of...
created by Paul Conneally | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 369 views | 0 recommendations | 1 comment
Little cigars that smell like chocolate ice cream and cotton candy...mmm... No wonder teens are more willing to try these. Beware! They pose the same health hazard as other tobacco products. Due to their rising popularity with teenagers, the Canadian Cancer Society is calling...
created by rpshen | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 257 views | 11 recommendations | 1 comment
If this works it's a £150 well spent because that will save tax payers so much more in the long run in NHS bills to treat ill smokers."Smokers could be PAID £150 each if they manage to kick the habit for three...
created by Paul Conneally | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 284 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
How's this for a mixed message: don't smoke, but if you do, drinking helps."Your hearing might be negatively affected by smoking and a high body mass index, a new study suggests, though drinking alcohol may stave...
created by Rob Peters | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 3883 views | 6 recommendations | 33 comments