The real reasons they want you to stop smoking

"People who are terrified of life are the best people to have under you. Cowering, frightened masses are easy to govern as they are more likely to accept your “truth”, more likely to get in line if it means...

Cig ads aimed at teen indie rockers? Not cool, Joe Camel

Why don't they make ads for an indie rock gun too? It could be ironic and self-referential with a fashion-fit slim handle.  "Despite Joe Camel’s undeniable cool, Camel brand cigarettes is currently in hot...

Cop says he failed drug test because wife spiked meatballs with pot

The lesson to be learned here is an old maxim: never eat marijauna-scented meatballs if you're a cop. "NEW YORK - A New York counterterrorism detective who was fired after he said he failed a drug test because his...

Congress will try to put out cigarettes again

"AP - Yahoo Congress aims to put out cigarettesBy CHARLES BABINGTON, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON - Congress is taking new whacks at the cigarette industry, banning tobacco sales in Senate buildings and — more importantly — seeking a significant federal tax...

Joe Camel Isn’t the Only Animal Who Smokes: Animals in Laboratories are Dyi...

The 31st annual Great American Smokeout is November 15. Unless they’ve been living under a rock, smokers know that cigarettes are bad for them and for the people and animals in their homes. But not everyone realizes that smoking harms animals in laboratories too. Dogs,...

Because of SCHIP I Now Dip

David Savona at Cigar Aficionado gives an update to the ridiculous rise in cigar and cigarette taxes thanks to SCHIP. Maybe thanks to the rise in the taxes kids will stop smoking and turn to dipping. Crossing my...

Two charged over boxer's murder

"Two men were charged today with the murder of former British heavyweight boxing champion James Oyebola. Rene McKoy, 19, and Kanyanta Mulenga, 22, are accused of shooting the boxer after a row over smoking at a bar in Fulham, west London. The men will appear at West London...

Alive or ???

" Wanna know what it feels like to go insane? Try working 40 hours in 5 days, quitting smoking, and having 15 hours total sleep in 5 days. It's weird. Start smoking for about a year, drink alot of booze and just relax. Then in one week quit smoking, sleeping and relaxing....

5,000 Year Old Chewing Gum Unearthed :: Oblate Spheroid

"Yes, that’s right, 5K year old chewing gum and not a chair or counter underside in sight. It turns out that Neolithic people (c. 4000-5000 BC) found that by chewing this stuff, cob of Birch tree bark, when...

Chinese Company Wants FDA to Approve Electronic Nicotine-Dispensing "Cigarette"

"For smokers who want to quit, there are pills, patches, and gum. But how about an electronic nicotine delivery device that looks and feels like smoking -- without the smell or the carcinogens? That's what Hong Kong-based Golden Dragon Group is selling. Known as Ruyan...

Innovation for sophisticated smokers

Recognized pipe-tobacco producer – German company Johann Wilhelm Von Eicken – new name on the Russian cigarette market, thought, it is have to be mentioned, that some times ago Kaliningrad Tobacco Factory, which is famous for its collaboration with western not popular...

Office Printers Are as Unhealthy as Cigarettes

"The humble office laser printer can damage lungs in much the same way as smoke particles from cigarettes, a team of Australian scientists has found. An investigation of a range of printer models showed that...

Study finds smoking wards off Parkinson's disease

"CHICAGO (Reuters) - There is more evidence to back up a long-standing theory that smokers are less likely to develop Parkinson's disease than people who do not use tobacco products, researchers reported on...

Row Over School 'Drinking' Survey

"A "big brother" Ofsted survey which asks children as young as 10 if they have been drunk or smoked cigarettes has been criticised by teaching unions. Ofsted says as the survey of 120,000 children in England aged...

LOW TAR CIGS AS RISKY AS OTHERS, STUDY FINDS

SMOKERS who puff on low-tar cigarettes are just as likely to get heart disease as other smokers, it has emerged.Experts have found low-tar and low-nicotine cigarettes were just as bad for a smoker's health as...

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