British women face jail after drunken rampage on jumbo jet

British travellers overseas are continuing to make their country proud, with two girls getting so drunk on a flight from Greece to Manchester that they tried to open the plane door during flight. They had to be wrestled to the ground and handcuffed. The incident is just a...

Frequent Family Meals Might Reduce Teen Substance Use

Past studies have shown that family meals provide many benefits, including offering a venue for parents to communicate with their adolescents about their daily activities, as well as monitor their moods and whereabouts."Parents who have regular meals with their adolescent...

Smoking will kill 1 billion this century

A report released on Thursday by the World Health Organization predicts that one billion people will die from tobacco-related causes during the twenty-first century if current consumption trends continue. New York...

Ice Cream Man Busted for Smoking Weed in His Truck

Yes, this was part of the plot of Trees Lounge."Deputies responding to a call at about 5:30 p.m. about a suspicious vehicle in a parking lot near 5226 Applegate Road approached an ice cream truck with the name "Hokey Pokey" on the side and rear.Inside the truck was Westberry...

Study Finds Manipulation of Menthol Levels

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...

Unhealthy Aborigines must help themselves, says Nicola Roxon

Breaking bad habits should be among our top priorities to get the most out of our life. If we do it right, and we are on our way to make significant improvements in our life. " ABORIGINES must recognise the risks of alcohol and smoking and take responsibility for...

World's smallest state aims to become the first smoke-free paradise island

A small slice of island paradise, the world's smallest self-governing state, with a mere population of 1,400 people wants to set a goal for the rest of the world to follow.The South Pacific island of Niue is...

Aborigine skulls to be taken home

In 2004 The UK government launched a consultation document to consider the repatriation of human remains held in Britain to aboriginal groups and based on the news included below it would appear the the correct decision was eventually made. Thousands of ancient human parts -...

'De-glamorise' smoking, say doctors

"Tougher controls are needed to "de-glamorise and de-normalise" smoking among young people, doctors' leaders said.Laws should be introduced to make it compulsory for anti-smoking adverts to be shown before films...

dumb criminals

"Dumb Criminals Today our friends at The Smoking Gun have a story called "Sex For Gas" which is such a heady mixture of dumb criminality and current affairs that it makes me giddy. As the headline suggests, Angela Eversole, 34, sexually...

Dutch law bans tobacco, purifies pot

A new law passed today by the Netherlands is threatening coffee shop owners, devestating cigarette smokers, and increasing the potency of marijuana joints, all in one fell legislative swoop."Dutch coffee shops,...

Smoking ban takes puff out of deadly habit

" A YEAR of smoking bans in Victorian bars and clubs has seen droves of smokers turning their backs on the deadly habit.With the first anniversary of the smoking bans tomorrow, research shows four out of 10 recent quitters did so because they could no longer light up in...

Smoking 4 Children

I believe the more the anti smoking campaigners, campaign. The more the message of smoking seeps into our children heads. Just like you would expect to catch dolphins, when you fish for tuna. You catch...

Huge increse in stop smoking figures since public space ban

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...

EU study promises straight dope on marijuana

There's a reason why they call it "DOPE"!"EU study promises straight dope on marijuanaAgence France PressePublished: Wednesday, June 25, 2008PARIS - Dutch dope-selling coffee shops, hash smoking in 1960s...

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