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Superstar DJ, Bob Sinclar and grand slam tennis champion, Victoria Azarenka led a list of celebrities joining forces with the European Commission to celebrate the inaugural Day of the Ex-Smoker.
Events took place in all EU countries to mark the first ever Day of the Ex-Smoker, an initiative of the “Ex-Smokers are Unstoppable” campaign, and the first health awareness day to celebrate the achievements of ex-smokers everywhere. By making role models of all ex-smokers, including the 400,000 people who have signed up to quit smoking with free online tool, iCoach, it is hoped that thousands more will be inspired to kick the habit. Parliament cigarettes.
Sinclar and Azarenka joina host of other celebrities from around Europeto applaud those who have won one of life’s toughest battles - quitting smoking. The European Lung Foundation (www.europeanlung.org), Education for Health, (www.educationforhealth.org)and other health organisations, charities and leading employers are also joining in the celebrations. It is hoped that the Day of the Ex-Smoker will show those still struggling with tobacco, that the life of the ex-smoker is something worth striving for.
Speaking at a public event, atParc du Cinquantenaire, Brussels; European Commissioner for Health, Tonio Borg said: “Congratulations to all ex-smokers! Ex-smokers are heroes for fighting and winning against addiction to cigarettes, and a source of inspiration to others. I am pleased that many people are embracing a life free of tobacco and I very much hope that this will indeed inspire many more people to follow.”
The public event was especially for ex-smokers who were in Brussels and got the chance to meet world renowned DJ, Bob Sinclar who, to celebrate the Day of the Ex-Smoker, has donated 1,000 free downloads of his new song, “Summer Moonlight”. Speaking at the event, he explained that getting involved with the campaign was down to his appreciation for the benefits of a smoke free environment after working for years in clubs. He said:
“Now that smoking is banned in most clubs the environment is so much better for the crowd and for me – I can see better, my clothes don’t smell and I know my health isn’t suffering from 2^nd hand smoke.
“Ex-smokers have more money, better health, a better quality of life...and they certainly smell better. When you quit you’re making a conscious decision to choose life, to choose your own success. That’s why we’re celebrating today.”
Launched in 2011, “Ex-Smokers are Unstoppable” is an EC flagship campaign, aimed at reversing the annual toll of 700,000 preventable deaths linked to tobacco across the EU.Aimed specifically at the 28 million EU smokers aged from 25 to 34, “Ex-Smokers are Unstoppable” uniquely shifts the focus away from reiterating the dangers of smoking and highlights the benefits of quitting.  The campaign’s science-based, free health tool, iCoach is available in 22 EU languages.
The Day of the Ex-Smoker follows another recent innovation of the campaign, ‘Quit Smoking WithBarca’, the European Commission's partnership with international football club, FC Barcelona. This program is currently supporting more than 70,000 people quit smoking.
As the ‘Day of the Ex-Smoker’ events continue across Europe, it is hoped that a new tradition is being formed: that of congratulating ex-smokers and celebrating health.

Smoking ban group turns in signatures

A local group that is pushing for an indoor smoking ban has submitted a petition to the city.
Smoke-Free St. Joseph has been gathering signatures since Aug. 1, with a goal to bring a smoking ban in front of the voters. The county clerk must now verify the group received 2,190 signatures of registered voters in St. Joseph in order to proceed.

“We check each and every signature because sometimes you can tell if a husband signed for a wife. But all in all it goes pretty quickly,” said Mary Baack-Garvey. “We’ll get started on them as soon as we get them.”

Ms. Baack-Garvey said she expected the signatures in her office by Friday afternoon. If that’s the case, they should be certified before her staff leaves for Thanksgiving.

The petition filed by Smoke-Free St. Joseph calls for a ban in all indoor public places, with the exemption of 10 percent of hotel rooms or in membership clubs when no employees are present. It would allow smoking on the casino gaming floor, until casinos in Jackson, Platte or Clay counties go smoke free.

Paula Heyde, city clerk, said once the petition is certified, the City Council has 60 days to consider the ordinance. In that time they can either the pass the ordinance as written, or submit it to the voters. If the council refuses to adopt it as is, the ordinance will appear on a ballot “not less than 30 days or not more than 180 days from the date of the final council vote,” Ms. Heyde said. Davidoff cigarettes online.

It’s unlikely the issue will appear during the April general election, unless the City Council immediately decides to push the issue to the voters.

The council also has the option to negotiate the parameters of the ordinance, but only if Smoke-Free St. Joseph is willing to do so.

Dr. Jane Schwabe, co-chairwoman of Smoke-Free St. Joseph, said they do not expect the council to adopt their proposal. The group drafted the petition in May, after the council voted 6-3 to drop all discussions of a smoking ban.

“We would just like to get it on the ballot as soon as possible,” she said.

New laws likely on tobacco ban

The State Government might be on the verge of enacting new laws to ban smoking and smokeless tobacco although the existing ones relating to display of tobacco products continue to witness rampant violation.
Display of advertising hoardings promoting tobacco products directly or indirectly continues to be on a high with very minimum efforts coming from the concerned authorities to remove these illegal hoardings which were put up violating the Section 5 of the COTPA (Cigarette and Other Tobacco Product Act).
However, if sources are to be believed, the authorities are now contemplating legal action against the tobacco manufacturing companies.
The Section 5 of the COTPA prohibits advertisement which directly or indirectly suggests or promotes use or consumption of cigarettes or any other tobacco products.
“We had taken steps to make aware the pan shop owners about the laws but it had hardly yielded results for us except in few areas. We are now contemplating legal action,” sources pointed out, adding that infringement of the Section 5 is going on in almost all the localities of Guwahati as well as other places with the tobacco companies pushing that extra hard to promote their brands.
Sources, however, maintained that the drive to remove banners and hoardings put up in violation of the laws would go simultaneously.
As per the amendment rule of the Section 5 of the COTPA, tobacco products can be advertised in the package containing tobacco products, on the entrance and inside a warehouse storing tobacco products and at the point of sale or distribution only.
But presence of hoardings advertising tobacco products, larger than the prescribed size (60cm x 45cm) at the point of sale and more than two boards at one point of sale are regarded as violation of the Section 5.
Illuminated or backlit boards at the point of sale, open display of tobacco products by a shop owner for sale, indirect/surrogate advertisement of tobacco production in any form such as in apparel, sports gear, accessories and others are also not allowed.
Sources further rue that the cigarette companies have also compelled the pan shop owners to display the cigarette products openly by signing a deal where they (the companies) will renovate the shops with preconditions of proper display of the cigarette brands.
In Guwahati and other major towns cigarette companies have renovated pan shops by fixing hoardings larger than (60 cm x 45 cm) size displaying their brand names without exhibiting the pictorial warnings.

Big Tobacco Means Big Income, But Should Investors Be Worried?

When looking at the yields of the major tobacco companies, they may seem too good to be true. This is especially true for Altria Group (MO), the highest yielding of the big tobacco companies, and also the best-run company in the sector, in my opinion. Let's take a look at the company, where it may be heading, and if the dividend is sustainable going forward.
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Formerly known as Phillip Morris, Altria is a holding company with some of the most popular tobacco brands in the world among its portfolio. The company produces such cigarette brands as Marlboro (bestselling brand in the U.S.), Merit, Basic, Virginia Slims, and Parliament, just to name a few. The company also has an extensive wine business, including the Chateau Ste. Michelle Wine Estates as well as such wine brands as Fourteen Hands, Stag's Leap, Seven Falls, and about a dozen more. Altria also owns U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company, with the popular brands Skoal and Copenhagen.Phillip Morris producer of Chesterfield cigarettes and Marlboro Flavor Note cigarettes.
Beware of the anti-smoking trend?
With the anti-smoking trend in the U.S., should investors be worried? I would say "not really", and for a couple of reasons. First, although the percentage of adults in the U.S. is definitely dropping, the actual number of smokers is staying relatively constant. For example (not factual numbers), let's say that in 1960 about 50% of the adults in the U.S. were smokers and the total adult population was 75 million, meaning that 37.5 million U.S. adults were smokers. Let's also say that in 2010 that only 20% of American adults smoked, but the population had risen to 180 million adults, meaning that 36 million adults were smokers (the actual number of U.S. smokers today is around 45 million). In other words, the effects of the rising U.S. population is somewhat offsetting the lower percentage of smokers.
Also, with the invention of electronic cigarettes, tobacco users have an additional option besides quitting smoking outright. Even regular smokers are using electronic cigarettes some of the time, like in bars and restaurants where cigarette smoke is not allowed. Altria launched its first e-cigarette this summer through its NuMark subsidiary, and although this is a young industry, research has suggested that Altria could add $5 billion in value to its company by capitalizing on the e-cigarette market while it's still in its infancy.

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F.D.A. vs Court

The article represents a resume of the constant debates between the smoking supporters and the group of their opponent - health organizations such as Food and Drugs Administration.

Last year one of the most important news in smoking society was the acceptance of the law in Australia that presupposed the exchange of usual text warning on cigarette packs by gruesome images depicting various cancerous diseases. The goal of such extreme exchange was to push off the potential smokers and to reduce the number of smokers. Australia was the first country that sprang the idea to life.

The F.D.A. decided to follow the Australian example promoting thus the anti-smoking policy in the American society. However the stalemate that arose from 2 different court decisions became that serious obstacle that balked the further process.

According to the decision of federal appeals court in Cincinnati the presence of large images depicting horrible diseases is a right way forward while a federal appeals court in the District of Columbia regarded this step as an attempt to press the society and stated that it is an unconstitutional infringement as there were no evidence that graphic images of this character would lead to the positive results.

The Supreme Court in its turn refused of hearing an appeal by tobacco companies against the decision of Cincinnati court. However the agency has a right to introduce graphic warnings and bans on a few forms of marketing that refer to children, for instance. But as it was stated by Obama's administration this fact would not appeal the D.C. Court's decision.

To spring to life the idea of bright advertisement on cigarette packs it is necessary to change the pictures in such a way that they would be accepted by court. At the moment this task has not been implemented yet and remains one of the goals of F.D.A.

Smoking Materials Suspected to Cause Superior Fire

The fire was contained swiftly and resulted in an estimated 5 thousand dollars worth of damage.
Crews suspect careless use of smoking materials to have cause the fire.
Tenants have been displaced, however, no injuries were reported.
The American Red Cross assisted two adults and three children affected by the blaze.

Doctors support raising the smoking age

Teenagers looking to buy cigarettes in New York may have to look elsewhere if a city council proposal is approved and signed by Mayor Michael Bloomberg. The proposal would raise the legal age to buy any form of tobacco from 18 to 21. But will it be effective in limiting smoking among young people?
Approximately 90% smokers have already started smoking by age 18, according to the Surgeon General.
"Of every three young smokers, only one will quit, and one of the remaining smokers will die from tobacco-related causes," according to the Surgeon General's 2012 report, "Preventing Tobacco Use Among Youth and Young Adults."

Local business offers employees money to quit smoking

A Bakersfield business owner is encouraging employees to live a healthier lifestyle by offering a cash incentive to quit smoking.
Leaders with Econo Air know that it’s hard to quit smoking cold turkey, but they’re learning having a smoke-free environment does have its benefits.
It’s one of the best decisions Daniel Frye has ever made.
“I gave it up and three months later I didn’t want a cigarette anymore. It’s been three years now and still no cigarettes,” said Frye.
Frye has smoked since he was a teenager and says he began seeing the benefits of kicking the habit almost immediately.
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Michigan businesses forced to go smoke-free seeing positive results

More than three years after Michigan’s Smoke Free Air Law went into effect, bar and restaurant owners around Metro Detroit — and their customers — have adapted to the new policy.

While many restaurateurs concede business suffered initially after the law became effective in May 2010, the results have been mostly positive since. Prohibiting smoking in most public places has meant cleaner walls and vents, a more diverse clientele and a healthier environment for customers and employees alike.

“I think a lot of businesses have acclimated,” said Justin Winslow, vice president for government affairs at the Lansing-based Michigan Restaurant Association. “There was a recalibration that was difficult for some smaller bars. There was certainly a culture change that people had to adjust to.”Dunhill cigarettes online.

Efforts to make certain outdoor areas in U.S. smoke-free

The next step in the fight against smoking is moving to parks, beaches and college campuses.

Smoking bans have nearly doubled in the last five years, with the tally now at nearly 2,600 and more are in the works.

A doctor told Heartland News that she is in favor of even outdoor smoking bans because she says any exposure to second hand smoke is not good.

"Any exposure puts you in danger," said Vascular Surgeon Dr. Colleen Moore. "The smallest amount of nicotine causes inflammation in those vessels and puts you at risk for developing, arteriosclerosis which will subsequently cause heart attacks, strokes, peripheral vascular disease and can prompt aneurysm formation."

What is interesting is what local businesses think of smoking bans in general.

Broadway Biergarten is a new place that just opened up on Broadway in Cape Girardeau

Owner Rob Foeste says they decided to go smoke free not because he is against smoking, but because right now smoke free is better for business.

"I specifically believe that it is the business owner's choice on whether they want to go smoke free or not," said Foeste. "Really, the public is going to dictate it and right now they are definitely dictating towards smoke free."

Banning outdoor smoking seems to be a trend that is growing. However, we are not aware of any push in the Heartland as of yet.

How to Play the Tobacco Industry

I admire tobacco companies. Despite nasty looking warnings on tobacco products, consumers find a reason to consume these items. And despite their minimal marketing campaigns, these companies find loyal customers to retain their growth momentum. This ensures a stable top line and the rising population presents steady growth potential. But when it comes to hand picking tobacco stocks, which companies should make it to your list?

Anger as plain cigarette packaging plans put on hold by ministers

Health campaigners have accused the government of putting lives at risk after ministers confirmed on Friday that they were shelving plans to introduce legislation forcing cigarettes to be sold in plain packaging.
Cancer Research UK said "lives will be lost" as a result of the decision, with Labour suggesting it was evidence of the Australian political consultant Lynton Crosby exerting undue influence on Downing Street.
When Andrew Lansley was health secretary, he said there was clear evidence that branded packaging encouraged people to smoke when he launched a consultation on the topic. Anna Soubry, the public health minister, said as recently as April this year that she was personally persuaded of the case for a plain packaging law.
But on Friday, Jeremy Hunt, Lansley's successor, told MPs in a written statement that the government had decided to postpone its plans to introduce plain packaging because it wants to study the impact the policy is having in Australia, the only country where it has so far been introduced. He would not say how long the government would wait, but ministers are not expected to revisit the idea until after the 2015 general election.
The announcement coincided with the revelation that the Home Office will make a statement next week confirming that the government would not be introducing a minimum price for alcohol, and that instead it will press ahead with less ambitious plans to stop alcohol being sold at below cost as a loss leader.
In his statement, Hunt said the consultation on plain cigarette packaging had shown that views on the proposal were "highly polarised" – with 53% of those providing detailed feedback in favour and 43% against – and that as a result "the government has decided to wait until the emerging impact of the decision in Australia can be measured before we make a final decision".
Downing Street is understood to be behind the decision to shelve plain packaging, which has been clearly heading for the Whitehall long grass ever since a bill on the topic was dropped from the Queen's speech. During the consultation there were claims that plain packaging legislation could cost jobs in manufacturing and in retail, encourage illegal tobacco trading and cost the exchequer up to £6bn, although on Friday the Department of Health would not say which of these arguments had proved persuasive.
Harpal Kumar, Cancer Research UK's chief executive, accused the government of caving in to the tobacco industry and of ignoring the interests of young people who, he said, were particularly susceptible to the influence of tobacco branding.
"This decision is bitterly disappointing and lives will be lost as a result. What's shocking is that more than 200,000 children start smoking every year in the UK," he said.
"All companies use packaging as a form of marketing. The tobacco industry relies on packaging more than most, since other forms of advertising and promotion are closed to it. The government had a choice: protect children from an addiction that kills 100,000 people in the UK every year or protect tobacco industry profits. We believe it has made the wrong choice."
The British Heart Foundation's chief executive, Simon Gillespie, said: "This was the chance for a real show of strength, courage and confidence but instead the government has capitulated in the face of industry pressure. Critical legislation that will help stop young people getting hooked on a lethal habit has now been left hanging in the balance."
Sarah Wollaston, the Conservative MP and former GP, responded to the announcement by posting on Twitter: "R.I.P public health. A day of shame for this government; the only winners big tobacco, big alcohol and big undertakers."
In a subsequent interview on the BBC's World at One, she partly blamed the decision on Lynton Crosby, the Conservatives' general election co-ordinator credited with telling David Cameron to "scrap the barnacles off the boat" – meaning that the prime minister should focus on core issues such as immigration and not waste political capital on more marginal concerns.
"One of those barnacles is today being buried at sea and that seems to be public health. I think that's very worrying," Wollaston said.
Labour also tried to pin some of blame on Crosby, focusing on his lobbying company, Crosby Textor, and the work it has done for the tobacco industry.
"The Tories used to say that they were in favour of this policy, that children should be protected. But now, not long after employing Lynton Crosby, David Cameron is backing down," said the shadow public health minister, Diane Abbott, who tabled an urgent question on the subject in the Commons.
"People will rightly wonder if the government is breaking its promise, despite the medical evidence and the wishes of British families, in order to please its friends in big business."
Responding to Abbott in the Commons, Soubry said that talking about Crosby was "a complete red herring" and that health ministers had not discussed the matter with him.
A No 10 spokesman said Crosby had no involvement in the decision. He also said that Cameron had never been lobbied by Crosby on cigarette packaging.
The government's decision was welcomed by groups including the Tobacco Manufacturers Association, the pro-smoking group Forest and the Petrol Retailers Associations.
In the Commons several Tory MPs warmly welcomed the government's move and Ian Paisley, the DUP MP, told Soubry: "You've protected 1,000 jobs directly in my constituency as a result of this and for that I am truly grateful."
But Soubry, who told MPs that her father died from lung cancer after a lifetime of heavy smoking, said she would not agree to Paisley's request for a meeting with those who manufacture tobacco. "It is bad, it is horrible stuff, it kills people, it does great damage to people's health," she said.
• This article was amended on 12 July 2013. It originally said the decision was welcomed by the pro-smoking group Ash. This group is anti-smoking; it was the pro-smoking group Forest that welcomed the decision. This has been corrected.

Cannabis drug will soon be on hand to ease MS patients’ symptoms

With legislation expected to be brought forward later this year, cannabis will soon be made legally available for the first time in Ireland. Who is it aimed at and how will it work?

When will it be available?
Last year the Irish Medicines Board approved the cannabidiol drug Sativex for use on prescription. The drug is used for the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS), which is a progressive, degenerative neurological condition that affects the motor, sensory and cognitive functioning of the body.

It was approved in Canada in 2005, and is currently available for this purpose in a host of countries, including throughout the UK. Cigarettes news.

However, before GPs in Ireland can start to prescribe the drug, legislation is needed. According to the Department of Health, the matter is being progressed “as quickly as possible”. It previously indicated it had hoped to bring forward legislative proposals in “mid-2013”.

Minister of State at the Department of Health Alex White recently added his perspective, saying the Government was at “quite an advanced stage in preparing regulations” and that he hoped these would be introduced “in the coming months”.

A potential complication in bringing forward the legislation may be the fact that the Department of Justice will also be involved in the process.

Does this mean that cannabis will be legalised?
No, the Government is not considering a Netherlands-type situation.

Under the Misuse of Drugs Act, 1977, the “manufacture, production, preparation, sale, supply, distribution and possession of cannabis or cannabis-based medicinal products are unlawful except for the purposes of research”.

However, as indicated, it will shortly be legal to use it for medical reasons, so the Department of Health has been engaging with experts to identify how best to legally prescribe authorised cannabis-based medicinal products, while maintaining existing controls on cannabis and cannabis substances.

Who will be entitled to use the drug?
The drug is primarily aimed at those with MS, and the Government’s current review is aimed at examining how authorised cannabis-based medicinal products for patients’ suffering may be legally prescribed by medical practitioners and used by patients for the treatment of MS in Ireland.

There are 8,000-10,000 people with MS in Ireland.

The condition is usually diagnosed between the ages of 20 and 40, with more than twice the number of women as men diagnosed.

There is currently no cure for MS, a common symptom of which is spasticity, which refers to muscle stiffness, cramping and involuntary spasms.

“It’s about being able to carry on with your daily life: to hold a cup of tea; to hold a child if you have children; to type at your computer. All these are very difficult if you have tremors,” says Emma Rogan, policy and information officer with MS Ireland.

Cannabis has been found to help ease the symptoms of spasticity. Indeed at present, some Irish people with MS buy the drug from dealers in order to manage their symptoms, while it is estimated that 10-30 per cent of MS patients in Europe smoke cannabis to ease the pain and other symptoms of the condition.

Will patients smoke the drug?
No. Unlike its recreational use, medical marijuana is typically absorbed into the body in different ways. Sativex, for example, is a peppermint-flavoured mouth spray, which is sprayed under the tongue.

Tobacco smoke is biggest home pollutant in Ireland, EPA study finds

Yet monitoring of air quality within the home is scant compared with the outdoor environment.

The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Strive research programme, led by NUI Galway, has carried out an indoor air pollution (IAP) study of homes in Ireland and Scotland where open combustion takes place. This includes all with open fires and homes where smoking takes place indoors. The study measured concentrations of carbon monoxide (CO), carbon dioxide (CO2), endotoxin and nitrogen dioxide (NO2). The measure that was used was PM2.5 (particulate matter up to 2.5 micrometres in size) or the standard measure for potential pollutants.

The good news coming from the study is that there have been advances in the design and construction of homes in recent decades, which have had a good impact on indoor air quality.

As a result, the amount of air entering and leaving a typical building is estimated to be 10 times lower now than it was 30 years ago.

However, evidence as far as the impact of tobacco smoking is concerned is startling in comparison with homes that use coal, wood and peat for heating and gas for cooking.

Concentrations of air pollution in homes using coal, wood, peat and gas for cooking were low, and mostly well within health-based standards.

Similarly, PM2.5 concentrations in homes using coal, wood and gas for heating were comparable to outdoor ambient concentrations. However, peat-burning homes had PM2.5 concentrations approximately twice that of ambient concentrations. Yet, burning peat is by some distance a much safer option than indoor smoking. Homes where smoking takes places had PM2.5 levels 10 times the safe level.

The average 24-hour PM2.5 concentration was almost six times the recommended World Health Organisation (WHO) 24-hour limit and more than four times the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) outdoor air quality index “unhealthy” level.

The researchers concluded that “exposure to environmental tobacco smoke represents the greatest impact on health from combustion derived air pollution in the home”.

They then went on to state that the exposure of non-smokers to ETS in the home accounts for a health burden that is “broadly comparable to that currently experienced in both countries from road traffic accidents and there is a real need for public health policy and research professionals to develop interventions to address this”.

The workplace smoking ban was introduced in 2004 and is widely regarded as an outstanding success which has been replicated all over the world.

Minister for Health Dr James Reilly’s assertion that smoking in cars where children are present will be banned is another frontier in the withdrawal of smoking from public places.

However, the private home remains a last bastion of privilege for smokers.

Instead, the EPA report recommends that there should be a co-ordinated national campaign to educate smokers and non-smokers about the health effects of environmental tobacco smoke in the home.

The research was completed by NUI Galway and researchers at the University of Aberdeen, the Institute of Occupational Medicine, Edinburgh, and the University of Birmingham.

NUI Galway research leader Dr Marie Coggins said exposure to tobacco smoke, especially of children, was something that “needs urgent action”.

The report’s authors have called for improved national survey campaigns to determine what proportion of the population is exposed to environmental tobacco smoke at home.

Their recommendations include a co-ordinated national campaign to educate smokers and non-smokers about the health effects from smoking at home and the promotion of smoke-free homes.

The Tobacco Free Research Institute Ireland director general Prof Luke Clancy said the results in relation to tobacco smoking were “disappointing”. (The institute was formed on the basis of a partnership between the Office of Tobacco Control and Ash Ireland and its parent organisations: The Irish Cancer Society and The Irish Heart Foundation.)

He pointed out that about 40 per cent of Irish children are exposed to second-hand smoke inside households. “Action is needed to encourage people not to smoke or at least not to subject others to the health risks associated with inhaling other people’s smoke,” he said.

Smoking ban doesn’t take away rights, it gives them

 By Robbyn Brooks
Every summer, my mom and dad and brother and I would load up in the van and head out for the Wild West – Texas.
That’s where Daddy is from and we’d spend our vacations going to see our kinfolk “out that way.” The trip took about 14 hours from start to finish and we’d usually drive straight through.
Just about 30 minutes into the ride, Dad would light up a cigarette. He’d crack the window a tad, but it wouldn’t help much. The car filled up with smoke.
Just as it began to air out, smoke would begin again. As a kid, I didn’t realize that’s why my eyes watered and I felt sick on the trips.
We got a little reprieve when we found out Justin had asthma and was allergic to cigarette smoke. Dad would try to hold off on his smoking until we made a stop for a bathroom break.
When I was about 24, working at a newspaper in Destin, I almost lost my dad. His smoking had paved the way for heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and other complications. He has a pacemaker and tires a lot easier than he used to. It’s frustrating for him. I can see it on his face and hear it in his voice.
My father’s parents died of cancer. His brother died of cancer. All used tobacco products.
As an adult, I vowed there would be no smoking in my car, in my house, or in or around anything else I owned.
That’s why I am proud of the City of Troy’s decision to ban smoking in public places. It’s not because I disagree with the freedom to choose what is best for each of us, it’s because of the infringement of rights on others. Going into a business, I or any other non-smoker, shouldn’t have to pass through a cloud of smoke to get there. I think designated smoking areas are fine. And personal choice is great.
But exposing children to smoke at ballparks is not OK. Exposing pregnant women to smoke at outdoor events is not OK. Your rights end where mine begin and we’ve got to make a compromise on this issue.
I don’t buy into the idea of some comments I’ve seen on the smoking ban such as, “If you don’t like the smoke you don’t have to go.”
Why?
Everyone should be allowed to go wherever they want in public without fear of someone harming them. That’s what smoking does. It’s harmful. The smoking ordinance still allows designated areas for smokers away from smoke-free areas. I’m not sure how anyone can argue it’s not fair. It’s simply making public areas accessible to everyone while still allowing smokers to snag a few puffs, if they want.
What we choose for ourselves is our business. However, what we choose to expose others to in public places is public business – and the City of Troy is taking care of that business.
I appreciate that our city council has taken a step so many other cities – such as Washington, D.C., Auburn, Gulf Shores, and Austin, Texas – already have to enable everyone to breathe some smoke-free air.
Thank you for holding your ground.

Succesfull history of Marlboro brand

Already at that time he was known as the creator of the popular advertising characters, among them - Jolly Green Giant (obviously, later to become the prototype of the notorious Shrek), Charlie Tuna, the elves and cat Kibler Morris (Is this coincidence by chance the name of the cat family and the founder of the brand " Marlboro? "). Leo Burnett seriously thought about the status quo and made an important decision. We had finally and irrevocably destroy the old image of tobacco products for "ladies, penetrating flavor which confirms the fidelity of male proposition that" Marlboro "- is an aristocrat among the cigarettes." And these things meant to make a difficult act to bright symbol of masculinity. At that time, the images should have been much more than was the result: Burnett believed that on the TV screen to appear brave war correspondent, battered life "sea dog" who loves extreme high-altitude construction. However, the first images concocted - "cowboy - a tamer of the prairie" - conceived an unexpected success. On this basis, and was built which brought such an incredible advertising campaign results.More info about Marlboro brand read more.

But the story of the transformation in men's ladies' cigarettes was not so simple: the events that take place behind the scenes, was forced to sweat as the most expert in advertising, and the founder of the concern «Philip Morris International». The fact that in the beginning, Philip Morris is not so much like the idea of ​​Burnett. Determined to find out how it is realistic and voplotima in life, he turned to a group of researchers. Their work is not pleased: it turns out, in the United States at that time remained only about 3,000 professional cowboys. Morris did not believe that the average office worker will associate themselves with such idealistic advertising character. However, the language in Burnett was suspended fine, and psychology, he knew perfectly. Adman was sure that the person needs something bright and fairly remote, so inaccessible, far and near - the image to which it can aspire to. Manly squint bright eyes, bronze tan, sharply defined cheekbones, striking curved field hat, and, of course, the smoke, which is a winding stream tends upwards, the blue sky above the sun-desiccated earth canyon ... In fact, this image - something like a Jungian archetype, firmly entrenched in the minds of many millions of viewers in front row: "Smoking - it's cool."

And Burnett was able to bring these prospects to the administrator: he still managed to break the wall of mistrust, and the guys agreed to a die-hard cowboy image. With this sale «Marlboro» already for a year have grown so much that moved from the last place (then production Concern «Philip Morris International» took less than 1% market share) in fourth in the ranking of sales of tobacco products worldwide, becoming the cigarettes champions. Of course, at that time was not yet known, that filter cigarettes also generate significant health hazard. But there is no particular confidence that it could at least someone would stop if a person has (even on an unconscious level) the decision to destroy yourself, stop it from doing so no one can.

Donskoy’s advertising tremendous success

This, however, is the facade intended specifically for potential buyers. In reality, the situation is not as bright. The manufacturing performance gives evidence of an impressive past. Growth in the past year is due to the acquisition of Nevo Tabak and it is not yet clear  whether Donskoy Tabakwill this year reach the same sales as the combined sales at Donskoy and the acquired competitor last year.

In all probability, the potential for growth has been exhausted. Performance is at its peak today and may start falling tomorrow, but it is the new owner who will have to find out.

The tremendous success of the Kiss brand depends very much on an exceedingly aggressive marketing strategy targeting adolescents. This autumn, Donskoy’s advertising drew unprecedented condemnation in the blogosphere and Russian media and many observers directly accused the owner, the then member of parliament Ivan Savvidi. Moreover, Russian antimonopoly bodies which are in charge of advertising control have fined Donskoy Tabak repeatedly for improper advertising and the use of children’s images. All attempts by the factory to challenge the fines in court (and the fines have lately reached significant amounts) have failed.

Much of the factory’s sales in recent years have been to supply the army, and the awarding of such contracts in Russia, even if they are put out to tender, suggests far-reaching influence at the government level. However, in the just-held parliamentary election Savvidi has lost his seat in the Duma and with it his considerable lobbying capabilities.

Besides, other businesses of the former Duma member develop quite successfully and carry no political or reputational risks, unlike tobacco products. One may therefore conclude that the Savvidi  is ready to compromise with the new buyer and reach agreement on the price as quickly as possible.

Finally, taking a closer look at Donskoy Tabak’s exports, reveals  that most products are supplied to three unrecognised republics: Transnistria, Abkhazia, and South Ossetia. The Russian law exempts exported products from excise. In the stated countries, no excise or other taxes are levied on products imported from Russia so that this line of business generates windfall profits even from the least expensive cigarettes:  hence the overall excellent financial performance of the company. Let us not dwell on where these products go later, for instance from Transnistria,  let’s just say that the new owner, especially if it is a multinational corporation, will probably not use dubious export schemes; and if it wishes to, it is by no means certain that it will gain the necessary informal connections in those countries.

Alcohol price hike pushes inflation up

A recently effected price adjustment by KBL pushed up the March annual inflation rate by a modest 0.1 percentage points, figures released yesterday by Statistics Botswana (SB) show. According to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) statistics, the annual inflation rate registered a modest increase in March to 7.6 percent from 7.5 percent in the previous month largely due to a rise in alcoholic beverage prices.

$50BN lost annually through illicit tobacco trade

According to the Framework Convention Alliance, illicit trade in cigarettes is estimated at approximately 10.7 percent of global sales, or 600 billion cigarettes annually, while global losses in government revenue as a result of illicit trade in all tobacco products is estimated at approximately $40 billion to $50 billion or(381 billion) annually.

E-cigarettes: no smoke without ire

by Lionel Shriver


I've long been a decorative smoker. One daily roll-up hasn't imperilled my health much, and it's rescued me from the ranks of the self-righteous. I've relished the dash of badness, but my indulgence has come at a price: complicity. My more heavily addicted husband has smoked from the age of 19. So long as I join him in the odd postprandial drag, I'm a bad influence.

Last month I switched to an e-cig. I'm a convert. Sleek, black, and easily confused with a fine-point felt-tip, this newfangled "nicotine delivery system" is dead cool. The gently warm vapour ingeniously replicates the reflective pause of a real fag, the same quiet little buzz. But it doesn't stink up your breath, cover surfaces with ash, turn the air acrid, stain your fingers, brown your teeth, reduce bone mass of the jaw, promote gum disease, or – wait for the drum roll – cause cancer.

Life is now. Don't let the professional anti-smoking brigade ruin it

There are about 10 million adult smokers in the UK. None are professional. There are far too many professional anti-smokers whose aim is to get rid of smoking altogether. They will fail.

They are people with a purpose in life (and are convinced everyone would be better off not smoking), but others can have a purpose in life as I do, which I'm quite convinced keeps me going, as did Monet (never seen without a cigarette in his mouth).

The NHS never mentions this, and few doctors do. We live in a very shallow age. Now the latest thing is that bacon is bad for you, another killer. It's as though shortly death itself can be postponed. That seems to be a mad aim.

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We are all going to die, and this luckily comes at the end of life. People are living longer, yes, but this includes the smokers. We are moving into a very different world. Newspapers are dying (the young don't read them), and online everyone becomes editor. Things are going to be very different.

Electronic Cigarette Sales from Lorillard Cigarette Company

Electronic Cigarette Sales from Lorillard Cigarette Company

Pall Mall Cigarettes Brand History

The world’s first-ever king-sized (85 mm) non-filtered cigarette was introduced in 1939 by the American Tobacco Company, a brand extension to the regular-sized Pall Mall which was introduced forty years earlier by Brand Pall Mall (Butler & Butler / A.T.C.) Today, Pall Mall "Famous Cigarettes" remain synonymous with quality. Filtered Pall Mall cigarettes have a smooth strong taste and are packed very tightly with tobacco making them burn slower and last longer than most other major brands. The consumer is paying less than premium price, but gets a longer smoke with a soft, pleasant taste and that is the key to the Pall Mall brand's success. Pall Mall Non-Filter is still made today. Filtered versions of Pall Mall have come and gone, beginning in 1966 with the introduction of Pall Mall Gold (the world’s first 100 mm cigarette). Filtered Pall Mall was relaunched in the United States in the early 2000s, and are still available. BAT produces Pall Mall and also Lucky Strike Click & Roll cigarettes and Dunhill Fine cut Black cigarettes.

Turns Out Teens Know Smoking Kills, but They Don’t Know Jack About Weed

With medical marijuana legalized in 18 states, and two states—Colorado and Washington state—recently legalizing small amounts of marijuana for personal use, there’s a good chance that teens assume marijuana is safe, says Arthur Dean, chairman and chief executive of Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America. “The perception of harm among young people is being significantly eroded,” he says. Similarly, says Dean, teens are less likely to think their parents and other people in their lives disapprove of pot use.

Tobacco Association of Macedonia: actively cultivate high yield and quality of oriental tobacco

Tobacco Association of Macedonia: actively cultivate high yield and quality of oriental tobacco
The past 20 years, researchers of the Tobacco Association of Macedonia is committed to tobacco breeding work, constantly looking for the yield per mu higher, better quality oriental tobacco, and ultimately breed improved Prilep (Prilep) series of oriental tobacco seeds, and to be recognized. Among them, "Prilep 66-9/7" higher yield per mu, with a typical representative.

As a high-quality high-yielding varieties, "Prilep 66-9/7" officially recognized in 2004. According to rough estimates, in 2010, a series of oriental tobacco grown in Macedonia, Prilep, with its output accounting for 70% of the total output - 80%. Compared with the existing tobacco varieties in Macedonia, Prilep 66-9/7 yield significantly higher, suitable for large-scale commercial cultivation, to produce a standard of quality leaf.

The Prilep 66-9/7 cultivation began in 1992. The researchers used a high-yield, high aroma of hybrid seeds and seeds with good quality, according to their biological properties, several laboratory studies, field trials and improvements, and ultimately breed now this can frost-resistant mold varieties of the disease and other diseases.

As the growth and changes in environmental conditions, "Prilep 66-9/7" of tobacco plants to grow into an average stem height between 65-75 cm. Compared with other tobacco varieties, tobacco stems smaller but very strong. Leaves an average of 52 evenly distributed on the tobacco plant. Larger leaves Ye Changping are 18-22 cm in the middle of leaf, leaf length 16 cm - 18 cm, and the top of the leaves, leaf length of 8 cm - 10 cm.

"Prilep 66-9/7" suitable for planting in loose, breathable, good drained soil, even less nutritional elements in the soil.

RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company in 2011 market share shrinking

RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company in 2011 market share shrinking Reynolds American Inc., parent company of RJ Reynolds RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company is due to a 7.4% drop in cigarette shipments in the fourth quarter, the company's market share shrunk by 1.1 percentage points to 27%. February 8, Renault said in a statement: "cigarette sales in the fourth quarter by some negative effects, such as a competitive product line extension to promote, the timing of the company's promotional activities, as well as from the company since brands in the decision to withdraw.

" For the full year 2011, the company's market share fell 0.3 percentage points to 27.3%.\

Bloomberg Wants Retailers To Keep Tobacco Products Out Of Sight

First supersized soda, now cigarettes: Under New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's new plan, retailers in the city would have to keep tobacco products out of sight. The goal, he says, is to curb the rate of youth smoking. The measure would make New York the first city in the nation to keep tobacco products out of sight in stores. Here's more from Monday's news release announcing the proposal: "Under the new legislation, sellers would be required to keep tobacco products out of sight, except during a purchase by an adult consumer or during restocking: tobacco products would be required to be kept in cabinets, drawers, under the counter, behind a curtain or in any other concealed location."
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EU urged to press ahead with tobacco crackdown amid lobbying scandal

Leading doctors are calling on the government to lean on the European commission to press ahead with the promised tough new tobacco products directive, in spite of the resignation of the EU health commissioner and a growing scandal in Brussels around alleged tobacco industry influence. The commissioner John Dalli has revealed that he was forced to resign by the European commission president, José Manuel Barroso, following an investigation by the EU anti-fraud office Olaf into a complaint by a Swedish tobacco company. Swedish Match, which makes the smokeless tobacco product "snus", which is banned in the EU, alleged that a compatriot of Dalli's had offered to arrange meetings with the commissioner for money. Dalli denied meeting any lobbyist and said that the Maltese entrepreneur Silvio Zammit had been approached by the company. No money had changed hands. Dalli has consistently denied any knowledge of the payment requests and has threatened legal action over how the case was handled. Olaf said it had no proof that he was behind the requests. Zammit has also denied any wrongdoing. In a letter to the Guardian on Friday, Sir Richard Thompson, president of the Royal College of Physicians, Dr Lindsey Davies, the president of the Faculty of Public Health, and Dr Clare Gerada, chair of council of the Royal College of General Practitioners, call on the government to use its influence with Brussels amid concern that delays in appointing a new health commissioner could in effect kill the tobacco products directive, which may not get approval before new elections in 2014. "The directive seeks to tackle head-on the industry's attempts to enlist young people as smokers by introducing graphic warnings and banning flavouring and other enhancements," says the letter. "It would also extend the ban on smokeless tobacco 'snus' to e-cigarettes and includes the possibility of requiring plain packaging. "We call on the UK government to encourage the European commission to support the directive's continued progress rather than blocking it in the wake of recent developments." In an article in the Lancet published on Thursday, experts say that delaying the directive would be a victory for the tobacco industry at the expense of public health and would raise serious questions about EU decision-making that would need to be investigated.

Women who quit smoking before 30 cut risk of tobacco-related death by 97%

Women who smoke into middle-age have three times the death rate of non-smokers and risk dying at least 10 years early, according to a definitive study of the effects of tobacco in more than a million women in the UK. The good news, according to the study by a team of Oxford University researchers led by Sir Richard Peto, is that giving up cigarettes before the age of 40 reduces a woman's risk of smoking-related death by 90%. Quitting by 30 reduces it by 97%. The study, published by the Lancet a day before the 100th anniversary of the birth of Sir Richard Doll, who first established the link between smoking and lung cancer, shows conclusively for the first time that the disastrous effects of smoking for men are no different for women.

Smoking Bans and Less Alcohol Drinkers

A research conducted by the Yale School of Medicine has found that states with smoking bans in bars may also have higher recovery rates from alcohol use disorder, or AUD. Past data have shown that smokers are four times as likely as non-smokers to have AUD, and almost 35 per cent of individuals with AUD are nicotine-dependent. However, the Yale study was the first in the country to observe the relationship between smoking bans in bars and AUD remission rates. The study’s findings were published in the journal “Drug and Alcohol Dependence” in late September. Using information collected by the National Epidemiological Study on Alcohol and Related Conditions, scientists analyzed data that investigated 19,763 inhabitants in 49 states from 2001-’02 and 2004-’05. Almost 85 per cent of the study’s participants came from states that do not have smoke-free bar policies. The other 15 percent came from the eight states in the country that do — Delaware, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington.

Ontario Convenience Stores Lose Sales to Contraband Cigarettes

Ontario convenience stores are having trouble making ends meet these days and the culprit isn’t the economy—it’s contraband tobacco, MyKawartha.com reports. “It’s a very sad situation and there’s a lot of stress created,” said Laura Stokan, who, along with her husband, has owned Neighbourhood Discount Milk for 22 years. She points to illegal tobacco as the reason behind falling sales. Dave Bryans, president of the Ontario Convenience Stores Association, said more than 3,000 of Ontario’s 10,000 convenience retailers will shutter their stores by 2015 unless the province tackles contraband cigarette sales.

FDA Warns Stores for Selling Cigarettes to Minors

Exercising their new federal powers regulating tobacco products, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last week warned 25 Mississippi convenience stores to stop selling cigarettes to minors, Reuters reports. The FDA said it sent the stores warning letters for failing to check IDs and for selling cigarettes to minors during inspections in November. It said unless the stores take corrective measures, they could face fines or a ban on selling tobacco products. The move is a clear sign that regulators are actively using new powers given to them in 2009. It also puts tobacco retailers on notice that they can expect tougher scrutiny.

Smoking epidemic in Ireland a worry for cancer authorities

Figures demonstrate that females in today’s society are well on course to long-term illness via a smoky avenue, the Irish Examiner says, noting that smoking is damaging the lives of young Irish women.
The broadsheet newspaper learns that the incidence of smoking-related diseases, especially lung cancer, is higher than ever in females, accounting for more lives than breast cancer. Referring to data from the National Cancer Registry, the newspaper says lung cancer is set to become a female-prevalent disease by 2025.

Ex-Olympian pledges to public to quit smoking

Let this year's No Smoking Day be the last day you light up, former Olympiad Chris Cook urges all aspiring quitters from the metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear.

With thousands of people getting prepared to celebrate No Smoking Day on Wednesday, March 14, the borough of Tyne and Wear is gearing up to observe the day in a befitting manner and what better than having an ex-Olympian pledging to the smokers to give up the bad habit!

Camel cigarettes

Camel is one of those few brands that are well-known worldwide and are considered to be a universal quality standard. Richard Joshua Reynolds is the founder of the Camel trademark and the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (RJR); he went down in history not only as a successful businessman, but also as a talented marketer. The son of the Virginian planter he was the first to label every package of his chewing tobacco with colorful and catchy logos. In the beginning of 1913 RJR marketed 4 cigarette brands at once and Camel was one of them. The producers planned the Camel’s look and taste to evoke the romantic spirit of the Middle East among the Americans.
The very blend of the dark tart Turkish tobaccos and the light Virginian ones suited smokers’ tastes. And this revolutionary receipt went down in history as “American Blend” and became the world standard for the whole tobacco industry. Reynolds staked on Camel having spent the lion's share of his advertising money on its campaign to introduce a new hero – ‘Old Joe’, an Arabian camel from the famous “Barnum and Bailey Circus”. Eventually Old Joe became the most popular animal ever. Reynolds is also the producer of Winston cigarettes.

The Best Cigarette Brands in The United States

In spite of their harmful nature and rising prices, the best cigarettes remain to be the most traded commodity in the world to date. It is considered one of the largest industries on the planet, with a global take of more than $400 billion. And combining all the sales in each country, it is said that approximately 1 trillion pieces are traded every year. The minimum acceptable age for smoking is 18 years old. But it is said that, under the guidance and approval of parents or legal guardians, minors may not be sanctioned when found guilty of this act. With this loophole in place and the weak implementation of rules, it is not surprising at all that kids as young as 10 are not afraid to engage in the habit. The Unites States so far has the highest rate of smokers, with the Kentucky, Indiana and Tennessee having the biggest slice of the pie. Here are the best cigarette brands that have been found to be most commonly smoked in the country, in particular order: