Archive for August, 2006

French journo held for smoking in Chennai airport

A journalist with the French daily 'Le Monde' was detained after being allegedly roughed up by CISF personnel at the city airport for lighting a cigarette inside the premises in the wee hours of Wednesday. Continue

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Nicotine Withdrawal Occurs in Just 30 Minutes

Within about 30 minutes of a smoker's last cigarette, the first signs of nicotine withdrawal appear, a U.S. study finds. Continue

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Spanish Bars Fret Over New Smoking Law

MADRID, Spain (AP) - It's crunch time for many Spanish bars, restaurants and nightclubs, the hearths of national life: They must create sealed-off smoking areas or ban the butt altogether. Continue

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‘I’ll fight to the death for right to smoke’

The tobacco industry is "on top of things" when it comes to the government's proposed tougher anti-smoking legislation, according to the Democratic Alliance's former health spokesperson, Dianne Kohler-Barnard. Continue

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Drug Use, Smoking, Drinking among Young People, England 2005 – publication of full report

The 2005 survey showed that 22 per cent of 11-15 year-olds had drunk alcohol in the last week, 11 per cent had taken drugs in the last month and 9 per cent were regular smokers (smoke at least one cigarette a week). Continue

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