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[Pennsylvania] Editorial: As culture changes, Great American Smokeout still critical

Unfortunately sales of little cigars that contain many of the same cancer-causing substances as cigarettes increased 240 percent between 1997 and 2007. Because they can be candy or fruit-flavored and usually cost a lot less than cigarettes, little cigars
Delaware County (PA) Daily Times
added Nov 19, 2012 15:45
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[California] Smoking to be Stopped on Library Walk

Don’t be fooled by the lofty title, the annual Great American Smokeout doesn’t ask much of its participants. All you have to do is be a smoker and quit for one day. If you’re feeling virtuous, you can donate the money you would have spent on cigarettes t
The UCSD Guardian
added Oct 28, 2012 16:51
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[New Jersey] Cherry Hill Officials Tout Tobacco Ban's Benefits

A week after taking the first steps toward a ban on using any tobacco products on public property in Cherry Hill, township officials used the 37th annual Great American Smokeout to highlight the plan to get residents to butt out.
Patch.org
added Nov 17, 2012 19:19
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[New York] Tobacco-free life

Great American Smokeout goes online to help smokers quit
Albany (NY) Times-Union
added Nov 10, 2012 12:52
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Alabama's largest employer to stop hiring smokers, dippers and chewers

Starting July 1, 2013, all new hires at the University of Alabama Medical Center must be tobacco-free. The new policy announced Wednesday makes UAB the latest medical facility across the country on record refusing to hire tobacco users.
Examiner.com (National)
added Nov 21, 2012 11:34
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[West Virginia] Cancer advocates call for tobacco legislation

MARTINSBURG - The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, the advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society, recently marked the Great American Smokeout by calling on local lawmakers, city council, the mayor, the governor and all legislative r
Martinsburg (WV) Journal
added Nov 17, 2012 18:57
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Great American Smokeout Is Thursday

Anti-smoking advocates want to jump-start stalled momentum for quitting
HealthDay [HealthScout]
added Nov 15, 2012 22:16
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[California] Smokers to get lung screenings, "quit kits"

Contra Costa Health Services is gearing up to convince smokers to stub out their cigarettes for good next week during the American Cancer Society's 37th Annual "Great American Smokeout." Health Services will offer smokers "Quit Kits" at locations through
AP - Associated Press
added Nov 13, 2012 03:08
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[New York] Annual 'Great American Smokeout' is Nov. 15

Finger Lakes, N.Y. — Every year, on the third Thursday of November, the Great American Smokeout draws attention to the deaths and chronic diseases caused by smoking.
Canandaigua (NY) Daily Messenger Post
added Nov 9, 2012 18:31
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Find stories in the smoking economy ahead of the Great American Smokeout

The American Cancer Society’s Great American Smokeout is coming up on Nov. 15 and it’s an opportunity for you to check out the various ways smoking and related activities ripple throughout your area’s economy.
Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism
added Nov 8, 2012 13:02
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