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[Australia] Cigarette prices to rise on navy ships

SAILORS won't be able to buy cheap cigarettes on Royal Australian Navy (RAN) ships next year. Navy chief Ray Griggs says the practice of making cheap tobacco products readily available to sailors is no longer in line with broader community expectations.
AAP (Australian Associated Press) (au)
added Oct 15, 2012 09:20
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Veterans That Smoke Are At A Higher Risk Of Alcohol Abuse Relapse

New research verifies previous studies by Dr. Timothy Durazzo and his colleagues, showing that smoking, while trying to quit drinking alcohol, impairs learning, memory, and other cognitive skills, hindering successful sobriety.
Medical News TODAY(UK)
added Oct 13, 2012 16:28
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Veterans are at higher risk of alcohol abuse relapse due to smoking

In a new study published in Frontiers, Dr Timothy Durazzo and colleagues from the San Francisco VA Medical Center and University of California, San Francisco, expand upon their decade of research showing that smoking while kicking the alcohol habit impai
EurekAlert
added Oct 12, 2012 15:57
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[Arizona] Local cigar shop to host car show, fundraiser for soldiers next month

Cigars for Soldiers works directly with Tinder Box Ahwatukee to send troops boxes of cigars. For the first fundraiser, a variety of cigars were sent to soldiers in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Ahwatukee Foothills (AZ) News
added Oct 9, 2012 01:45
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[Minnesota] TOTH: We seem to have adjusted to smoking ban

Is it right to tell business owners they can’t allow smoking? We can debate that until the cows come home. But after five years it appears Minnesotans are comfortable with the ban, and the healthier atmosphere it has produced. I know I like it.
Mille Lacs County (MN) Times
added Oct 7, 2012 12:23
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Navy urges better nutrition and less smoking

U.S. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin and top Navy and Marine Corps leaders came to Norfolk Naval Station on Tuesday to announce the initiative, which promotes healthy life choices through educational videos, brochures and seminars. The program was model
Norfolk (VA) Virginian-Pilot
added Oct 3, 2012 07:42
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[UK] RAF cigarette smuggler Paul Garbutt told to pay back £80k

A former RAF senior aircraftman from Teesside jailed for his part in a cigarette smuggling operation has been ordered to pay back £80,000.
BBC Online
added Sep 12, 2012 11:33
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[Indiana] Legion seeks injunction in smoking-ban dispute

A federal judge will hear arguments on whether to grant an injunction against Indiana's smoking ban. Filed Monday in U.S. District Court, Chief Judge Philip P. Simon ordered a hearing for later this month in the lawsuit filed by American Legion Post 243
Fort Wayne (IN) Journal-Gazette
added Sep 11, 2012 18:24
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Menthol cigarette pricing at military and community retail outlets in the United States

Our findings demonstrate that menthol cigarettes are substantially discounted on military installations, in a manner similar to other cigarette prices, and that DoD Instruction 1330.09 is not enforced.
BioMed Central (uk)
added Sep 5, 2012 14:20
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Evaluating the effectiveness of the US Navy and Marine Corps Tobacco Policy: an assessment of secondhand smoke exposure in US Navy submariners -- Yarnall et al. -- Tobacco Control

This study provides evidence that non-tobacco using submariners were exposed to SHS. Exposure was seen in all submarine classes and was not limited to personnel working in proximity to the smoking area. The existing policy was inadequate to protect non-sm
Tobacco Control
added Aug 8, 2012 11:58
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