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[New Hampshire] Fire official: Patient found smoking with oxygen tank

Firefighters were called for a residential medical emergency Friday morning when they found their patient hooked up to an oxygen tank while smoking a cigarette, said Assistant Fire Chief Steve Achilles.
Portsmouth (NH) Herald
added Oct 12, 2012 16:08
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[New Hampshire] Researchers invent real time secondhand smoke sensor

The researchers expect to soon convert the prototype, which is smaller and lighter than a cellphone, into a wearable, affordable and reusable device that helps to enforce no smoking regulations and sheds light on the pervasiveness of secondhand smoke. Th
Medical Xpress (PhysOrg.com)
added Mar 20, 2013 00:45
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[New Hampshire] Are e-cigarettes blowing smoke?

"I've had mixed reviews on them, because they are not (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) approved and they are not regulated in any way," said Kate McNally, program coordinator for the Cheshire Coalition for Tobacco Free Communities. "The results people
Manchester (NH) Union-Leader
added Jan 4, 2013 03:19
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[New Hampshire] Why people fail to quit smoking

Dr. Charles Felton, a pulmonologist at Portsmouth Regional Hospital, said of the 70 percent who want to quit, 40 percent will actually try to do so. "Of that 40 percent not more than 5 percent are successful by themselves," he said.
Portsmouth (NH) Herald
added Jan 6, 2013 14:36
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[New Hampshire] VIDEO: Woman smoking while on oxygen causes fire

A woman suffered serious injuries after firefighters said oxygen caught fire while she was smoking in her second-floor apartment on Cartier Street in Manchester.
WMUR-TV Ch. 9 (Manchester, NH)
added Feb 19, 2013 12:34
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[New Hampshire] POLL: Should NH Raise Cigarette Taxes?

In her inaugural address last week, Gov. Maggie Hassan mentioned several things she hopes to get accomplished. One of those was eliminating the tax break on cigarettes implemented by the previously Republican-led House. Hassan said cutting the cigarette
Patch.org
added Jan 12, 2013 12:39
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[New Hampshire] Tobacco sales to NH youth increased 60 percent over 2011

Tobacco sales to youth in New Hampshire increased over the past year from 7.8 percent to 13.2 percent, nearly a 60 percent jump, according to a recent state compliance check of 291 retailers across the state.
Manchester (NH) Union-Leader
added Dec 20, 2012 15:06
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[New Hampshire] Clerk loses job over stand

Won’t take welfare card for cigarettes
Keene (NH) Sentinel
added Jun 30, 2012 05:34
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[New Hampshire] NH court reverses ruling in light cigarette case

The New Hampshire Supreme Court Tuesday reversed a class-action certification in a lawsuit filed by consumers who claim tobacco giant Philip Morris violated the state's Consumer Protection Act by falsely labeling a brand of cigarettes as ''Marlboro Light
AP - Associated Press
added Aug 21, 2012 21:13
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[New Hampshire] EDITORIAL: Soaking the poor: House tax hikes continue

Again, this comes just one week after the House voted to hit everyone with a $1 billion gas tax hike, which would hurt low-income drivers the most. If you smoke and drive and you voted for Democrats in November because you wanted to "soak the rich," the j
Manchester (NH) Union-Leader
added Mar 20, 2013 16:35
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