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[Ohio] Hiring a smoker costs a boss an extra $6,000 a year, study finds

Each worker who smokes costs his or her employer about $6,000 more a year than a nonsmoker, according to a new study. Researchers looked at the costs associated with smoke breaks on company time, reduced productivity because of nicotine addiction, ex
Columbus (OH) Dispatch
added Jun 4, 2013 22:29
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[Ohio] Vapor tales: Advocates say e-cigarettes help them quit

Health officials aren’t so sure about testimonies
Toledo (OH) Blade
added May 13, 2013 03:02
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[North Carolina, Ohio] Top tobacco executives set to meet with FLOC

Top executives for tobacco giant Reynolds American Inc. have agreed to resume discussions with the Toledo-based Farm Labor Organizing Committee about ways to address alleged farm-worker abuses.
Toledo (OH) Blade
added May 11, 2013 13:55
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[Ohio] MetroHealth joins Cleveland Clinic and University Hospitals with policy to not hire tobacco users

"Other health systems and major employers have been moving in this direction, and it was time for us to do the same," Lewis said. The administration made the decision to adopt the policy with the understanding of the board of directors. New hires -- abou
Cleveland (OH) Plain Dealer
added Apr 30, 2013 14:23
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[Ohio] Scioto Downs OK with use of e-cigarettes

The ban on electronic cigarettes at Scioto Downs Racetrack & Casino has gone up in smoke, and the devices are permitted, casino officials say. That means four of the state’s six major gambling venues allow the use of e-cigarettes.
Columbus (OH) Dispatch
added Apr 30, 2013 12:20
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[Ohio] Alternative tobacco use up in teenagers

Instead of smoking cigarettes, some students are chewing tobacco, or smoking cigars or flavored tobacco from a hookah, according to the American Lung Association in Ohio. But these students who are expanding their tobacco use aren't just high school stu
Willoughby (OH) News-Herald
added Apr 29, 2013 14:34
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[Ohio] Casinos split on electronic cigarettes

Patrons wanting to use electronic cigarettes at Ohio's casinos where smoking tobacco is prohibited are out of luck at three casinos in the state, although others are allowing them.
AP - Associated Press
added Apr 28, 2013 18:51
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[Ohio] Blue Ash initiates process to regulate smoking in public

Council voted unanimously to approve a motion giving City Manager David Waltz to establish rules prohibiting smoking at city events and public facilities, but specifics have yet to be announced. "I'm proud that every time I go into work at General Elect
Cincinnati (OH) Enquirer
added Apr 27, 2013 13:06
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E-cigarette users out of luck in Ohio’s casinos

three of the state’s six casinos — Hollywood Casino Columbus, Scioto Downs Casino & Racetrack, and Hollywood Casino Toledo — have banned the devices. ... including Nationwide Arena, the Schottenstein Center, the Greater Columbus Convention Center, Crew St
Columbus (OH) Dispatch
added Apr 27, 2013 12:24
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[Ohio] Police: 87-year-old woman hospitalized after smoking accident

An 87-year-old woman was rushed to Springfield Regional Medical Center Sunday morning after she was badly burned in her Chestnut Avenue residence, according to police.
WHIO-TV Channel 7 (Dayton, OH)
added Apr 23, 2013 14:45
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