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[UK] Motorists favour driving and smoking ban, says IAM

Fifty-six per cent of motorists think that smoking while driving should be banned, according to a recent survey by the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM). However, almost half of respondents (forty-five per cent) think that such a ban would be unenfor
PR Web
added Apr 16, 2013 03:20
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[Iowa] Big cigarette tax has some readers fuming mad

We asked the Pilot's Facebook readers for their opinion. The results: 68% - The cigarette tax is BAD government. 32% - The cigarette tax is GOOD government. A few examples of reader comments in favor of the tax:
Storm Lake (IA) Pilot Tribune
added Apr 16, 2013 01:34
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[Italy] 60% of Italian parents smoke in front of their kids

Six Italian parents in 10 smoke inside the house. And 48% of them make it even in front of children. All this despite the majority of mothers and fathers (3 out of 4) is aware of the fact that their bad habits can influence their children very much. Thes
West Journal - Welfare Society Territory (it)
added Apr 15, 2013 15:34
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[UK] Public 'do not trust tobacco industry'

More than 2,000 people took part in YouGov's latest poll on behalf of Cancer Research UK and 65 per cent of them said they distrusted the tobacco industry to present 'believable and independent arguments' when discussing ways to cut smoking.
NetDoctor.co.uk (uk)
added Apr 15, 2013 08:11
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[New York] NYC voters like cigarette display ban plan: Poll

- A new poll shows New Yorkers strongly support Mayor Michael Bloomberg's proposal to keep cigarettes out of sight in stores. Sixty-eight percent of city voters back the idea in a Quinnipiac (KWIHN'-uh-pee-ak) University poll released Thursday. Thirty p
Troy (NY) Record
added Apr 14, 2013 13:07
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[New York] Poll: Voters Like Bloomberg Cigarette Display Ban Plan

A new poll shows New Yorkers strongly support Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s proposal to keep cigarettes out of sight in stores. Sixty-eight percent of city voters back the idea in a Quinnipiac University poll released Thursday. Thirty percent oppose it.
Yeshiva World (blog)
added Apr 12, 2013 13:57
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'Third of South Africa smokes cigarettes'

The 2012 Health24 Great SA Smoking Survey, sponsored by pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, found that more than 50 percent of smokers puff between 11 and 30 cigarettes a day, and that about 33 percent of smokers started smoking at 15 and younger – too young to
The Independent Online (IOL) / The Post (za)
added Apr 12, 2013 13:32
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[UK] Public slams tobacco industry as untrustworthy

Almost two thirds (65 per cent) of the public distrust the tobacco industry to present believable and independent arguments about how to reduce smoking rates, according to new Cancer Research UK figures published today (Friday). And the new survey shows
Cancer Research UK (uk)
added Apr 12, 2013 13:07
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[New York] Poll Finds Mixture of Support and Opposition for Bloomberg's Plans

Sixty-eight percent of voters approved of the mayor’s cigarette proposal, which would make New York the first city in the country to require retailers to keep tobacco products hidden in an effort to discourage smoking.
New York Times Blogs
added Apr 18, 2013 13:34
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[UK] Electronic cigarettes 'help nine out of ten smokers quit tobacco completely'

They are so effective that more people give up their habit than intend to when they start using them. The findings contradict fears that the battery-powered devices would merely increase users’ intake of nicotine as they sought ways to sidestep smoking
Metro Café (uk)
added Apr 15, 2013 08:44
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