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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 Zealand] Funding cuts stall smoking progress

Anti-smoking group ASH is blaming government spending cuts in tobacco control and inadequate tax increases for a disappointing result in its latest youth smoking survey. It found 4.1 percent of year 10 students smoked every day in 2012, the same as the
Waatea News (nz)
added Apr 10, 2013 14:47
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Will Russia's new law reduce smoking or not?

Most Russians oppose a total ban on smoking in public places, but smokers will have less than a year left to adjust to the new rules or kick the habit altogether.
Russia Beyond The Headlines (Rossiyskaya gazeta) (ru)
added Apr 10, 2013 09:06
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[UK] ‘Vaping’ profiles and preferences: an online survey of electronic cigarette users

E-cigarettes are used primarily for smoking cessation, but for a longer duration than nicotine replacement therapy, and users believe them to be safer than smoking.
Addiction
added Apr 8, 2013 10:46
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[UK] Tobacco products display ban helped smokers quit, poll finds

One in four young people who gave up smoking last year said the ban on displaying tobacco products in large shops helped them quit, a survey has found.
London 24 (uk)
added Apr 5, 2013 11:08
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[UK] E-cigarettes primarily used to quit tobacco: study

a new survey finds people who use the devices think of them as a safer alternative to tobacco and a means to break the smoking habit. Researchers from the UK surveyed about 1,400 e-cigarette users on the Internet, 76 percent of whom said they started us
Reuters
added Apr 5, 2013 11:03
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Most Doctors Don't Help Lung Cancer Patients Quit Smoking: Survey

A survey conducted by the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) revealed many doctors do not feel prepared to effectively help their cancer patients stop smoking.
HealthDay [HealthScout]
added Apr 4, 2013 06:43
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How should times dictate smoking fight? Your Say Interactive

As attitudes toward smoking have shifted (see graphic above), methods for curbing the habit, it seems, have gotten more drastic.
USA Today
added Apr 3, 2013 03:27
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Fewer troops smoking, drinking, using drugs

In a recent survey, 24 percent of all troops said they smoke, 12.8 percent reported smokeless tobacco use ... A new worldwide survey of active-duty troops shows that they are engaging in harmful behaviors less than they did in 2008, with incidents of b
Army Times
added Apr 2, 2013 19:53
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