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Image Caption: This is an example of a health warning image placed on cigarette packages in Brazil. Credit: Ministerio da Saude
SMOKING AND YOUTH
Alberta Legislature: Cigarette Legislation To Reduce Smoking Rates Among Youth
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2012/11/19/alberta-smoking-legislation_n_2161387.html
Adolescents with low status among peers are more likely to become adult smokers
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-adolescents-status-peers-adult-smokers.html
NO SMOKING LAWS
30 of largest cities have comprehensive no-smoking laws, U.S. says
Two more tribes go tobacco-free in Southeast Alaska
Brazil Credits Strong Tobacco Control Policies For Saving More Than 400,000 Lives
http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1112727126/brazil-tobacco-control-policies-save-lives-110712/
Study: Gruesome cigarette-pack images sway smokers
SMOKING AND PREGNANCY
Yale study: Smoking while pregnant can affect child's reading comprehension
COPD AWARENESS
Family Health Matters: Breathe Easy -- What is COPD? How to prevent it, how to treat it
http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2012/nov/19/family-health-matters-breathe-easy----what-is-copd/
SMOKING CESSATION AND TECH
Cell phone messages may help smokers quit
http://www.chicagotribune.com/health/sns-rt-us-cellphone-smokersbre8ad13k-20121114,0,1004932.story
6 Online Tools to Help You Quit Smoking for Good
http://mashable.com/2012/11/15/quit-smoking-apps/
NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION
Quit smoking to save health, looks, money
http://www.hammondstar.com/articles/2012/11/15/opinion/editorials/8286.txt
ILLEGAL TOBACCO TRADE
Tobacco Firms Predict Sharp Increase in Illegal Cigarettes
http://www.nacsonline.com/NACS/News/Daily/Pages/ND1120125.aspx
SMOKING AROUND THE WORLD
Cash cuts increase smoking death risk for world's poor, study says
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-cash-death-world-poor.html
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