Smoking Ban on Campus, Canada College

Starting today cigarette smokers at Cañada College will only be allowed to light up in parking lots. The old policy allowed students, faculty and staff to smoke Esse 20 feet from campus buildings. But students complained to college administrators about having to pass through a group of smokers, especially in front of Pony Espresso, according to Interior Design Program Coordinator Nancy Wolford, co-chair of a task force that examined the college's smoking policy.

Anti-Smoking Products Will be Distributed for Free

One million anti-smoking kits will be distributed free of charge at pharmacies and GP surgeries as part of a major New Year health drive.

They will include free nicotine replacement patches for the first time and will replace current NHS "quick kits" including details of helplines and motivational material.

Give Up Smoking with Nicotine Patches Help

A peak Australian HIV body has welcomed a Gillard Government decision to list nicotine patches on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). The National Association of People Living with HIV/AIDS (NAPWA) has welcomed the move which will significantly reduce the cost of giving up Glamour smoking for health care card holders.

NAPWA assistant director Sean Slavin told the Star Observer making nicotine patches more available was a helpful step towards reduce smoking rates among people living with HIV.

Anti-Smoking Rules Never End

The Bay of Plenty Health Board has launched a review of its staff smoking policies after a board member suggested it bolster them this week.

During the first meeting of the new board in Tauranga yesterday, member Yvonne Boyes asked how much further the health board could "strengthen" its smoking policies.

Smoking Cessation for Veterans

Smoking cessation treatment that is made part of mental-health care for veterans with post traumatic stress disorder improves quit rates, according to a Department of Veterans Affairsstudy published in the Dec. 8 Journal of the American Medical Association.

‘‘The smoking cessation techniques used in this new approach will give veterans an important step towards a better quality of life,” said Dr. Robert Petzel, the VA undersecretary for health.