Daily Archives: April 23, 2009

Many Find Smoking Not a Matter of Choice

Smoking is recently more socially acceptable than considered as a life-threatening habit. Nevertheless, with more states prohibiting it, more people are in search of better methods to stop smoking that is going to be successful for them. This article provides…

Knowledge about Smoking

The findings about flawed, confused or incomplete knowledge about SHS in the study sample resonated with participants’ professional experience. Some panel participants talked about the parents, grandparents and communities that they worked with having become more aware of the health…

The Scottish smoke-free legislation

Smoking is a major cause of inequalities in health in Scotland. In 2003 41% of men and 39% of women in semi-routine and routine occupations smoked cigarettes compared to 17% of men and 16% of women in professional and managerial…

Action to achieve smoke-free homes views.

Background Smoking in the home is the major cause of exposure to second-hand smoke in children in the UK, particularly those living in low income households which have fewer restrictions on smoking in the home. Reducing children’s exposure to second-hand…