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		<title>Neurodevelopment of Infants Born to Mothers Who Smoke</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2011/08/24/infant-neurodevelopment/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2011/08/24/infant-neurodevelopment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 22:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sanbreck</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Research statistics gathered by a study lead by Professor George Wehby of the University of Iowa&#8217;s College of Public Health have revealed startling evidence about the neurodevelopment of babies of mothers that smoke during pregnancy, and these facts are much worse than expected. The study&#8217;s female participants were from health clinics in the countries of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Minnesota is Kicking Butt!</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2011/01/24/minnesota-is-kicking-butt/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2011/01/24/minnesota-is-kicking-butt/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2011 03:23:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sanbreck</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[In the News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[30 year smoking study]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[smoking statistics]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[university of minnesota]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There’s some great news to share from the anti-smoking front: more people are quitting and fewer people are starting. In a recent presentation to the American Heart Association, researchers unveiled these positive findings. Where there is still work to be done, the numbers are quite promising. The Thirty Year Smoking Study University of Minnesota researchers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Smoking Bans &#8211; Smokers Not Hire Ready</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2010/05/18/smoking-bans-smokers-not-hire-ready/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2010/05/18/smoking-bans-smokers-not-hire-ready/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 04:53:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>yvonne_debellotte</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tobacco Regulation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[carcinogen agents in tobacco]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Employers are using smoking vs. non-smoking as one of the criteria to hire employees. Whether a person smokes or not could be a deciding factor even before you have been E-Verified. For smokers looking for gainful employment, their addiction makes the possibilities even harder than they may realize. Fair Debate for Smokers and Non-Smokers Smokers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Zealand, Clearly Becoming Smoke-Free</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2010/04/28/new-zealand-moving-toward-smoke-free/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2010/04/28/new-zealand-moving-toward-smoke-free/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 11:20:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>yvonne_debellotte</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tobacco Regulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[new zealand smoking bans]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/?p=2801</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you want to stop smoking then pack your bag and fly over to New Zealand. While you are there New Zealand tobacco regulatory agencies will offer you the facts on smoking dangers and by 2017 you may have to leave the country to buy tobacco products. New Zealand is one of the many countries [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Smoking Related Fires: Unattended Smoking Materials Attribute to Natural Disasters, Civilian Deaths, and Injury Each Year</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2010/04/13/smoking-natural-disaster-statistics/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2010/04/13/smoking-natural-disaster-statistics/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 11:09:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>yvonne_debellotte</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[In the News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cigarette facts]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/?p=2799</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Smoking does not just cause health problems. There are other cigarette dangers that go beyond the the obvious. They are a known fire hazard as well. Fires caused by cigarette smoking are disastrous because an unattended cigarette can destroy an unknown number of lives directly and indirectly &#8230; and in an instant. Statistics on Fires [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Way to Go California &#8211; 1 800 No Butts at Your Service</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2009/04/09/1-800-no-butts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2009/04/09/1-800-no-butts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 08:38:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sanbreck</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/?p=2317</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[California&#8217;s Example Provides Encouragement that Smokers Can Stop Today in the LA Times, it was reported that the use of cigarettes in California is steadily declining. Smoking statistics for adults have dropped since California passed a twenty-five cent tax on each pack of cigarettes. Cigarette Taxes Encourage Quitting Smoking The decline of adult smokers in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Small Changes Can Help Prevent Cancer</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2008/08/25/small-changes-can-help-prevent-cancer/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2008/08/25/small-changes-can-help-prevent-cancer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:28:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CiglessBot</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Smoking and Cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[american cancer society]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/?p=821</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Making small changes could make a big difference in preventing cancer. Avoid preventable risk factors by incorporating these guidelines into of your lifestyle. Three choices can make a vast difference in increasing your odds for staying healthy and keeping yourself in check. Don&#8217;t Smoke Tobacco Smoking damages nearly every organ in the human body, is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Sooner You Quit Smoking, the Better Your Chances of Recovery</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2008/07/08/the-sooner-you-quit-the-better-it-is/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2008/07/08/the-sooner-you-quit-the-better-it-is/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 11:29:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CiglessBot</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Smoking Related Diseases]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[harvard school of public health]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/?p=802</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Studies suggest that ex-smokers may face increased health risks from cigarettes for years to come. Some of the damage that cigarettes inflict on the body subsides quickly, halving the risk of heart disease and stroke within five years after a smoker quits. But the effect of smoking on risks of cancer and other diseases can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Statistics Reveal Smoking&#8217;s Hidden Death Toll</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2008/06/23/smokings-hidden-death-toll-revealed/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2008/06/23/smokings-hidden-death-toll-revealed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 02:09:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kabuki</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Smoking Related Diseases]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[anti-smoking campaign]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[leukaemia in smokers]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/?p=793</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Smoking causes hundreds of thousands more deaths each year than previously thought, dramatic scientific research has revealed. A study, led by experts in Glasgow, showed heightened chances of dying from cancers of the colon, rectum and prostate, as well as from lymphatic leukaemia. These illnesses cause 930,000 deaths worldwide each year, in addition to more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Bachelor&#8217;s Degree for Quitting Smoking?</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2008/05/19/a-bachelors-degree-for-quitting-smoking/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2008/05/19/a-bachelors-degree-for-quitting-smoking/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 02:29:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kabuki</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Smoking Research]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/?p=780</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For Nora King, a former chain-smoker with a master&#8217;s degree, it was neither a harrowing visit to her doctor nor a disturbing news article on the latest findings about the damage of cigarettes that caused her to put down her smokes once and for all. It was a television commercial she saw a year ago [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Susan DeWitt &#8211; This Video Will Break Your Heart&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2008/05/18/susan-dewitt-this-video-will-break-your-heart/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2008/05/18/susan-dewitt-this-video-will-break-your-heart/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 May 2008 13:05:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>robbster</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Smoking and Cancer]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/?p=779</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Please quit smoking while you still have the choice. Watch this musical tribute of Susan DeWitt&#8217;s struggle with cancer caused from smoking. This will touch your heart, and offer great motivation for anyone wanting to quit. The video points out smoking statistics and touching moments that make you think twice about lighting up:]]></description>
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		<title>Smoking Reversible?</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2008/05/14/smoking-reversible/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2008/05/14/smoking-reversible/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 18:29:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kabuki</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Nicotine Addiciton Dependence]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/?p=775</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Risk of death from tobacco related diseases or various forms of cancer declines dramatically five years after kicking the habit. Women who quit smoking reduce their risk of dying from heart disease and tobacco-related cancers. Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health analyzed data on 105,000 women over 24 years, taken from the Nurses’ [...]]]></description>
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		<title>One Million Deaths by Tobacco in India!</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2008/05/10/one-million-deaths-by-tobacco-in-india/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2008/05/10/one-million-deaths-by-tobacco-in-india/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 13:13:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CiglessBot</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Nicotine Addiciton Dependence]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/?p=770</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Video of a study of smoking statistics in India. Shocking to learn how many individuals, actually one in twenty, will die from tobacco addiction. Smoking one to seven cigarettes a day takes years of your life. India has ten times more deaths than in more developed countries. The only strategy to change this situation is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>China Moves Toward Smoke-Free Olympics</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2008/05/01/china-moves-towards-smoke-free-olympics/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2008/05/01/china-moves-towards-smoke-free-olympics/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 20:04:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CiglessBot</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[dangers of smoking]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/?p=767</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Watch this short video about Chinese cigarette smokers and how the Chinese medical clinics for smokers are not a priority. Even the most educated of Chinese don&#8217;t know about the dangers of smoking and the government is facing a huge health crisis. It is very difficult to find a non-smoking restaurant when going out to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Toddlers Most Affected by Second Hand Smoke</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2008/04/24/toddlers-most-affected/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 04:52:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kabuki</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Second hand smoke in the home appears to induce markers for heart disease as early as the toddler years. Researchers reported this news at the American Heart Association 48th Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention in March. It has long been known that many forms of cardiovascular disease in adults are initiated and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chantix Questions Illuminate Hold of Cigarettes on Mind</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2008/02/20/chantix-questions-illuminate/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2008/02/20/chantix-questions-illuminate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 06:22:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CiglessBot</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The mentally ill consume 45% of the cigarettes smoked in America these days, the WSJ reports. A striking figure in its own right, the number takes on new significance amid reports of psychological troubles associated with Pfizer’s anti-smoking drug Chantix. Nicotine increases the level of dopamine in the brain’s reward center — a powerfully addictive [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Virginia No. 32 in Anti-Smoking Spending for Minors</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/12/14/virginia-no-32-in-anti-smoking-spending-for-minors/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/12/14/virginia-no-32-in-anti-smoking-spending-for-minors/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2007 12:53:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CiglessBot</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Richmond, Va. &#8211; A national study by an anti-smoking group says Virginia continues to lag behind in the amount of money spent on anti-smoking campaigns for minors. The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids reports that in the last fiscal year, Virginia spent $14.5 million on anti-smoking campaigns for youths. That&#8217;s less than half of what it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medicaid Could Save $10 Billion Over 5 Years if Recipients Quit Smoking, Study Says</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/12/02/medicaid-could-save-10-billion-over-5-years-if-recipients-quit-smoking-study-says/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/12/02/medicaid-could-save-10-billion-over-5-years-if-recipients-quit-smoking-study-says/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Dec 2007 20:52:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CiglessBot</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With all the news about government spending on unnecessary items comes news that spending on a program that helps reduce medicaid expenses would be a wise decision. America&#8217;s Medicaid system could spend $10 billion less in costs for its patients&#8217; care over the next five years if they were to stop smoking, according to a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tobacco Deaths a Third World Plague</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/11/10/tobacco-deaths-a-third-world-plague/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/11/10/tobacco-deaths-a-third-world-plague/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Nov 2007 01:50:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CiglessBot</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Facts tell us tobacco deaths on the rise and increasing in many countries. Judith Longstaff Mackay, a senior policy adviser to the World Health Organisation, said cigarette markets were shrinking in advanced economies, but growing in developing states. Tobacco-related deaths are expected to double to 10 million a year by 2030, with most fatalities in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Taking Play Seriously: Low-Level Smoking Among College Students</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/11/09/taking-play-seriously-low-level-smoking-among-college-students/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/11/09/taking-play-seriously-low-level-smoking-among-college-students/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2007 21:58:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>robbster</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cigarettes have been socially engineered to become potent symbols. Therefore, they need to be understood as cultural products invested with cognitive and emotional salience as well as nicotine delivery devices engineered to create a population of dependent users. In this paper, we look at the symbolism of cigarettes, but unlike many researchers examining this topic, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tobacco Industry Puts Profits Before Kids in Defeating Oregon Ballot Initiative</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/11/07/tobacco-industry-puts-profits-before-kids-in-defeating-oregon-ballot-initiative/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/11/07/tobacco-industry-puts-profits-before-kids-in-defeating-oregon-ballot-initiative/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2007 15:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>robbster</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Statement of William V. Corr, Executive Director, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids Tobacco or Kids? Who has values? Washington, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ &#8212; By telling $12 million worth of lies, the Philip Morris and R.J. Reynolds tobacco companies have again protected their profits at the expense of children. By defeating a ballot initiative to increase Oregon&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reynolds American Adds $304,000 to Fight Oregon Measure 50</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/10/24/reynolds-american-adds-304000-to-fight-oregon-measure-50/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/10/24/reynolds-american-adds-304000-to-fight-oregon-measure-50/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2007 01:19:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>robbster</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dave Hogan from The Oregonian reported today that: Reynolds American, the makers of Camel cigarettes, has contributed another $304,000 to the record-setting campaign against Measure 50, which would raise Oregon&#8217;s cigarette tax by 85 cents a pack.&#8221; Reynolds, based in Winston-Salem, N.C., has now contributed $4.6 million to the Oregonians Against The Blank Check campaign [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Smoking Kills Millions Of People Around The World</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/10/14/smoking-kills-millions-of-people-around-the-world/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/10/14/smoking-kills-millions-of-people-around-the-world/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Oct 2007 11:57:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CiglessBot</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not Succeeding is a failure only if you do not try to quit smoking again. Results from the World Health Organisation (WHO) show that currently there are 1.3 billion smokers in the world. The same data show that every 8 seconds somewhere in the world one person dies from the consequences of smoking. Smoking is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Global Cancer Deaths to Hit 17 Million in 2030</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/10/06/global-cancer-deaths-to-hit-17-million-in-2030/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/10/06/global-cancer-deaths-to-hit-17-million-in-2030/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Oct 2007 13:27:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CiglessBot</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Barcelona &#8211; Cancer deaths will more than double to 17 million people each year in 2030 with poor countries shouldering the heaviest burden from the disease, the head of the UN&#8217;s cancer agency said on Monday. An aging population will bump up cancer rates worldwide in the coming years, especially in developing countries where the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Effects of the World&#8217;s Growing Number of Smokers</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/10/05/the-worlds-growing-number-of-smokers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/10/05/the-worlds-growing-number-of-smokers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2007 19:24:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CiglessBot</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The past decade has seen a remarkable shift in the way Americans view cigarette smoking. Since the massive tobacco litigation settlements began in 1997, the federal government has phased out support for tobacco farming, states and cities have enacted public smoking restrictions, and the number of smokers has steadily declined. Meanwhile, the tobacco industry&#8217;s manipulative [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Long After You Quit Smoking Does Healing Begin?</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/09/29/how-long-after-you-quit-smoking-does-healing-begin/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/09/29/how-long-after-you-quit-smoking-does-healing-begin/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Sep 2007 18:39:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CiglessBot</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Healing from the effects of smoking is possible, but it does take time. The following is a guideline to give you an idea how your immune system kicks in to clear the effects of smoking from your system and promote healing. We know it is wise to give your system additional nutritional support when smoking, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Risks Related to Secondhand Smoke (SHS)</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/09/26/todays-thoughts-9262007/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/09/26/todays-thoughts-9262007/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2007 02:01:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>robbster</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Secondhand smoke (SHS) causes premature disease and death in nonsmokers, including heart disease and lung cancer. The Surgeon General has concluded that no risk-free level of SHS exposure exists; the only way to fully protect nonsmokers is to completely eliminate smoking in indoor spaces. Studies have determined that levels of airborne particulate matter in restaurants, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems Teleconference Notes</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/09/23/national-association-of-psychiatric-health-systems-teleconference-notes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/09/23/national-association-of-psychiatric-health-systems-teleconference-notes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Sep 2007 15:29:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/09/23/national-association-of-psychiatric-health-systems-teleconference-notes/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The following information is a the Position Statement on Smoking Policy and Treatment at State Operated Psychiatric Hospitals. Silently and insidiously tobacco sales and tobacco smoking became an accepted way of life not only in our society, but also in our public mental health treatment facilities. Revenue from sales of tobacco provides discretionary income for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Secret Smoker</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/09/22/the-secret-smoker/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Sep 2007 01:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/09/22/the-secret-smoker/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[He would, he says, never cheat on his wife. But each time he smokes a Camel Light, it feels like an infidelity. He promised to quit before they married. He stubbed out his cigarette, washed his face with scented soap and for two months he abstained. He said his wedding vows, toasted her with champagne [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Maternal Smoking Increases Risk of Stillbirths</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/09/02/maternal-smoking-increases-stillbirths/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Sep 2007 12:43:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>robbster</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If all pregnant women in the United States stopped smoking, stillbirths would be reduced by 11 percent and newborn deaths would be reduced by 5 percent. This smoking statistic is according to the U.S. Public Health Service. Cigarette smoking not only passes nicotine on to the growing fetus, it also prevents up to 25 percent [...]]]></description>
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