New Electronic Cigarette Supplier Set to Grow

In 2003 Hon Lik developed the 1st electronic gasper as a clean alternate to normal smoking strategies. E-cigarettes emit an aerosol cover that is designed to match the personalty and feelings of smoking, and is promoted as a smoking replacement gadget. These devices, including electronic cigars cater a cleaner alternative option to filtered cigarettes by getting rid of the cancer agents, tar, and chemicals that are indrawn by smokers. An electronic ciggie functions by vaporizing a propylene glyco, or glycerine based liquid in order discharge the vapour that's breathed. They basically work in a fairly similar way a humidifier does, in the sense that there is no combustion needed to supply the mist that it emits. The most sensible use for an e-cigarette is as a smoking termination machine. They are designed to cut down a smoker's intake of filtered cigarettes by replacing them with a safer alternative. The experience of an electronic cig is supposed to mirror the feeling of smoking, and does so with less effects than are found in filtered cigarettes.

Tobacco Tax Windfall Should Help Smokers

The Opposition Liberals say revenue generated from the Alward government's hike in the tobacco tax should go towards the cost of a smoking cessation program for New Brunswickers addicted to nicotine. In its reply Friday to the Speech from the Throne, the Liberals also called on the government to immediately reverse its decision to delay a hike in the minimum wage, abandon any plans to introduce a two-tiered wage system, and publicly disclose what cuts it is considering in the upcoming budget. Interim Liberal Leader Victor Boudreau used his speech response in the Legislature to ask the Tories to support proposals the Liberals plan to present in the upcoming session. That includes spending the extra $25 million in new revenue the Alward government found earlier this year by increasing the tobacco tax by 45 per cent.

Essex MP Denies Tobacco Companies link in Smoking Vote

TORY MP Stephen Metcalfe has denied allegations he deliberately voted against a ban on smoking in cars after accepting hospitality from a tobacco company. The south Basildon and East Thurrock MP was one of seven MPs to accept tickets from Japan Tobacco International to the Chelsea Flower Show, in May. Mr Metcalfe attended the event with his wife and the tickets, paid for by the company, which produces Silk Cut and Camel cigarettes as well as other brands, cost £1,132 per couple. Weeks later, Mr Metcalfe voted against a Private Member’s Bill in Parliament, which called for smoking in cars to be outlawed. Now the MP behind the Bill – Labour’s Alex Cunningham – is demanding an investigation by John Lyon, the Parliamentary Standards Commissioner.

Online E-Cigarette Trade Regulation

Yet again the INTERNET has undermined the best intentions of legislators. While smokeless e-cigarettes are banned in Australia, they are increasingly available online. The question legislators are facing is not how to police the life-threatening habit of smoking, but how to write laws that effectively deal with online cigarettes trade that frustrates their attempts to regulate. It's not the first time, and presumably it's far from being the last occasion, when the internet has caught the establishment off guard. Already this year the Sunday Canberra Times has revealed that synthetic drugs sold over the Internet, while illegal in some places, were being consumed legally in the ACT because authorities were wrong-footed by the variety of drugs that could be bought online.

Delco Tobacco-Free Coalition Supports Great American Smokeout

The Delaware County Tobacco-Free Coalition invites you to Iron Hill Brewery in Media to support the 36th Great American Smokeout (GASO) on Wednesday, Nov. 16. GASO is an annual national event encouraging Americans to stop discount Avalon cigarette smoking. The coalition is hosting a fundraising event at Iron Hill; with a GIVE 20 percent coupon, Iron Hill will donate 20 percent of your food bill (excluding alcoholic beverages) to the coalition, to help make the environment tobacco and smoke-free. Iron Hill Brewery is joined by other local supporters of the Delaware County Tobacco-Free Coalition. Fellini's Cafe and Ariano's in Media have both donated $50 gift cards for their restaurants that the coalition is currently raffling off. You can enter the raffle by donating $1 for one raffle ticket or $5 for six raffle tickets.

Gov’t to Penalize Smokers

Starting January next year, smokers will be penalized once caught smoking within the Quezon City Hall compound. City Health Officer Dr. Antonieta Inumerable disclosed that violators of the city’s ban on smoking within the city hall compound will be issued citation tickets. “By 2012, there will be strict enforcement of the provisions of Republic Act 9211 otherwise known as Tobacco Regulation Act of 2003 and Civil Service Circular No. 17 and SP-1515 at the QC Hall complex,” said Inumerable. To date, Inumerable said, the QC smoke-free task force, is now in the process of completing the final draft of the violation citation tickets that will be issued. Mayor Herbert Bautista formed the group tasked to strictly enforce the city’s no-smoking policy.

Smoking Issue Resolved at Meeting

A handful of Carriage Drive residents met with Raleigh General Hospital CEO Alan Peters and Director of Marketing Kevin McGraw on Tuesday for a brainstorming session to address the public safety issue of Viceroy smokers loitering in the roadway. The situation has been a problem since the hospital campus went smoke-free two years ago, but RGH officials hope it is now a thing of the past as the meeting produced a solution that all parties can be happy with, McGraw explained. “We had a good meeting. The group came by, and we walked the property, and we feel we have found a workable solution to address the safety issue and keep people out of the streets,” he said. “The plan is to get a contractor in to look at a specific area that would allow us to cut out a pad and put a retaining wall in there that will remove the folks who choose to use tobacco off of the street.”

New Anti-Smoking Campaign Encourages Tobacco Use

A cancer center in Kentucky, the state that leads the nation in smoking, is promoting a quit-smoking campaign that encourages people to opt for a smokeless pinch between gum and cheek, the Associated Press reports. The campaign runs counter to the public health community position that there is no safe way to use tobacco. But the James Graham Brown Cancer Center and the University of Louisville say their "Switch and Quit" campaign makes sense because famous smokers who switch to smokeless tobacco are more likely to stay off cigarettes than those who use a nicotine patches or other methods. The effort targets Owensboro and the surrounding area, where about 3 million cigarettes are consumed a week, the AP says. That amounts to well over a pack for every man, woman and child.