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Is It Okay to Fire People Who Smoke or Are Obese?

Tony Newman, AlterNet. August 18, 2009.
First the employers came for the smokers. Now they're talking about not hiring obese people. Your personal struggle or lifestyle choice may be next.

Gasp! New Study Reveals Mothers Drink Sometimes, and Other Scandals

Jill Filipovic, Feministe AlterNet: PEEK. June 23, 2009.
For all the focus on telling women to never ever drink or smoke because of the babies, there’s no similar admonishment made of men.

The Tobacco Industry's Secondhand Smoke Cover-Up

Anne Landman, PR Watch. January 15, 2009.
Researchers are still uncovering the shocking lengths to which the industry has gone to protect itself from smoking bans.

Cigarette Consumption Down 28 Percent in 10 Years

Marie Cocco, Washington Post Writers Group. November 25, 2008.
It's hard to believe that as recently as 2000, people could smoke on planes.

A Smarter Way to Deal with Pot Than Arresting 20 Million People

Paul Armentano, NORML. November 17, 2008.
If lawmakers really wanted to address marijuana use, they would regulate and tax pot like they do tobacco.

House Passes First-Ever Comprehensive Tobacco Regulation Bill

Marie Cocco, Washington Post Writers Group. August 18, 2008.
Smoking is an addiction, not a choice. The public has long known this. Finally, Congress is catching on.

Should Tobacco Companies Be Required to Reduce Their Number of Customers?

Stephen D. Sugarman, UC Berkeley School of Law. January 18, 2008.
It may be time to step outside of traditional public health strategy.

Living in Cairo Is the Same as Smoking a Pack a Day

Leslie-Ann Boctor, IPS News. October 23, 2007.
The average resident of Cairo ingests more than 20 times the acceptable level of air pollution a day, the same as a pack of cigarettes.

California Cities Vote on Smoking Ban in Apartments

Andrew Gumbel, The Independent UK. October 5, 2007.
Why the new measures have even some anti-smoking activists alarmed.

The World's Growing Number of Smokers

Bryan Farrell, In These Times. October 4, 2007.
Big Tobacco won't stop until it's infiltrated every possible market.

Smoke and Mirrors, Tobacco Industry Style

Philip Barron, AlterNet: PEEK. January 18, 2007.
Big Tobacco thinks an addiction worth inflicting is an addiction worth reinforcing.

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