Village of Albion Opts for Tobacco-Free Policy

The village of Albion has announced the first tobacco free park and recreation policy in Orleans County. With the adoption of the policy on June 28 and the delivery of the signs by Virginia Cigarette Smoke Free NOW, residents will enjoy cleaner air and reduced litter while visiting any one of the five village parks, said Kevin Keenan, coordinator for the Smoke Free NOW program. Village trustees voted to pass the policy after John Grillo, chairman of the recreation committee, and other committee members unanimously recommended the initiative to the board at their bi-monthly meeting. Fred Miller, village trustee for the parks, praised the board’s decision. “Quitting smoking is the smartest thing I ever did,” said Miller, who kicked the habit in 1990. “I hope the adoption of the tobacco free parks initiative will inspire others to quit.” The tobacco free parks and playgrounds initiative is part of a campaign sponsored by the tobacco control prevention program of New York State. Smoke Free NOW continues to assist other municipalities throughout Genesee, Wyoming and Orleans counties to adopt similar policies.

Female Famous Smokers

This is a partial list of famous people, for whom smoking is clearly a recognized part of their public image, or who are known for some unusual aspect of smoking. Smoking is a part of history, of culture and life. This was and is one of most practiced way of expressing self personality. Lightening of tobacco always gain a high demand in art and cinematography, but not only. It is smoked in movies, it is smoked on theatre’ stages, because this occupation express that what cannot be said in words. Imagine how will look Casablanca if there wouldn’t be smoke. Same is for Scarlet and other great films. Identical situation is for theatres.

For many personalities smoking became a self expression of persona. List of renowned personalities who smoke is very large. Tobacco was used by people of different professions: beginning with singers, designers, actors, authors, scientists, writers, politicians and others.

Lucille Ball - Her image was used to advertise Philip Morris cigarettes from the 1950s until the 1970s. She was an American comedienne, film, television, stage and radio actress, model, film and television executive, and star of the sitcoms I Love Lucy, The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour, The Lucy Show and Here’s Lucy. One of the most popular and influential stars in America during her lifetime, with one of Hollywood’s longest careers, especially on television, Ball was acting in the 1930s, becoming a B-movie star in the 1940s and a television star in the 1950s. She was still making films in the 1960s and 1970s. She was a radio actress during the 1940s, as well.

Drew Barrymore of the famous Barrymore family smokes Marlboro Reds, about 2-3 packs a day. She started smoking cigarettes at age 9 1/2. Barrymore was named Ambassador Against Hunger for the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). Since then, she has donate dover $1 million to the program. In 2007, she became both CoverGirl’s newest model and spokeswoman for the cosmetic and the face for Gucci’s newest jewelry line.

Bette Davis – American film actress who was never without a cigarette. She starred in Now, Voyager (1942), which has the famous scene in which Paul Henreid places two cigarettes in his mouth, lights them, and then passes one to Bette Davis. She was an American actress of film, television and theatre. Noted for her willingness to play unsympathetic characters, she was highly regarded for her performances in a range of film genres; from contemporary crime melodramas to historical and period films and occasional comedies, though her greatest successes were her roles in romantic dramas.

Kate Moss - Model; smokes four packs of Marlboro Lights per day and has been smoking cigarettes since the age of 12. She is an English model. She went to Riddlesdown high school. She has appeared on over 300 magazine covers. She is known for her waifish figure, uncommonly short height for a fashion model, and appearances in many advertising campaigns. She is also notorious for her high-profile relationships and party lifestyle. In 2007, she came 2nd on the Forbes top-earning models list, estimated to have earned $9 million in one year.

And this can be completed with other personality’s names that used to smoke as expression of personal style and nature. In the end can be concluded that cigarette and art are two things that always time together and complete each other.

Citizens urge efficacious implementation of anti-tobacco laws

ISLAMABAD - Citizens stressed the need for efficacious implementation of tobacco control laws across the country and to curtail the sale of smuggled and non-compliant tobacco products.
They also asked the authorities to make a proper strategy to prevent sale of tobacco to minors.
Expressing dismay over the flagrant disregard of anti-tobacco laws, citizens said effective implementation of regulations will only serve the purpose of tobacco control.
They said sincere efforts were needed, as smoking in public spaces, tobacco advertising and promotion, availability of duty-evaded and attractive looking smuggled brands in the market were still widespread.
According to available data, more than 15 billion smuggled cigarettes are sold annually in the country.

Cigarette smoking is injurious to health

Statutory Warning: Cigarette smoking is injurious to health. This is not the first time we are reading this and definitely not the last time either. Cigarettes are very simple in their making, tobacco folded between a piece of paper that produces a smoke when it burns. However, it has very complex outcomes on consumption. Tobacco smoke contains alarmingly high concentrations of carcinogens (substances that are directly involved in causing cancer). Interestingly though what makes cigarettes so addictive is nicotine – an ingredient of tobacco which makes up around 0.6-3% of its dry weight. Nicotine is a substance that raises levels of nervous activity in the body, which is the main factor responsible for the addictive properties of tobacco smoking. Nicotine is not regarded as a carcinogen, it’s primarily because of tar, smoke particles and other chemicals present in the smoke of traditional cigarettes that they bear extremely high economic costs.

Whiff of desperation as tobacco lobby loses its puff over packaging

Australia's historic plain packaging became law on December 1, with the quinella seeing us graduate to also have the world's largest graphic health warnings. Sixty-four nations have now made the unforgettable pictures law and six (New Zealand, Britain, France, Norway, Turkey and India) are already showing strong interest in following our lead on plain packs.

The bad news about smoking and disease trickled in from the first decades of last century. With three major studies on smoking and lung cancer published in the early 1950s, in 1957, Australia's National Health and Medical Research Council wrote to the minister for health urging that the government should "warn non-smokers against acquiring the habit of smoking".
But in the face of industry opposition, it would take another 16 years before the first timid warning appeared in tiny lettering at the base of Australian packs. Since then, there have been four further generations of warnings, culminating with plain packaging in 2012.