Smoke-Free City, Himachal Chewing Tobacco Banned

Gutka, Kheni and other tobacco products vanished from the shops in Himachal Pradesh as the ban on these goods came into force in the state today. A complete ban had been imposed on sale, manufacture, storage and distribution of tobacco products like Gutka, Kheni and Pan Masala in the state from Gandhi Jayanti, an official spokesman said. “A large number of customers are asking for Gutka whose sale has been banned now,” said a shop owner on the Mall Road here. The state government had taken the decision to ban Gutka and other tobacco products on July 13 this year.

Guernsey Smoking-Free by 2040

If a Guernsey campaign group are successful, they say Guernsey could be free from any smokers by 2040. GASP want the island to follow countries who have already set targets for stamping out smoking completely.

The group believes curbing the use of tobacco so that the island becomes smoke-free will have the single greatest significant impact on public health.

Finland and New Zealand have already set themselves the goal of being smoke-free by 2040 and GASP believe it is an achievable aim in Guernsey.

Over the past 15 years the number of adults and young people who smoke in the island has significantly reduced - and 81% of people in Guernsey are non-smokers.

Attitudes to smoking have also hardened, especially among young people. In the recent Guernsey Young Peoples survey 97% of primary school pupils (87% of secondary and post-16 pupils) answered no when asked if it is OK for adults to smoke around children.

Children Exposed to Cigarettes Smoke

Children who lived in apartments with non-smokers had higher levels of a tobacco by product in their blood than children from smoke-free single-family homes, according to a new study that suggests multiunit housing is a significant source of second-hand smoke.

Banning Smoking in Parks and at Beaches, New Law in NY

New York City is pursuing a tough new policy that would shoo smokers out of public parks, beaches and even the heart of Times Square - one of the most ambitious outdoor anti-tobacco efforts in the nation.