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Cigarette-smoking dog is addicted to nicotine, smokes two butts a day (Photos).
A black and white cocker spaniel in China, named Treasure, is addicted to smoking. "She needs at least two cigarettes a day," said the dog's owner, identified by the Daily Mail as Mrs. Li. "I have to light one in the ashtray and let her stay beside to suck the smoke."
Treasure began smoking when she was just five months old. "When people smoked she would chase them for the smell and would sometimes even stand up to suck in the smoke," Mrs. Li is quoted as saying.
Five ways you can save money by quitting on No Smoking Day
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Are you one of the UK's estimated 9.4 million smokers? If you are, then giving up the habit this Thursday on national No Smoking Day could make you significantly better off.
For not only would you save the daily cost of cigarettes but you'll also see other benefits such as a cut in the cost of life insurance payments.
We've taken a look at just five ways that ditching the habit could make improve your finances.
Obama's Image Dented By Smoking - UKMedix Health News.
News networks in America have been giving President Obama a hard time about his smoking habit following his annual physical examination. CBS News said the despite his "immense power” he couldn't “defeat his addiction to cigarettes”. Whether you like it or not being a smoker in these health conscious days and with all the dangers about smoking clear to everybody you will look weak and stupid when you light up.
timesofmalta.com - Swatar man becomes European Smokefree Quitter of the Year.
Daniel Magrin beat the other 12 finalists from all over Europe and won 5,000 euros worth of travel vouchers, a certificate and a trophy in a ceremony held in Barcelona.
Mr Magrin started smoking when he was 15 and was soon puffing away 25 cigarettes a day. A keen football, basketball and swimming enthusiast in his early teenage years, he replaced activity with beer and cigarettes when he reached 18.
He says that there were times when he had to wake up for a cigarette or two in the middle of the night and he never went to sleep without having cigarettes available.
"I had become their slave," he said.
No-smoke patrol finds first violator -- Shanghai Daily | 上海日报 -- English Window to China New.
LOCAL cultural administrative authorities, making their opening moves to enforce Shanghai's new smoking-control law, found their first infractions at a Shanghai Gecheng KTV outlet on the Nanjing Road Pedestrian Mall.
The karaoke rooms were supposed to have no-smoking signs. Inspectors saw no signs.
Instead, the rooms had people smoking in them.
PhillyBurbs.com: Shining a light on nicotine cravings .
Light therapy is effective for treating a number of problems, including depression, sleep disturbances, cognitive difficulties, increased appetite, and difficulty concentrating. But smoking?
Fox Chase assistant research professor Amy Lazev, who is leading the trial, believes if light therapy can successfully treat those conditions, it should also work for nicotine withdrawal since its symptoms are similar.
Lazev has two theories about why it might work.
First, research shows that smokers have disrupted levels of melatonin, the sleep hormone.
Larry Miller: Let the President Smoke.
I'm sure the President's not smoking two packs a day, or one, or a half. I'm guessing the man just goes off for one or two a day, and what's the big deal about that? He's a grown up, he's responsible, he's successful, he's in a job with a lot of pressure... and he's known to be a great athlete and basketball player who "runs it off" anyway.
I'm sorry, but if stepping outside for one or two butts a day relaxes him, I just don't think it's the worst thing in the world.
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