New Jersey going smoke free from Planck's Constant

I do not drink. But I do have visitors from Europe and Asia coming to visit me every few weeks. I schedule those meetings in New York City where I can have a glass of wine or even a beer without choking. Finally, I have a choice. With this new law, instead of 21% of New Jersey smoking wherever they want, 79% who do not smoke now have a choice of where they can eat or drink.

Before the law, smokers used to say, if you don't like smoke, drive to New York or Connecticut if you want to eat or have a beer. Now it's my turn. You want to eat or drink AND smoke? Drive to Pennsylvania. It's your choice. Is that fair? Seems more fair that 80% of us have a choice and 20% do not. Tough. Now it's my turn - it's only fair.

Smoking goes with drinking, they say. So does urinating but we don't allow people to pee all over the floor; you have to do it away from where people actually do the drinking.

I suppose one could make the argument that urination is natural and one shouldn't be restricted as to where one can pee. Yes, one has the right to urinate, of course, just not in front of me while I eat or drink you slob.

Technical Correction: While 21% of Americans Smoke, in Bayonne, NJ 25% smoke.

Want to quit smoking? Take a bar ashtray full of strangers' butts and lick the bottom clean and swallow. You will gag, you will regurgitate, you will vomit, but believe me, you will certainly not feel like a cigarette for quite some time.

All those patches and clinics and gums won't work until you are sick of even the thought of smoking. There I saved you a ton of money.

CDC Page on Tobacco

Youth Tobacco Cessation: A Guide for Making Informed Decisions (PDF)is intended to help youth organizations decide whether to undertake youth tobacco-use cessation as a specific tobacco-control activity.

Within 20 Minutes of Quitting
This glossy-color poster features what happens within 20 minutes after smokers inhale that last cigarette, their bodies begin a series of changes that continue for years. Among these health improvements are a drop in heart rate, improved circulation, and reduced risk of heart attack, lung cancer and stroke.

The Benefits of Quitting
This bright-color poster displays the benefits of quitting compared to smokers. Quitting smoking has immediate as well as long-term benefits, reducing risks for stroke, cancers, coronary heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, ulcer, peripheral artery disease, and low-birth-weight infants.

your grave
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This is actually an on-the-ceiling poster in the smoking room at an IT firm in Mumbai, India.

The Health Consequences of Smoking on The Human Body - This report outlines the effects of smoking on the different organs of the human body and tips to stop smoking along with information on the health benefits of quitting.

Pathways to Freedom: Winning the Fight Against Tobacco
This guide was developed to address the national concern over the high rates of smoking among the African American population. It offers proven strategies for anyone who wants to quit; how friends and family can help; and how the community and its leaders can promote the value of gaining freedom from tobacco.

You Can Quit Smoking
This is an on-line version of the consumer guide entitled You Can Quit Smoking. This popular Public Health Service brochure provides practical information and helpful tips for those who plan to quit smoking.

I QUIT!: What to Do When You're Sick of Smoking, Chewing, or Dipping
Cessation guide targeted to teens who are trying to quit cigarettes or smokeless tobacco. It includes tips for dealing with nicotine withdrawal and for handling the situations that may lead to relapse.

Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: A Clinical Practice Guideline.
Health care professionals have new evidence and tools to help patients quit using tobacco, according to a report issued by the U.S. Public Health Service (PHS). To obtain this report you can fax 301-594-2800 [Press 1]; or call 1-800-358-9295 for physician materials and a You Can Quit Smoking consumer guide or write to Publications Clearinghouse, P.O. Box 8547, Silver Spring, MD 20907-8547.

For more info, go to Smokefree.gov.

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