Monthly Archives: August 2011

Alabama Smoking Bans And Laws

There's no statewide smoking bans in Alabama, however the 2003 statewide Clean Indoor Air Act generally prohibits smoking in public places and public meeting unless a smoking area is designated in those places and must be enclosed and well ventilated. Warning signs must be posted appropriately for the public to see. Continue reading

Colorado Smoking Bans And Laws

Colorado Clean Indoor Air Act went into effect on the 1st of July 2006, banning all enclosed workplaces statewide such as restaurants, bars and casinos.

However the act exempts places such as

  • Private residences and automobiles unless used for the public transportation of children or as part of healthcare or daycare,
  • Limousines under private hire,
  • Hotel and motel rooms designated as smoking rooms,
  • Retail tobacco stores, Continue reading

On Screen Smoking Was Less Seen In Movies

Movies used to film actors smoking cigarettes, acting cool on the big screens. But those days were gone. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that cigarettes or other tobacco products are appearing lesser in the scenes nowadays. Continue reading

Smoking Increases Prostate Cancer Recurrence

Prostate cancer, considered one of the most common types of cancer among men, can be a serious illness which caused a great deal of money to be treated, or even ended with premature deaths.

Some types of prostate cancer grows very slowly and needed little or even no treatment, while the more aggressive types can spread very quickly. Continue reading

Minnesota Smoking Bans And Laws

Minnesota Smoking Bans And Laws went into effect on 1st of October 2007, expanding the existing Clean Indoor Air Act of 1975 to ban smoking statewide in all enclosed workplaces in Minnesota such as public transportation, bars, and restaurants. Continue reading