This month marks the 50th anniversary of the first surgeon general’s announcement linking smoking to lung cancer in men. Smoking was common in the 1960’s, and even lauded for its health benefits. After this report, and years of subsequent research,
A recent poll suggests that smokers are becoming less and less popular with cruise passengers. About a quarter of patrons surveyed by Cruise Critic said that they want ships to become completely smoke-free. These results were released soon after passengers
To achieve USA Tobacco-Free in 33 begin requesting smoke-free taxis with tobacco-free drivers; and smoke-free hotels restaurants with employees that are tobacco-free; and airlines that have tobacco-free crews; drivers, housekeepers, maintenance, servers, flight attendants and pilots all track second-hand smoke
Seabourn Cruises was the last major holdout in the fight against smoking in cabins, but the cruise line recently announced a company-wide ban. Smoking is now regulated to smoking areas and some terraces. A spokesman for the company said that
Smoking bans are usually enforced by state and local officials. But what happens when a business falls outside the law’s jurisdiction? Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut is owned by the Mashantucket Pequot tribe and local indoor smoking laws do not