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		<title><![CDATA[The Call You Hate, Coping with COPD Deaths]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.thesafecig.com/blog/quit-smoking/the-call-you-hate-coping-with-copd-deaths]]></link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 18:46:50 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Since writing for The Safe Cig, I have shared very little about my life outside of what pertains directly to my smoking and quitting. At the request of one of the company founders, I shared about my school years earlier this week. Tonight, I am sharing some raw emotions after receiving a call about someone I love dearly who is facing his last days and has accepted his fate. All because he has been a life-long smoker. Please note, not every person with COPD is a smoker, but smoking is directly related to COPD.
My Dad just celebrated his 70th birthday...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Evolving Into A Smoker]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.thesafecig.com/blog/electronic-cigarette/evolving-into-a-smoker]]></link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 04:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[I tried smoking for the first time when I was 11. I had been bullied and found solace in hanging out with a group of kids who had been singled out for one reason or another themselves. Not one of them hid that cigarettes were their vice and while they did not push me to smoke, the offer was always there.
Eventually I had one, two, three, and four. Then I had a few more.
Smoking then was a come-and-go experience. If there were cigarettes around, I would smoke, but I could go months without a cigarette. At that point in my...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Bullying and The Road to Smoking]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.thesafecig.com/blog/electronic-cigarette/bullying-and-the-road-to-smoking]]></link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 09:59:44 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Bullying comes in many forms; teasing, name-calling, hitting, kicking, and spreading rumors are just a few examples. But to be bullying it must happen more than once and over a period of time. Unfortunately, children who are bullied often resort to making poor choices just to fit in with any crowd. For me, smoking was one way to be accepted by someone without hearing or experiencing:
"Oh look! It's the Jolly Green Giant!"
"Hey four-eyes."
"Where did you find that outfit; in the dumpster?"
"It's the stuck-up goody-goody writing in that notebook again. I can't imagine what she's trying to achieve next." 
"Just push...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Utah Passes Ban on Hookahs, E-cigarettes]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.thesafecig.com/blog/electronic-cigarette/utah-passes-ban-on-hookahs-e-cigarettes]]></link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Mar 2012 22:48:27 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Utah's Senate passed the final approval on a ban of using hookahs and e-cigarettes in indoor public places. The bill, HB245, has so far exempted hookah bars and e-cigarette shops from the ban for the next five years, though, at which point Utah's legislature will have to determine whether or not to expend this ban. HB245 passes with a 24-3 approval vote and has been sent to Gov. Gary Herbert for signing.
An act already in place in the state, Utah's Indoor Clean Air Act, previously banned only the act of igniting tobacco. The difference with hookahs and e-cigarettes is that...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[It Doesn't Take Luck to Quit Smoking]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.thesafecig.com/blog/quit-smoking/it-doesnt-take-luck-to-quit-smoking]]></link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2012 09:24:55 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Smoking is a long-standing addiction that has spanned centuries. In Europe during the 18th century, smoking was banned as the ill health effects were noted. One century later, a British pharmacology textbook stated that smoking tobacco would treat respiratory disorders and diseases. Only a half-century later, tobacco was referenced as "coffin nails" to a person in major US publication. The way tobacco has evolved over the centuries is intriguing and ironic.
So is the thought that it just takes luck to quit smoking. Smoking is addictive. Nicotine is compared to major illegal drugs - heroine most commonly. The knowledge medical professionals...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Humble Texas Bans Smoking in Public Places]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.thesafecig.com/blog/environment/humble-texas-bans-smoking-in-public-places]]></link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 02:30:33 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Humble, Texas is on the outskirts of Houston to the north east. It's a common city to frequent for those living in Atascocita and Kingwood. A recent meeting of the Humble City Council had a smoking ban ordinance on the docket. The ordinance outlined increasing the smoking ban to include more public facilities into the current definition. The ordinance was passed with a 5-1 vote.
As outlined in the document; all restaurants, pool or billiard halls, gaming halls, bingo parlors, movie theaters, auditoriums, shopping malls, educational offices, child care facilities, some bars, and both enclosed and open-air sporting facilities are now...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Curbing Underage Smoking Must Be Priority]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.thesafecig.com/blog/smoking-statistics/curbing-underage-smoking-must-be-priority]]></link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Mar 2012 01:30:27 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Surgeon General's Office stated in a report released on March 8, 2012 that more work needs to be done to keep young Americans from lighting up. The report suggests that increasing bans and raising tobacco taxes will help in this measure.
The concern of the U.S. Surgeon General's report shows that the number of teens who smoke is plateauing at 1 in 5. In prior decades that number was significantly higher and efforts to assist in curbing teens smoking was effective, but with the plateau in the decline, the Surgeon General's office wants states to increase efforts to deter...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[University of Buffalo Releases Study About Pregnant Smokers]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.thesafecig.com/blog/quit-smoking/university-of-buffalo-releases-study-about-pregnant-smokers]]></link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Mar 2012 01:30:33 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Pregnant Women who Smoke May Cause Developmental Delays in Children
In a new study published in the journal Addictive Behaviors, scientists at the University at Buffalo - Research Institute on Addictions and the School of Public Health and Health Professions, researchers looked at the impact of social and environmental factors  on smoking cessation in a sample of low-income, pregnant smokers. The researchers are trying to shed light on why pregnant women do not quit smoking and other questions related to the prevalence and dangers of smoking while pregnant.
In the study, they found that 47 percent of women who smoked also...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Indiana To Go Smoke-Free - Maybe]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.thesafecig.com/blog/environment/indiana-to-go-smoke-free-maybe]]></link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 01:30:40 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Indiana's House and Senate are at odds with two versions of a Smoke-Free bill. One side wants few restrictions and the other wants many - but time is quickly ticking as the adjournment of this year's legislative session is today. Both sides of Indiana's Congressional House believe that a state-wide smoking ban is in order. Representatives and Senators both feel the bill should be comprehensive. The challenge has been meeting in the middle between the two bills.
Bill sponsors are pushing to have bars included in the ban. The compromise circulating does not ban smoking in bars and is sparking some...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[VERMONT Vapers - Call to Action on H 747]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.thesafecig.com/blog/electronic-cigarette/vermont-vapers-call-to-action-on-h-747]]></link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 09:49:17 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Proposed Bill in Vermont Threatens Electronic Cigarette Users
cVermont House Bill 747 has been introduced and referred to the House Committee on Human Services, but has yet to be added to the agenda. This bill has multiple sections, one of which should be supported.
Section 6, as included below from H747, aims to ban the sale of electronic cigarettes to minors. We encourage you to fully support this section of the bill as electronic cigarettes contain nicotine, an addictive substance, and should only be used by adults.
Sec. 6.  V.S.A. § 1003 is amended to read:
§ 1003. SALE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS; REQUIREMENTS;
PROHIBITIONS
(a) A...]]></description>
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