The Great American Smokeout and My Parents Battle to Quit
Smoking is a powerful addiction and people lose loved ones to this awful habit every day.
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Cigarette Smoking Just Hit an All-Time Low
What some consider "trendy" cigar smoking and vaping may be on the rise, but cigarette smoking has just hit an all-time low.
Minneapolis Residents Must Soon Be 21 to Buy Tobacco
Minneapolis is the latest Minnesota city to raise the legal age for buying tobacco products from 18 to 21.
Cigarette Tax Increase Snuffed Out in Legislative Committee
Cigarette smokers in South Dakota may be breathing a bit easier knowing an extra dollar tax on their pack of smokes will not be happening.
Bill to Raise Tobacco Age to 21 Advances, With a Twist
A bill that would raise the minimum age to buy tobacco in South Dakota to 21 passed a hurdle today, with an interesting twist.
Report Shows Smoking Habit Still Hard to Kick in South Dakota
The State of Tobacco Control report was unkind to South Dakota. Failing grades in many categories dominate the survey put forth by the American Lung Association.
Quit Smoking - For Good
I quit smoking on December 15th, 2011 and never looked back. Here is what I would recommend for those about to quit.
Huge Win for Non-Smokers at One Company. Could This Catch On in Your Workplace?
Is it fair for smokers in the workplace to take several breaks a day to feed their habit? One company did something about it.
Thank You For Not Smoking: Sioux Falls to Add No Smoking Signs
The city of Sioux Falls is taking new steps to encourage its residents not to light up in public places.
SDSU Planning a Smoke Free Campus By Start of 2018
SDSU is formalizing a plan to ban cigarettes and tobacco products on the school's campus starting in 2018.