ASH Daily News for 10/12/2002
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ASH Daily News
10 December 2002
HEADLINES
Smoking ‘harder to give up than sex’
Clayton Utz cleared
Full Text
Smoking ‘harder to give up than sex’
Most smokers in Europe, especially in Britain, would find it easier to give
up sex for a month than cigarettes. Many view bungee jumping or parachuting
as less difficult than kicking the habit.
A survey of more than 2,000 smokers showed just how addictive nicotine is
when 62 percent of smokers in six countries said they felt the New Year was
a good time to quit, but only three percent used it as a trigger stop.
About 25% of smokers questioned said they used the Christmas and New Year
holidays as an excuse for continuing to smoke.
A spokesman for Smoking Cessation in Primary Care said: New Year’s Eve can
offer an ideal kick start but it is better to stop once they are back at
work.”
The former captain of the English football team, Gary Lineker, who attended
the launch of a new anti-smoking campaign said: “It wastes talent and ruins
lives.” [Quite.]
Source: Daily Telegraph, The Mirror, 10 December 2002
Clayton Utz cleared
The Lawyer reports that the law firm Clayton Utz, involved in the BAT
document shredding controversy, has been cleared of wrong doing by a court
of appeals in the Australia. Clayton Utz senior partner Brian Wilson was
also cleared of wrong doing in relation to the matter.
Source: The Lawyer, 9 December 2002
Naj Dehlavi
Action on Smoking and Health
102 Clifton Street
London EC2A 4HW
http://www.ash.org.uk
Tel 020 7739 5902 Fax 020 7613 0531
ASH Daily News
10 December 2002
HEADLINES
Smoking ‘harder to give up than sex’
Clayton Utz cleared
Full Text
Smoking ‘harder to give up than sex’
Most smokers in Europe, especially in Britain, would find it easier to give
up sex for a month than cigarettes. Many view bungee jumping or parachuting
as less difficult than kicking the habit.
A survey of more than 2,000 smokers showed just how addictive nicotine is
when 62 percent of smokers in six countries said they felt the New Year was
a good time to quit, but only three percent used it as a trigger stop.
About 25% of smokers questioned said they used the Christmas and New Year
holidays as an excuse for continuing to smoke.
A spokesman for Smoking Cessation in Primary Care said: New Year’s Eve can
offer an ideal kick start but it is better to stop once they are back at
work.”
The former captain of the English football team, Gary Lineker, who attended
the launch of a new anti-smoking campaign said: “It wastes talent and ruins
lives.” [Quite.]
Source: Daily Telegraph, The Mirror, 10 December 2002
Clayton Utz cleared
The Lawyer reports that the law firm Clayton Utz, involved in the BAT
document shredding controversy, has been cleared of wrong doing by a court
of appeals in the Australia. Clayton Utz senior partner Brian Wilson was
also cleared of wrong doing in relation to the matter.
Source: The Lawyer, 9 December 2002
Naj Dehlavi
Action on Smoking and Health
102 Clifton Street
London EC2A 4HW
http://www.ash.org.uk
