-------------------------------------------------- REMINDER: Only 2 Posts Per Day Per Person -------------------------------------------------- MPAAT provides completely free smoking cessation programs on the internet, telephone counseling, worksite and health care provider programs. Through the telephone quit line FREE patches. However, the science shows that individual cessation approaches, however effective and well intentioned, does nothing to reduce smoking rates. A reduction in smoking rates is the only thing that affects public health. Jeanne Weigum
M Charles Swope wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > REMINDER: Only 2 Posts Per Day Per Person > -------------------------------------------------- > > > --- James Mogen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > "However, there should be a place where a smoker can > go to have a beer, a pizza, a burger, and watch the > Wolves game. One of the best ideas I have heard for > this is to establish a "smoking license." > > Sounds a lot like licensing opium dens to me. > Licensing establishments that enable unhealthy, > addictive behavior is not good social policy. > > A smoking ban in public places ought to be part of a > wider effort to help people stop smoking. The tobacco > settlement money should be used to fund programs that > help people kick their habits. Perhaps this is already > being done to some extent. But I'm not aware of any of > that money being used, for example, to fund nicotine > patches or other effective treatments for tobacco > addiction. > > Charlie Swope > Ward 1 > > _____________________________________________ > NEW ADDRESS FOR LIST: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To subscribe, modify subscription, or get your password - visit: > http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/stpaul > > Archive Address: > http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/private/stpaul/ -- Jeanne Weigum 651-646-3005 fax 651-646-0142 _____________________________________________ NEW ADDRESS FOR LIST: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, modify subscription, or get your password - visit: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/stpaul Archive Address: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/private/stpaul/
