Russia Introduces Fines for Smoking in Public Places

Lower house of parliament in Russia on Tuesday, October 15, approved the final reading of a bill which tightens anti-smoking legislation in the country by introducing fines for smoking in public places. The initiators of the bill say that it would help to prevent teens and kids from smoking. The bill is part of a

100,000 People in the USA Quit Smoking Due to Anti-Tobacco Campaign

A study released by the CDC found that Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s campaign “Tips From Former Smokers” made almost 1.6 million smokers try to quit smoking. The results of the study were published in the medical journal, The Lancet. During the three-month anti-tobacco campaign of 2012, more than 200,000 smokers in the USA