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Michael Bloomberg and Bill Gates to Fund Global Tobacco Control Plan

Carol Southard
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Carol Southard, RN, MSN, an American Lung Association certified...

Carol Southard

Thursday, July 24, 2008
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Bill Gates and Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg are to be congratulated on joining forces in funding such comprehensive tobacco control efforts in areas of the world with the largest percentage of smokers.  Even though most research on smoke-free policies has been conducted in more affluent countries ...
  1. Quit Smoking Camp
    Brian Madigan
    Wednesday, July 30, 2008 at 05:19 PM

    The city spends millions of dollars for alcoholics and drug addicts to send them away say for a month to help them get over their addiction but not a dime on smoking which I'm sure costs them millions in health care. Why not set up a place to send smokers where they can be cut down the first week they're there and then got them smoke free. Smoking is legal but it kills you slower than drugs and alcohol. Just a thought.  

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    re: Quit Smoking Camp
    Carol Southard
    Wednesday, July 30, 2008 at 06:33 PM

    Thank you Brian and I could not agree with you more.  If I could afford it, I would establish such a place in Chicago and model it after the in-patient Mayo facility.  It works!

    Carol

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