No More Tobacco

Tobacco Control in the USA: Raising Legal Smoking Age to 21…according to Medical News Today, the Louisiana Legislature has proposed a bill to raise the age of legal tobacco use from 18 to 21 years old.

If House Bill 240 passes in the 2008 Regular Session, it will be illegal for anyone under the age of 21 to buy or possess any tobacco products.

Walker Hines, D-New Orleans, said he proposed House Bill 240 to reduce health care costs for the state and prolong the lives of Louisiana residents. Louisiana would be the first state to change the age to 21 if the bill passes.

This is a huge step for tobacco control, possibly saving millions of lives if passed. Hopefully, the bill will pass and the remaining states will follow with the same bill.  view source

Best Days To Quit Smoking… We often go about random tasks, that are not routine, like quitting smoking, very arbitrarily. Maybe there is a better alternative. While leafing through a Farmers Almanac, noticed was the fact that they have a list of the best days of the month to do these random tasks, astrologically. Included was the best days of the month to quit smoking.

Best days to quit smoking in May: 3, 4, 22, 23, 26, 27, 30, 31

If you know someone on the fence about quitting, let them know about these days, maybe it will help them kick the habit. It could very well save lives.