of smokers, 40 years of smoking
and burying 6 family members
from smoking related diseases,
John Aaron brings the story of
how he found his way to smoke
free. He knows what it takes.
AMAZON: Romancing The Smoke: Reflections of a Nicotine Addict
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Trying to quit and need a friend? This book speaks to smokers....
After growing up in a houseful
of smokers, 40 years of smoking
and burying 6 family members
from smoking related diseases,
John Aaron brings the story of
how he found his way to smoke
free. He knows what it takes.
AMAZON: Romancing The Smoke: Reflections of a Nicotine Addict
of smokers, 40 years of smoking
and burying 6 family members
from smoking related diseases,
John Aaron brings the story of
how he found his way to smoke
free. He knows what it takes.
AMAZON: Romancing The Smoke: Reflections of a Nicotine Addict
Romancing The Smoke Does Not Advocate For E-Cigarettes
For the record, Romancing
The Smoke is in no way a
proponent of electronic
vaporizing devices, ie,
e-cigarettes or ENDS-
electronic nicotine
dispensing systems.
First and foremost, RTS
believes nicotine to be the
most addictive substance
known, has thoroughly
researched the dangers
and opposes its use in any form.
RTS sees that the vaping
industry is rapidly being taken
over by Big Tobacco, because
no one other than Big Tobacco
can afford the tv and print ads,
the cost of the celebrity
spokespeople and rapid media
response to anti-e-cig campaigns;
to note, Lorillard bought up Blu,
Reynolds American owns Vuse,
and Altria Group, the wonderful
folks who bring you Marlboro,
sell Mark Ten. NJOY uses rockers
like Courtney Love to promote
their product, because who better
these products has been submitted
for FDA Smoking Cessation
approval, yet Pro-Vape advocates
claim tremendous cessation success
rates. These claims are malarkey.
E-Juice flavorings are directed at
the youth market to hook the
next generation. Big Tobacco
knows the western world is
getting hip to their tricks and
the only folks they can dupe
around here now are kids.
This sort of stuff is the exact
same tactic used in cigarette
marketing in the 30's and 40's
to tell people how "healthy and
safe" the use of their product is,
is and how much "cooler" and
"desirable" a person will be
if they use it.
Note the Blu bikini ad...
RTS has its share of detractors
in the Vape community, mostly
from merchants who stand to
lose money from legal restrictions
on Vaping. RTS is not against
ENDS products if they submit
to federal regulations and agree
to meet material standards. But
refusing to cooperate whatsoever
seems to be the basis of their
marketing campaign. Its past
equivalency appears to be the
cigar smoking experience.
The jury is still out about the
health issues enshrouding vaping.
While safer than cigarettes, it is
not known how much safer. RTS
believes that COPD will become
an issue for long-term vapers
who see nothing disconcerting
about releasing a "ploom" of
opaque vapor the size of a car
with every exhalation. Lungs
can't take this shit; and non-
smokers and non-vapers do not
want to contend with that much
of whatever it is in their otherwise
breathable air. That's a plain fact.
Vape World. Own your scam.
The Smoke is in no way a
proponent of electronic
vaporizing devices, ie,
e-cigarettes or ENDS-
electronic nicotine
dispensing systems.
First and foremost, RTS
believes nicotine to be the
most addictive substance
known, has thoroughly
researched the dangers
and opposes its use in any form.
RTS sees that the vaping
industry is rapidly being taken
over by Big Tobacco, because
no one other than Big Tobacco
can afford the tv and print ads,
the cost of the celebrity
spokespeople and rapid media
response to anti-e-cig campaigns;
to note, Lorillard bought up Blu,
Reynolds American owns Vuse,
and Altria Group, the wonderful
folks who bring you Marlboro,
sell Mark Ten. NJOY uses rockers
like Courtney Love to promote
their product, because who better
as a role model for youth than
someone like her? Not one of these products has been submitted
for FDA Smoking Cessation
approval, yet Pro-Vape advocates
claim tremendous cessation success
rates. These claims are malarkey.
E-Juice flavorings are directed at
the youth market to hook the
next generation. Big Tobacco
knows the western world is
getting hip to their tricks and
the only folks they can dupe
around here now are kids.
This sort of stuff is the exact
same tactic used in cigarette
marketing in the 30's and 40's
to tell people how "healthy and
safe" the use of their product is,
is and how much "cooler" and
"desirable" a person will be
if they use it.
Note the Blu bikini ad...
RTS has its share of detractors
in the Vape community, mostly
from merchants who stand to
lose money from legal restrictions
on Vaping. RTS is not against
ENDS products if they submit
to federal regulations and agree
to meet material standards. But
refusing to cooperate whatsoever
seems to be the basis of their
marketing campaign. Its past
equivalency appears to be the
cigar smoking experience.
The jury is still out about the
health issues enshrouding vaping.
While safer than cigarettes, it is
not known how much safer. RTS
believes that COPD will become
an issue for long-term vapers
who see nothing disconcerting
about releasing a "ploom" of
opaque vapor the size of a car
with every exhalation. Lungs
can't take this shit; and non-
smokers and non-vapers do not
want to contend with that much
of whatever it is in their otherwise
breathable air. That's a plain fact.
Vape World. Own your scam.
Monday, March 30, 2015
scmp.com: Hong Kong anti-smoking watchdog urges ban on e-cigarettes
Samuel Chan reports for
scmp.com that not long after
the Council on Smoking and
Health released its findings,
the Secretary for Food and
Health, Dr. Ko Wing-man
recommended that perhaps
e-cigarettes as he called them,
personal vaporizers, should
be banned- less than 2% of
the population in Hong Kong
has tried e-cigarettes. It may
be part of China's new approach
to all forms of smoking products.
China is weighing the issues of
health care required due to nicotine
related illnesses. Photo by Reuters.
scmp.com: Hong Kong anti-smoking watchdog urges ban on e-cigarettes
scmp.com that not long after
the Council on Smoking and
Health released its findings,
the Secretary for Food and
Health, Dr. Ko Wing-man
recommended that perhaps
e-cigarettes as he called them,
personal vaporizers, should
be banned- less than 2% of
the population in Hong Kong
has tried e-cigarettes. It may
be part of China's new approach
to all forms of smoking products.
China is weighing the issues of
health care required due to nicotine
related illnesses. Photo by Reuters.
scmp.com: Hong Kong anti-smoking watchdog urges ban on e-cigarettes
Telegraph.co.uk: 20 students get violently ill after passing around prescription nicotine spray...
20 students at Wolstanton
High School in Newcastle-
under-Lyme became violently
ill after using a student's
nicotine inhaler that had been
prescribed to her for her
addiction to cigarettes. The
students, from Years 7 and 8,
were all underage (16)
according to the school's
smoking regulations. The
school's Time To Quit program
had prescribed the inhaler.
All students have recovered;
and the girl has been disciplined.
Telegraph.co.uk: 20 students violently ill after passing around perscription nicotine spray
High School in Newcastle-
under-Lyme became violently
ill after using a student's
nicotine inhaler that had been
prescribed to her for her
addiction to cigarettes. The
students, from Years 7 and 8,
were all underage (16)
according to the school's
smoking regulations. The
school's Time To Quit program
had prescribed the inhaler.
All students have recovered;
and the girl has been disciplined.
Telegraph.co.uk: 20 students violently ill after passing around perscription nicotine spray
I am an illustrator of the anti-smoking world...
After illustrating
Romancing The Smoke,
I continue to tell the
anti-smoking story in
pictures in addition to
words...
Romancing The Smoke,
I continue to tell the
anti-smoking story in
pictures in addition to
words...
Saturday, March 28, 2015
The folks in Hollywood who are still lighting up the movies with tobacco...
This article by Elizabeth
Hernandez focuses on the
use of tobacco in the movies
by the actors, directors,
producers and writers...
Quite a list of the "Smokiest"
names you know well...
ucsf.edu: Hollywood & tobacco new spotlight on smoking movies, actors
Hernandez focuses on the
use of tobacco in the movies
by the actors, directors,
producers and writers...
Quite a list of the "Smokiest"
names you know well...
ucsf.edu: Hollywood & tobacco new spotlight on smoking movies, actors
InHealth: Keeping COPD under control....
For those who are having
a difficult time breathing
because of COPD, these
exercises can help ease the
difficulties of Chronic
Obstructive Pulmonary
Disease. It is medically
manageable. If you're
having trouble breathing,
see your doctor immediately.
InHealth: Keeping COPD under control- exercises for people with COPD
a difficult time breathing
because of COPD, these
exercises can help ease the
difficulties of Chronic
Obstructive Pulmonary
Disease. It is medically
manageable. If you're
having trouble breathing,
see your doctor immediately.
InHealth: Keeping COPD under control- exercises for people with COPD
Friday, March 27, 2015
CDC challenges safety of e-cigarettes with new "Tips from Ex-Smoker" ad
During my research into
e-cigarettes while writing
Romancing the Smoke:
Reflections of a Nicotine
Addict, in 2010-11, my
conclusions were three-fold:
e-cigarettes are a product
designed to keep the habit
firmly in place; the amount
of vapor created by a vaping
device during inhalation
appears to be far too much
for lungs to handle in the
long term. And further, they
they are targeting young
(underage) hipsters who
think smoking behavior
is even cooler now that it's
high tech. These opinions
were widely dismissed.
The new ads by the CDC
include a 35 year old woman
who suffered a collapsed lung
while developing COPD when
she smoked and vaped.
Article by Gillian Mohney.
ABC News: CDC creates anti-smoking ad that cites e-cigarettes as dangerous
e-cigarettes while writing
Romancing the Smoke:
Reflections of a Nicotine
Addict, in 2010-11, my
conclusions were three-fold:
e-cigarettes are a product
designed to keep the habit
firmly in place; the amount
of vapor created by a vaping
device during inhalation
appears to be far too much
for lungs to handle in the
long term. And further, they
they are targeting young
(underage) hipsters who
think smoking behavior
is even cooler now that it's
high tech. These opinions
were widely dismissed.
The new ads by the CDC
include a 35 year old woman
who suffered a collapsed lung
while developing COPD when
she smoked and vaped.
Article by Gillian Mohney.
ABC News: CDC creates anti-smoking ad that cites e-cigarettes as dangerous
Thursday, March 26, 2015
TBT This is where I learned about Smoking...
TBT The Cocktail Lounge
at the Penn Albert Hotel
where they used to set me
in the middle seat at the
bar when I was four and
serve me Roy Rogers while
the grown ups smoked and
got sloshed. The drunk who
sat next to me powered down
martinis with so many green
olives, I've never been able
to eat them. He said they
were his dinner. I also learned
to work the cigarette machine
so I could get cigarettes for
my uncle. He was lazy.
- from Romancing The Smoke...
at the Penn Albert Hotel
where they used to set me
in the middle seat at the
bar when I was four and
serve me Roy Rogers while
the grown ups smoked and
got sloshed. The drunk who
sat next to me powered down
martinis with so many green
olives, I've never been able
to eat them. He said they
were his dinner. I also learned
to work the cigarette machine
so I could get cigarettes for
my uncle. He was lazy.
- from Romancing The Smoke...
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Still Blowing Smoke dot org...
Tobacco Free California
is pulling out the stops
to slow the blatant lies
the tobacco industry
is spreading about the
safety and helpfulness
of ENDS-Electronic
Nicotine Dispensing
Systems.
Nicotine is nicotine.
If the industry uses
movie stars, the anti-vape
movement has no choice
but to use the TRUTH.
See the WAKE UP ad
"What could go wrong?
Kudos to the California
Dept. of Public Health.
Still Blowing Smoke dot org
is pulling out the stops
to slow the blatant lies
the tobacco industry
is spreading about the
safety and helpfulness
of ENDS-Electronic
Nicotine Dispensing
Systems.
Nicotine is nicotine.
If the industry uses
movie stars, the anti-vape
movement has no choice
but to use the TRUTH.
See the WAKE UP ad
"What could go wrong?
Kudos to the California
Dept. of Public Health.
Still Blowing Smoke dot org
Collective Evolution: Pharmacist's POV on e-cigs- You're bullshitting yourself...
Any uber-proponent of
electronic cigarettes
who rails against vape
regulation is in it for the
money with a direct
financial interest in the
industry's success. Only
people who stand to gain
financially by backing a
product attack when the
opposition is insisting
upon factual scientific
information to back up
safety and health factors.
Pro-ENDSers are sounding
too much like Big Tobacco.
Smoke and mirrors has
changed to vape & mirrors...
Truthful article by Marc
Angelo Coppola for
Collective Evolution.
P.S. Great new ads on tv
called "WAKE UP..."
Collective Evolution: Pharmacist's POV on e-cigs: You're bullshitting yourself...
electronic cigarettes
who rails against vape
regulation is in it for the
money with a direct
financial interest in the
industry's success. Only
people who stand to gain
financially by backing a
product attack when the
opposition is insisting
upon factual scientific
information to back up
safety and health factors.
Pro-ENDSers are sounding
too much like Big Tobacco.
Smoke and mirrors has
changed to vape & mirrors...
Truthful article by Marc
Angelo Coppola for
Collective Evolution.
P.S. Great new ads on tv
called "WAKE UP..."
Collective Evolution: Pharmacist's POV on e-cigs: You're bullshitting yourself...
Tuesday, March 24, 2015
Lawyer suing neighbor for smoking defends corporations accused of toxic emissions...
Nessa Coppinger doesn't
seem to be a very pleasant
person to be around. She's
an attorney who protects
people who poison the
environment; yet she's suing
her neighbor over his
smoking in his house.
Our original post of this story
is Keith L. Alexander's article
in the Washington Post on
3/12/15 and can be found in
our Archives. Today's story
is by David Halperin.
republicreport.org: lawyer suing neighbor for smoking is defender of corporations accused of toxic smoke
seem to be a very pleasant
person to be around. She's
an attorney who protects
people who poison the
environment; yet she's suing
her neighbor over his
smoking in his house.
Our original post of this story
is Keith L. Alexander's article
in the Washington Post on
3/12/15 and can be found in
our Archives. Today's story
is by David Halperin.
republicreport.org: lawyer suing neighbor for smoking is defender of corporations accused of toxic smoke
An unscientific comparison of tobacco smoke vs e-cigarette vapor...
Top: A smoker exhaling
a full puff;
Bottom: A vaper doing
what's called plooming;
when inhaling that much
material, tell us again
just how safe it is to Vape?
And you know it's safe...how?
a full puff;
Bottom: A vaper doing
what's called plooming;
when inhaling that much
material, tell us again
just how safe it is to Vape?
And you know it's safe...how?
Monday, March 23, 2015
CNN: Are e-cigs fueling a new addiction?
Once again a major news
source weighs in on e-cigs
and says the same thing
dozens of articles have
said before it-
are e-cigs fueling a new
addiction? RTS asks the
question- When did
nicotine become a
"new addiction?" It's the
same poison in a different
dispenser-let's call it what
it is. The fact that there's
still any question of it
"fueling an addiction"
sounds chillingly similar
to the decades of denial
by Big Tobacco.
RTS does not believe that
ENDS -Electronic Nicotine
Delivery Systems are doing
that much other than keeping
the gesture of the habit in place.
source weighs in on e-cigs
and says the same thing
dozens of articles have
said before it-
are e-cigs fueling a new
addiction? RTS asks the
question- When did
nicotine become a
"new addiction?" It's the
same poison in a different
dispenser-let's call it what
it is. The fact that there's
still any question of it
"fueling an addiction"
sounds chillingly similar
to the decades of denial
by Big Tobacco.
RTS does not believe that
ENDS -Electronic Nicotine
Delivery Systems are doing
that much other than keeping
the gesture of the habit in place.
We draw this conclusion from
the review of more than 400
articles and papers that have
been written since 2011 that
address the e-cigarette
phenomenon. RTS
the review of more than 400
articles and papers that have
been written since 2011 that
address the e-cigarette
phenomenon. RTS
believes that the products
do not aid quitting in the long
run; nor will the dangers be fully
revealed for decades. The
revealed for decades. The
product is geared towards
youth tech culture and its function
youth tech culture and its function
is to ultimately assist the tobacco
companies in keeping nicotine
firmly entrenched as on of the
companies in keeping nicotine
firmly entrenched as on of the
most serious addictions in the world.
Article by Meera Senthilingam. CNN: Are e-cigarettes fueling a new addiction?
Article by Meera Senthilingam. CNN: Are e-cigarettes fueling a new addiction?
Sunday, March 22, 2015
Express and Star: S. Staffordshire smoking ban for psychiatric patients...?
While RTS is all for
Smoke Free, we don't
see how this is going
to end well...I've
worked with such
patients, and taking
away one of their only
personal comforts
is not necessarily
the best idea as part
of their treatment...
Thank you to the
Express and Star for this article.
Express and Star: Smoking ban for S. Staffordshire psychiatric patients
Smoke Free, we don't
see how this is going
to end well...I've
worked with such
patients, and taking
away one of their only
personal comforts
is not necessarily
the best idea as part
of their treatment...
Thank you to the
Express and Star for this article.
Express and Star: Smoking ban for S. Staffordshire psychiatric patients
 |
| Who's going to tell this guy he has to quit? |
Chronicle Live: Northumberland woman's smoking led to lung cancerinpet...
Heather Goddard, a long
time smoker, was devastated
when her dog, Clover was
diagnosed with lung cancer.
Heather, who developed
COPD, quit a year ago; but
she is brokenhearted and
hopes that her tragic story
about the dangers of second-
hand smoke will save at least
one beloved person and pet.
Craig Thompson reports.
ChronicleLive: Northumberland woman's smoking led to lung cancer in pet dog
time smoker, was devastated
when her dog, Clover was
diagnosed with lung cancer.
Heather, who developed
COPD, quit a year ago; but
she is brokenhearted and
hopes that her tragic story
about the dangers of second-
hand smoke will save at least
one beloved person and pet.
Craig Thompson reports.
ChronicleLive: Northumberland woman's smoking led to lung cancer in pet dog
538: Latin America is quitting and Africa is taking up smoking
Five Thirty Eight's
Anna Maria Barry-Jester
assembled this stunning
collection of smoking facts
& charts that shows the past,
current, & future smoking
prevalence in each country
as well as the percentage
changes, projections &
presence of Big Tobacco.
BTW, Panama is the world
leader in cutting smoking
prevalence over the past 15 years...
Five Thirty Eight: Latin America is quitting smoking and Africa is taking it up
Anna Maria Barry-Jester
assembled this stunning
collection of smoking facts
& charts that shows the past,
current, & future smoking
prevalence in each country
as well as the percentage
changes, projections &
presence of Big Tobacco.
BTW, Panama is the world
leader in cutting smoking
prevalence over the past 15 years...
Five Thirty Eight: Latin America is quitting smoking and Africa is taking it up
Saturday, March 21, 2015
VOX: What it will take to end the tobacco epidemic...
The tobacco battle is heavily
raging...
This link contains crucial
information for everyone
who believes in a smokefree
world. America's smoking
rate is at an all-time low.
This article tracks the recent
changes in tobacco habits
and predicts where this is
all going... imagine a
tobacco free planet...
article by Megan Thielking...
VOX: What it will take to end the tobacco epidemic...
raging...
This link contains crucial
information for everyone
who believes in a smokefree
world. America's smoking
rate is at an all-time low.
This article tracks the recent
changes in tobacco habits
and predicts where this is
all going... imagine a
tobacco free planet...
article by Megan Thielking...
VOX: What it will take to end the tobacco epidemic...
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| photo: Jonathan Irish, NatGeo/Corbis |
Friday, March 20, 2015
Yes, it was really, really hard to quit...and I only stopped when I could no longer breathe...
"...I was sure I had lungs
like leather and could
smoke forever..." this is
what I looked like the
day I finally quit...
(from Romancing The Smoke
by John Aaron)
like leather and could
smoke forever..." this is
what I looked like the
day I finally quit...
(from Romancing The Smoke
by John Aaron)
Thursday, March 19, 2015
Guardian: BAT shares take hit from Bloomberg anti-smoking fight fund...
It was announced today
that the stock of British
American Tobacco (BAT)
took the biggest hit of any
stock on the London Stock
Market (losing 3%) after
Bloomberg Philanthropies
stepped up to provide a
$4 million (L 2.7 million)
legal defense fund to battle
legal challenges by Big
Tobacco. Bloomberg was
assisted by the Bill and
Melinda Gates Foundation.
Article by Julia Kowelle.
Guardian: BAT shares hit by Bloomberg anti-smoking fight fund
that the stock of British
American Tobacco (BAT)
took the biggest hit of any
stock on the London Stock
Market (losing 3%) after
Bloomberg Philanthropies
stepped up to provide a
$4 million (L 2.7 million)
legal defense fund to battle
legal challenges by Big
Tobacco. Bloomberg was
assisted by the Bill and
Melinda Gates Foundation.
Article by Julia Kowelle.
Guardian: BAT shares hit by Bloomberg anti-smoking fight fund
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| Photo: Martin Rickett/ PA |
Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Today is KICK BUTTS DAY!
Today is KICK BUTTS
Day! Join the Campaign
for Tobacco Free Kids to
encourage the world to
be Smoke Free! RTS
supports the efforts of
#tobaccofreekids...
Visit their site... and
KICK BUTTS!
Website: Kick Butts Day-It's TODAY!
Day! Join the Campaign
for Tobacco Free Kids to
encourage the world to
be Smoke Free! RTS
supports the efforts of
#tobaccofreekids...
Visit their site... and
KICK BUTTS!
Website: Kick Butts Day-It's TODAY!
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
Amazon Link to the book, Romancing The Smoke: Reflections of a Nicotine Addict
Per recent requests,
this is the Amazon
link to John Aaron's
illustrated memoir,
Romancing The Smoke:
Reflections of a Nicotine Addict.
Amazon: Romancing The Smoke by John Aaron; Paperback or Kindle E-book
this is the Amazon
link to John Aaron's
illustrated memoir,
Romancing The Smoke:
Reflections of a Nicotine Addict.
Amazon: Romancing The Smoke by John Aaron; Paperback or Kindle E-book
Westword: Phantom Smoker-I still think about smoking after ten years smokefree
This article for Westword
by Bree Davies shows the
hold that cigarettes and
nicotine have on an ex-smoker...
In Chapter 7 of my book,
Romancing The Smoke,
(Withdrawal- 4th Condition)
I refer to the post-quitting
psychological battle that the
mind wages with the habit as
Cranial Paralogism...
Westword: Phantom Smoker-I still think about smoking after ten years smokefree
by Bree Davies shows the
hold that cigarettes and
nicotine have on an ex-smoker...
In Chapter 7 of my book,
Romancing The Smoke,
(Withdrawal- 4th Condition)
I refer to the post-quitting
psychological battle that the
mind wages with the habit as
Cranial Paralogism...
Westword: Phantom Smoker-I still think about smoking after ten years smokefree
On St. Patrick's Day, it's a good day to quit...
Once you quit, you'll
be far more delicious
to kiss...and that's no
Blarney... Happy
St. Patrick's Day!
Thank you to CDC Tobacco Free
for reminding us of one of the
best reasons to quit...
be far more delicious
to kiss...and that's no
Blarney... Happy
St. Patrick's Day!
Thank you to CDC Tobacco Free
for reminding us of one of the
best reasons to quit...
Saturday, March 14, 2015
Why You'll Never See Ironman Smoke...
Thank you to Disney for
deciding that Smoking
cannot be in any of their
Youth-oriented films...
Good policy...they've
come a long way since
almost everyone at the
studio smoked...
MTV: Why You'll Never See Ironman Smoking a Cigarette in a Movie
deciding that Smoking
cannot be in any of their
Youth-oriented films...
Good policy...they've
come a long way since
almost everyone at the
studio smoked...
MTV: Why You'll Never See Ironman Smoking a Cigarette in a Movie
Medical News Today: Vaping in e cig ads may encourage tobacco smoking
A report just published suggests
that e cig ads, whose expeditures
have tripled in the last two years,
may be helping trigger smoking
behavior in those who don't vape.
RTS believes this to be true. My
book mentions that a danger of
e cigarettes is that they keep the
habit of smoking firmly in place.
Article by Honor Whiteman.
Medical News Today: Vaping in e cig commercials may encourage tobacco smoking
that e cig ads, whose expeditures
have tripled in the last two years,
may be helping trigger smoking
behavior in those who don't vape.
RTS believes this to be true. My
book mentions that a danger of
e cigarettes is that they keep the
habit of smoking firmly in place.
Article by Honor Whiteman.
Medical News Today: Vaping in e cig commercials may encourage tobacco smoking
Friday, March 13, 2015
Post # 900: Romancing The Smoke brings you the Nicotine News...
Since May 21, 2011,
Romancing The Smoke
has provided links to
important global news
stories about tobacco.
Following anti-smoking
trends, the e-cigarette
phenomenon and the
absurdist advertising
history of Big Tobacco,
RTS has brought the
Nicotine News to the
world with the help of
countless reporters
uncovering the truth
about nicotine addiction.
We have done our best
to acknowledge everyone's
contributions to this blog,
which has helped us to
create one of the most
comprehensive online
locations for Nic News.
Thank you for reading
our blog. We hope you'll
share it with others.
We're not even going to
use this post to shamelessly
hype the book...;-)
Romancing The Smoke
has provided links to
important global news
stories about tobacco.
Following anti-smoking
trends, the e-cigarette
phenomenon and the
absurdist advertising
history of Big Tobacco,
RTS has brought the
Nicotine News to the
world with the help of
countless reporters
uncovering the truth
about nicotine addiction.
We have done our best
to acknowledge everyone's
contributions to this blog,
which has helped us to
create one of the most
comprehensive online
locations for Nic News.
Thank you for reading
our blog. We hope you'll
share it with others.
We're not even going to
use this post to shamelessly
hype the book...;-)
My first sculpture: KOOL
In high school, I
became fascinated
with ceramics, which
would become a more
or less lifelong obsession.
Hooked on cigs at the
tender age of 16, this was
my first nod to Pop Art,
after I saw a show of
Warhol's Brillo Boxes...
there's something kind of
Friday the 13th about this...
became fascinated
with ceramics, which
would become a more
or less lifelong obsession.
Hooked on cigs at the
tender age of 16, this was
my first nod to Pop Art,
after I saw a show of
Warhol's Brillo Boxes...
there's something kind of
Friday the 13th about this...
Thursday, March 12, 2015
Washington Post: DC Neighbors Land in Court over Secondhand Smoke
Edwin Gray has lived in
the same house for 50 years.
His new neighbors, Brendan
and Nessa Coppinger, both
lawyers, are suing him for
a half million dollars...
over the fact they say he
annoys them with his second
hand smoke. As much as RTS
is a staunch anti-smoking
advocacy that stands up for
non-smokers' rights, forcing
and threatening someone
with a lawsuit to quit a habit
that is actually still legal in
this country in one's own
house seems to be the gesture
of a couple of self-important
attorneys who are going to
show people that when they
demand, one must bow down
and listen. RTS hopes the attys
get what they deserve; and that
Mr. Gray can find some place
to smoke without his idiotic
neighbors dragging him into
court over a right that was in
place long before either of
them were born...
Article by Keith L. Alexander.
Wash Post: DC Neighbors Land in Court Over Secondhand Smoke Issue
the same house for 50 years.
His new neighbors, Brendan
and Nessa Coppinger, both
lawyers, are suing him for
a half million dollars...
over the fact they say he
annoys them with his second
hand smoke. As much as RTS
is a staunch anti-smoking
advocacy that stands up for
non-smokers' rights, forcing
and threatening someone
with a lawsuit to quit a habit
that is actually still legal in
this country in one's own
house seems to be the gesture
of a couple of self-important
attorneys who are going to
show people that when they
demand, one must bow down
and listen. RTS hopes the attys
get what they deserve; and that
Mr. Gray can find some place
to smoke without his idiotic
neighbors dragging him into
court over a right that was in
place long before either of
them were born...
Article by Keith L. Alexander.
Wash Post: DC Neighbors Land in Court Over Secondhand Smoke Issue
Wednesday, March 11, 2015
Express.co.uk: No Smoking Day- What Happens to a Smoker Who Quits
Sarah Barns reports on
the UK's NO Smoking
Day, and what happens
to a smoker who quits.
This is a link to a handy
list of what one's body
and mind go through in
the process of quitting.
express.co.uk: No Smoking Day-what happens to a smoker when they give up cigarettes?
the UK's NO Smoking
Day, and what happens
to a smoker who quits.
This is a link to a handy
list of what one's body
and mind go through in
the process of quitting.
express.co.uk: No Smoking Day-what happens to a smoker when they give up cigarettes?
No Smoking Day UK- John Oliver's Tobacco Part II
In honor of our new
favorite television
personality, British
comedian John Oliver,
for 11 March on the
United Kingdom's
No Smoking Day,
here's John's update
on Ireland's Plain
Packaging of Tobacco
and Oliver's new anti-
smoking mascot,
Jeff the Diseased Lung
and his Line Dancers...
#jeffwecan
John Oliver: Tobacco Part II
favorite television
personality, British
comedian John Oliver,
for 11 March on the
United Kingdom's
No Smoking Day,
here's John's update
on Ireland's Plain
Packaging of Tobacco
and Oliver's new anti-
smoking mascot,
Jeff the Diseased Lung
and his Line Dancers...
#jeffwecan
John Oliver: Tobacco Part II
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
Don't let the Smoke Demons Stop YOU...
YOU can do this!
You can get past
these demons...
to be Smokefree!
You can get past
these demons...
to be Smokefree!
 |
| "Smoke Demons Waiting" by John Aaron |
Monday, March 9, 2015
No Smoking Day, UK- 11 March; 7 ways to quit...
March 11 is No
Smoking Day in
the UK. Romancing
the Smoke encourages
anyone who is fed up
to give it up. Sarah
Kwong of The Mirror
offers these tips....
Mirror.co.uk: 7 ways to quit smoking for No Smoking Day, March 11
Smoking Day in
the UK. Romancing
the Smoke encourages
anyone who is fed up
to give it up. Sarah
Kwong of The Mirror
offers these tips....
Mirror.co.uk: 7 ways to quit smoking for No Smoking Day, March 11
Business Smoke: The Place for Famous People Who Smoke
While there's something
kind of creepy about this
site as it glorifies smoking,
it's also like watching a
Hollywood car crash.
Morbid, but it's hard
to look away. Stories
about your favorite stars
and their relation to smoking.
Business Smoking: The Place for Famous People Who Smoke...
kind of creepy about this
site as it glorifies smoking,
it's also like watching a
Hollywood car crash.
Morbid, but it's hard
to look away. Stories
about your favorite stars
and their relation to smoking.
Business Smoking: The Place for Famous People Who Smoke...
Sunday, March 8, 2015
International Day of the Woman...Equality in Smoking???
Today we celebrate
the International
Day of The Woman.
A Day to Honor the
efforts & contributions
of one half of humanity,
without which, none of
us would be here.
But remember when
Virginia Slims' motto
was "You've come a
long ways, baby"?
Besides being an
incredibly sexist and
condescending ad
campaign, it encouraged
women to take up
smoking their brand
as a way to gain some
sort of warped sense
of equality to men.
What women actually
gained from this was
a higher incidence
of lung cancer than men...
the International
Day of The Woman.
A Day to Honor the
efforts & contributions
of one half of humanity,
without which, none of
us would be here.
But remember when
Virginia Slims' motto
was "You've come a
long ways, baby"?
Besides being an
incredibly sexist and
condescending ad
campaign, it encouraged
women to take up
smoking their brand
as a way to gain some
sort of warped sense
of equality to men.
What women actually
gained from this was
a higher incidence
of lung cancer than men...
Google Virginia Slims ads...
so...
just how far have we come...?
News.Health.com: Great source for articles on smoking and nicotine addiction...
TIME, Inc. Network
on HEALTH is a great
source for articles on
Smoking...
News.health.com: Articles on smoking and nicotine addiction
on HEALTH is a great
source for articles on
Smoking...
News.health.com: Articles on smoking and nicotine addiction
Thursday, March 5, 2015
At the Signpost Up Ahead...
Three packs a day
will send you there...
Next stop, the
Twilight Zone...
will send you there...
Next stop, the
Twilight Zone...
 |
| Rod Serling, Creator of the Twilight Zone and Night Gallery; Photo by LIFE |
Huff Post: Six Ways Smoking Affects Your Sleep...
Huffington Post's Alena
Hall reports on 6 ways
smoking affects your
sleep. From insomnia
to throwing off the
body's natural circadian
rhythms, once a person
has smoked, their sleep
will never be the same,
even when they quit.
(Wish I'd known that.)
Also, at the bottom of the
page is a piece on Ten
beneficial side effects of
quitting...
Huff Post: 6 Ways Smoking Affects Sleep
Hall reports on 6 ways
smoking affects your
sleep. From insomnia
to throwing off the
body's natural circadian
rhythms, once a person
has smoked, their sleep
will never be the same,
even when they quit.
(Wish I'd known that.)
Also, at the bottom of the
page is a piece on Ten
beneficial side effects of
quitting...
Huff Post: 6 Ways Smoking Affects Sleep
Even a monster enjoys a spot of tea...
Even monsters enjoy
a cup of tea when not
scaring the villagers.
What's scary is what's
in his other hand. Way
scarier than a torch...
Boris Karloff died of
complications from
emphysema in 1969.
Like most all of the
film stars, he was a
heavy smoker.
a cup of tea when not
scaring the villagers.
What's scary is what's
in his other hand. Way
scarier than a torch...
Boris Karloff died of
complications from
emphysema in 1969.
Like most all of the
film stars, he was a
heavy smoker.
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