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Louisiana teachers' union concerned about educators' future; Supreme Court hears arguments in Trump immunity case; court issues restraining order against fracking waste-storage facility; landmark NE agreement takes a proactive approach to CO2 pipeline risks.

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Speaker Johnson accuses demonstrating students of getting support from Hamas. TikTok says it'll challenge the ban. And the Supreme Court dives into the gray area between abortion and pregnancy healthcare, and into former President Trump's broad immunity claims.

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“Great American Smokeout” – Options Besides Cold Turkey for Virginians

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Thursday, November 15, 2007   

Lynchburg, VA – Today is the American Cancer Society's "Great American Smokeout," a day many smokers dread because of increased pressure to quit. But plenty of others hope, if they can snuff it out for one day, maybe it'll be for good.

A Lynchburg cardiologist suggests smokers take baby steps now that may help them kick the habit -- tomorrow, the next day or next year. One of those baby steps, says Dr. Daniel Carey, is to make their office or home environment smoke-free. He says taking the smoke outdoors is better for everyone's health.

"I'm very much like the Medical Society in Virginia; I'm very much in favor of smoke-free environments in Virginia, and protecting indoor air quality."

Fifty-eight percent of Americans are covered by smoke-free laws, usually through state legislation that bans smoking in public places. Virginians are not among them, although a proposal for a Virginia smoke-free law is expected in the next legislative session.

Carey also suggests Chantex, a new medicine on the market to help smokers quit. Available by prescription, he says he's seen longtime smokers kick the habit by using it. Over-the-counter nicotine patches and gum also are worth trying out today, he adds.

"It's a first step to getting away from tobacco and nicotine altogether. It provides nicotine in a way that's not so destructive, and it's not destructive to others in the form of secondhand smoke."

More information on the "Great American Smokeout" is available at www.smokefreefor you.org.





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