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A judge has blocked a federal requirement that would have begun forcing U.S. tobacco companies to put large graphic images on their cigarette packages later this year to show the dangers of smoking.

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New Jersey fire officials say an emphysema patient accidentally caused a car explosion when his cigarette ignited gas from a leaking oxygen tank inside his vehicle.

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Many New Jerseyans made New Year's Resolutions this year to quit smoking. More than a month into the new year, some are struggling to keep from picking up a cigarette, which is why the American Cancer Society is offering a new text messaging tool to help.

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First of all, it’s not in legislative form, so if you’re dumb enough to smoke in your car with your kid don’t panic.  You may continue to erode your child’s health without penalty.  However this story on a CDC recomme

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While New Jersey gets an "A" for smoke-free air, it failed miserably when it comes to tobacco prevention and control spending and cessation coverage.

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More than 4,000 New Jerseyans will die from lung cancer this year alone and smoking is one of the greatest risk factors surrounding the disease. Today is the 'Great American Smokeout' and Dr. Michael Steinberg, Director of the Tobacco Dependence Program at the Cancer Institute of New Jersey, is urging all smokers to kick the habit for the day

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Cape May has decided against banning smoking on its beaches, public parks and oceanfront walkway -- for now, at least.

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Every Monday morning, we ask "where are you now?' and inevitably, Vinnie from Hazlet calls from his driveway, where he sits and smokes, listening to our show to escape his wife. It occured to Dennis and me, that if he dies of a smoking related disease we may be sued by the grieving wife

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