Ken Wassum, Senior Product Manager   We have become somewhat numb to the fact that 440,000 Americans a year die from a preventable cause – cigarette smoking. That’s 1,200 deaths per day. Use whatever analogy you want -- 48 Amtrak accidents per day where 25 die, 3 fully load... [More]

Alex Wright, Quit Coach Supervisor, Service Delivery:   As a UK citizen my attention has been captured recently by the BBC news reports of a woman thrown onto the railway tracks for asking two men to stop smoking in the station. To put some context on this domestic light transit in the... [More]

Jackie Kurle, Senior Manager, Client Services:   In today's busy world, it can be challenging to complete all the tasks that make up a typical workday, let alone find a few minutes to take a break. Employees that do find ways to take breaks take them in a variety of forms, some of ... [More]

Ken Wassum, Senior Product Manager:   Is that person over at the corner table at your favorite smoke-free restaurant smoking? Maybe yes…maybe no. A new product on the market is the electronic cigarette. Here’s how they work. Each unit has a cartridge containing nicot... [More]

Erin Thompson, Manager, Marketing:    On July 23, New York became the first state in the nation to outlaw smoking in centers for recovering addicts. New York’s state-run rehabilitation centers have been smoke free for over a decade, but the new policy will require private tr... [More]

Sean Bell, Senior Vice President, Strategic Development:   Free & Clear's CMO, Tim McAfee, is a man of proud Scottish heritage, so I think he must be particularly pleased with today's news published in the  New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) and reported on in... [More]

Yuki Yang, Senior Director, Client Services:   Washington State’s smoking ban, passed on December 8, 2005 prohibiting smoking in all indoor public places and workplaces including restaurants, bars, taverns, bowling alleys, skating rinks and non-tribal casinos, still evokes strong... [More]