Smoking bans are spreading from one city to another due to the health risks cigarettes cause.

Sharon Obsatz, Santa Monica College Professor of Journalism and Communications, comes to the defense of smokers and requests that the school and its anti-smoking students take it easier on nicotine addicted members of Santa Monica College.  

Stringent smoking regulations are proving tough for those Santa Monica residents whose lifestyle the city's ordinances infringe upon.

Of the 168 countries to join the World Health Organization's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, the United States is still not among them. This is a mistake as it could be crucial in stemming the tide of tobacco-related deaths.

It's a humid day, and you're sitting in class watching the droll drip from your ancient professors face, waiting for the minute hand to strike eight. The classroom is a sauna and all you want is the cool breeze from the beach to glaze your body. Instead another type of glaze makes it's way towards you, cigarette smoke.