Workplace Success Stories

When I bought the W in 2004, it was a smokey, crowded little bar. I began to cough horribly after being there 5 nights a week. I thought long and hard about losing business because people were in a habit of smoking there. My bar staff was against it. I was the only one for it.

Then I ... (More)

When I decided to quit smoking, it was the best decision I ever made. I feel so much freer now that I quit smoking, and it’s my life’s mission to help as many others quit as I can.

At work, I have some buddies who want to quit smoking. When I told them ... (More)

I decided to take my workplace tobacco-free three years ago. You can bet that there was some reluctance at first—especially in rural Utah—but over time, I think everyone has warmed up to the idea.

Instead of making my employees quit cold turkey, I offered to reimburse their doctor visits and prescription anti-tobacco-related medications ... (More)

I started smoking at age 12. My good friend and I would take 1/2 smoked butts from his moms ash tray and rellish them. When I was an adolecent my friends and I were very resourseful. We smoked most any thing from butts we'd find, to stolen smokes from kmart or seven eleven, to ... (More)

I started to smoke when I turned 4 years old. My sisters and I and my sister's boyfriend used to live out in colorado and we went out in the fields with long weeds. my sister's have always stolen my mothers ciggerates and we always passed them around when we were in the long weeds.

I stopped smoking ... (More)