Smoking

Picture shows non-smoking and smoking posters on the entrance of a Belgrade cafe on November 11, 2010. Serbia introduced on Thursday tough anti-tobacco measures, the strictest ever in the Balkans country, where some 33.6 percent of adult population smokes.

Picture shows non-smoking and smoking posters on the entrance of a Belgrade cafe on November 11, 2010. Serbia introduced on Thursday tough anti-tobacco measures, the strictest ever in the Balkans country, where some 33.6 percent of adult population smokes.

A man takes his beer next to a smoking cigarette in an ashtray on a restaurant bar on October 21, 2010 in Madrid. Patrons of Spain's infamously smoke-clogged cafes, bars and clubs are drawing their last few puffs. Lawmakers have voted to scrap Spain's extraordinarily lax anti-tobacco legislation from January next year and replace it with one of the toughest smoking bans in Western Europe.

NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 16: Helene Martich smokes in a Times Square pedestrian island on September 16, 2010 in New York City. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has proposed a ban on smoking in city parks, beaches, and parts of Times Square. Citing the danger of second hand smoke, the mayor sees the proposal as an extension of a popular public smoking ban in 2002 in workplaces and a ban in 2003 in restaurants and bars.

NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 16: A man smokes in a Times Square pedestrian island on September 16, 2010 in New York City. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has proposed a ban on smoking in city parks, beaches, and parts of Times Square. Citing the danger of second hand smoke, the mayor sees the proposal as an extension of a popular public smoking ban in 2002 in workplaces and a ban in 2003 in restaurants and bars.

A Palestinian men enjoys smoking a Shisha pipe or Hubble Bubble as he sits in a park on the second day of the Eid al-Fitr overlooking the West Bank city of Nablus on September 11, 2010, as Muslim families continue to celebrate the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan.

A masked protester holds a smoking flare on October 19, 2010 during a demonstration against the governmental pensions reform in Nice, southeastern France. French workers and students took to the streets once again today to defend their right to retire at 60, with youths battling police, petrol stations running dry and many flights cancelled.

A man smoking a cigar holds a placard reading ' Dear Eric (French Labour minister Woerth) your wall reinsures us - shield, influence, cash-desk , micro-parties, Retirement' as he demonstrates on September 7, 2010 in Paris during a national one-day of action against a government pension reform bill. French President Nicolas Sarkozy's government faces a showdown with angry trade unions Today as thousands march against plans to raise the minimum retirement age to 62.

A man smoking a cigar holds a placard reading ' Dear Eric (French Labour minister Woerth) your wall reinsures us - shield, influence, cash-desk , micro-parties, Retirement' as he demonstrates on September 7, 2010 in Paris during a national one-day of action against a government pension reform bill. French President Nicolas Sarkozy's government faces a showdown with angry trade unions Today as thousands march against plans to raise the minimum retirement age to 62.

Pipes for smoking drugs are displayed on October 4, 2010 in the window of a shop in Warsaw that sold designer drugs by taking advantage of a loophole in the law and that was closed by Polish authorities during a nationwide crackdown on October 2.

Pipes for smoking drugs are displayed on October 4, 2010 in the window of a shop in Warsaw that sold designer drugs by taking advantage of a loophole in the law and that was closed by Polish authorities during a nationwide crackdown on October 2.

A bar keeper places an non-smoking poster inside a Belgrade cafe on November 11, 2010. Serbia introduced on Thursday tough anti-tobacco measures, the strictest ever in the Balkans country, where some 33.6 percent of adults smoke.

A man lights a cigar at the 'Inter-tabac' trade fair in the western German city of Dortmund on September 17, 2010. Europe's leading trade fair for tobacco and smoking accessories, the Inter-tabac is the crucial communication and order platform for trade with the product and service offerings of more than 230 exhibitors. The Intertabacs take place from September 17, 2010 until September 19, 2010 at the fairground in Dortmund.

A box af Davidoff cigars are on display at the 'Inter-tabac' trade fair in the western German city of Dortmund on September 17, 2010. Europe's leading trade fair for tobacco and smoking accessories, the Inter-tabac is the crucial communication and order platform for trade with the product and service offerings of more than 230 exhibitors. The Intertabacs take place from September 17, 2010 until September 19, 2010 at the fairground in Dortmund.

Picture taken on September 10, 2010 in Paris shows women sitting and reading in the courtyard of the Great Mosque, on the first day of Eid al-Fitr marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. During Ramadan, observant Muslims abstain from eating, drinking, smoking and sex between dawn and sundown each day, after which they break their fast in what is known as iftar.

A young women smokes a cigarette outside an office building in Warsaw on November 15, 2010. Poland has introduced a ban on smoking in public places like stadiums and restaurants - with fines foreseen for people who persist in lighting up. The ban that took effect on November 15, 2010 calls for fines of up to 500 zlotys (USD 216) for those who break the regulations.

A bar keeper places an non-smoking poster inside a Belgrade cafe on November 11, 2010. Serbia introduced on Thursday tough anti-tobacco measures, the strictest ever in the Balkans country, where some 33.6 percent of adults smoke.

A man smokes a Piparette, a mix out of a pipe and a cigarette at the 'Inter-tabac' trade fair in the western German city of Dortmund on September 17, 2010. Europe's leading trade fair for tobacco and smoking accessories, the Inter-tabac is the crucial communication and order platform for trade with the product and service offerings of more than 230 exhibitors. The Intertabacs take place from September 17, 2010 until September 19, 2010 at the fairground in Dortmund.

A box af Davidoff cigars are on display at the 'Inter-tabac' trade fair in the western German city of Dortmund on September 17, 2010. Europe's leading trade fair for tobacco and smoking accessories, the Inter-tabac is the crucial communication and order platform for trade with the product and service offerings of more than 230 exhibitors. The Intertabacs take place from September 17, 2010 until September 19, 2010 at the fairground in Dortmund.

Cigarettes are on diaplay at the 'Inter-tabac' trade fair in the western German city of Dortmund on September 17, 2010. Europe's leading trade fair for tobacco and smoking accessories, the Inter-tabac is the crucial communication and order platform for trade with the product and service offerings of more than 230 exhibitors. The Intertabacs take place from September 17, 2010 until September 19, 2010 at the fairground in Dortmund.

An emaciated drug addict (L) rests as another (R) pauses while smoking heroin on the dry banks of the Kabul river, located near a military installation, in Kabul on May 15, 2010. Some Eight percent of Afghans suffer from drug addiction, a rate twice the global average and a 'major' growing problem for the world's leading narcotic producer. The report released recently by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) found around one million people in the country aged 15 to 64 had drug addictions, often to opium and heroin as at least 3 percent of injecting drug users in Kabul were diagnosed HIV positive. The study also found that in the last five years the number of regular opium users had jumped 53 percent and the number of heroin users doubled as the drug industry boomed. Only 10 percent of drug users surveyed had received any kind of drug treatment as treatment centres available in 21 of Afghanistan's 34 provinces could provide treatment for only a little more than 10,000 addicts. Afghanistan is the leading producer of opium, the raw material for making heroin, as the average price of its dry opium has increased to USD 100 per kilo in 2010 from USD 74 in 2009 for the same quantity.

File picture dated June 15, 2010 shows Arab men smoking waterpipes as they watch the 2010 World Cup football match between Brazil and North Korea at a coffee shop in Kuwait City. Al-Jazeera television confirmed on September 30, 2010 a report by Britain's Guardian newspaper that coverage of this year's World Cup was jammed from Jordan, despite denials from Amman.

Young Palestinian women pray during the second Friday of the holy month of Ramadan at a mosque in the West Bank city of Jenin on August 20, 2010. Ramadan is a month of abstinence during which Muslims must refrain from eating, smoking and sexual relations during daylight hours.

A man smokes a cigarette outside a hotel in Warsaw on November 15, 2010. Poland has introduced a ban on smoking in public places like stadiums and restaurants - with fines foreseen for people who persist in lighting up. The ban that took effect on November 15, 2010 calls for fines of up to 500 zlotys (USD 216) for those who break the regulations.

A man smokes a cigarette outside a hotel in Warsaw on November 15, 2010. Poland has introduced a ban on smoking in public places like stadiums and restaurants - with fines foreseen for people who persist in lighting up. The ban that took effect on November 15, 2010 calls for fines of up to 500 zlotys (USD 216) for those who break the regulations.

A worker rolls a Davidoff cigar at the 'Inter-tabac' trade fair in the western German city of Dortmund on September 17, 2010. Europe's leading trade fair for tobacco and smoking accessories, the Inter-tabac is the crucial communication and order platform for trade with the product and service offerings of more than 230 exhibitors. The Intertabacs take place from September 17, 2010 until September 19, 2010 at the fairground in Dortmund.

Cigarettes are on diaplay at the 'Inter-tabac' trade fair in the western German city of Dortmund on September 17, 2010. Europe's leading trade fair for tobacco and smoking accessories, the Inter-tabac is the crucial communication and order platform for trade with the product and service offerings of more than 230 exhibitors. The Intertabacs take place from September 17, 2010 until September 19, 2010 at the fairground in Dortmund.

A box full of Stanwell pipes are on diaplay at the 'Inter-tabac' trade fair in the western German city of Dortmund on September 17, 2010. Europe's leading trade fair for tobacco and smoking accessories, the Inter-tabac is the crucial communication and order platform for trade with the product and service offerings of more than 230 exhibitors. The Intertabacs take place from September 17, 2010 until September 19, 2010 at the fairground in Dortmund.

A box of cigars are on diaplay at the 'Inter-tabac' trade fair in the western German city of Dortmund on September 17, 2010. Europe's leading trade fair for tobacco and smoking accessories, the Inter-tabac is the crucial communication and order platform for trade with the product and service offerings of more than 230 exhibitors. The Intertabacs take place from September 17, 2010 until September 19, 2010 at the fairground in Dortmund.

MUNICH, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 18: A waitress carries beer mugs as she wears a 'No Smoking' sign during the opening day of the Oktoberfest at Theresienwiese on September 18, 2010 in Munich, Germany. 2010 marks the 200th anniversary of Oktoberfest. The Oktoberfest tradition started in 1810 to celebrate the October 12th marriage of Bavarian Crown Prince Ludwig to the Saxon-Hildburghausen Princess Therese. The citizens of Munich were invited to join in the festivities which were held over five days on the fields in front of the city gates. The main event of the original Oktoberfest was a horse race. The world's biggest beer festival will last this year from September 18 to October 4.

A man holds some cigarettes made with natural tabacco at the 'Inter-tabac' trade fair in the western German city of Dortmund on September 17, 2010. Europe's leading trade fair for tobacco and smoking accessories, the Inter-tabac is the crucial communication and order platform for trade with the product and service offerings of more than 230 exhibitors. The Intertabacs take place from September 17, 2010 until September 19, 2010 at the fairground in Dortmund.

A worker rolls a Davidoff cigar at the 'Inter-tabac' trade fair in the western German city of Dortmund on September 17, 2010. Europe's leading trade fair for tobacco and smoking accessories, the Inter-tabac is the crucial communication and order platform for trade with the product and service offerings of more than 230 exhibitors. The Intertabacs take place from September 17, 2010 until September 19, 2010 at the fairground in Dortmund.

A woman rolls a cigarette at the 'Inter-tabac' trade fair in the western German city of Dortmund on September 17, 2010. Europe's leading trade fair for tobacco and smoking accessories, the Inter-tabac is the crucial communication and order platform for trade with the product and service offerings of more than 230 exhibitors. The Intertabacs take place from September 17, 2010 until September 19, 2010 at the fairground in Dortmund.

Cigarettes are on diaplay at the 'Inter-tabac' trade fair in the western German city of Dortmund on September 17, 2010. Europe's leading trade fair for tobacco and smoking accessories, the Inter-tabac is the crucial communication and order platform for trade with the product and service offerings of more than 230 exhibitors. The Intertabacs take place from September 17, 2010 until September 19, 2010 at the fairground in Dortmund.

A Palestinian man inspects a burnt out catering area where Shisha's or water pipes for smoking are prepared after unknown assailants set fire to a water resort park 'Crazy Water' in Gaza City, on September 19, 2010. No one has claimed responsibility.

After asking permission from Filippino President Corazon Aquino (R), Deng Xiaoping lights a cigarette during a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on April 16, 1988. Aquino told him that during her cabinet meetings, she forbides smoking.

A man smokes a cigarette next to a banner reading ' We say yes to ashtrays ' in central Athens on October 7, 2010. Dozens of bar and cafe owners protest against the government's law to ban smoking inside indoor public areas.

Picture taken on September 10, 2010 in Paris shows women sitting and reading in the courtyard of the Great Mosque, on the first day of Eid al-Fitr marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. During Ramadan, observant Muslims abstain from eating, drinking, smoking and sex between dawn and sundown each day, after which they break their fast in what is known as iftar.

A US Marines V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft kicks up dust as it takes off carrying five arrested Afghan police personnel caught smoking narcotics inside a US Marines base of 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, in Marjah, Helmand province, on March 22, 2010. Five members of Afghan police were expelled from their unit and sent to jail in Lashkar Gah prior to a graduation ceremony held inside a US military base.

A man smokes a Piparette, a mix out of a pipe and a cigarette at the 'Inter-tabac' trade fair in the western German city of Dortmund on September 17, 2010. Europe's leading trade fair for tobacco and smoking accessories, the Inter-tabac is the crucial communication and order platform for trade with the product and service offerings of more than 230 exhibitors. The Intertabacs take place from September 17, 2010 until September 19, 2010 at the fairground in Dortmund.

A man rolls a Davidoff cigar at the 'Inter-tabac' trade fair in the western German city of Dortmund on September 17, 2010. Europe's leading trade fair for tobacco and smoking accessories, the Inter-tabac is the crucial communication and order platform for trade with the product and service offerings of more than 230 exhibitors. The Intertabacs take place from September 17, 2010 until September 19, 2010 at the fairground in Dortmund.

A woman holds a pipe from Stanwell with a tiger of gold and diamonds in her hand at the 'Inter-tabac' trade fair in the western German city of Dortmund on September 17, 2010. Europe's leading trade fair for tobacco and smoking accessories, the Inter-tabac is the crucial communication and order platform for trade with the product and service offerings of more than 230 exhibitors. The Intertabacs take place from September 17, 2010 until September 19, 2010 at the fairground in Dortmund.

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 28: Ministers of Parliament are cleansed with a smoking ceremony, on the opening day of Australia's 43rd parliament at Parliament House on September 28, 2010 in Canberra, Australia. The opening comes five weeks after the federal election resulted in a hung parliament and left the country waiting while Independent MPs deliberated to ultimately form a minority government.

Protesters demonstrate next to a red smoking flare in front the Negresco hotel on October 19, 2010 during a demonstration against the governmental pensions reform in Nice, southeastern France. French workers and students took to the streets once again today to defend their right to retire at 60, with youths battling police, petrol stations running dry and many flights cancelled.

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 06: A man wearing a flat cap and smoking a pipe enjoys a drink at the 'Prohibition' 1920's themed night on November 6, 2010 in London, England. Guests dressed in authentic costume from America's prohibition period danced the Charleston and played roulette in the art deco surroundings of the Bloomsbury Ballroom.

A man smokes a cigarette outside a hotel in Warsaw on November 15, 2010. Poland has introduced a ban on smoking in public places like stadiums and restaurants - with fines foreseen for people who persist in lighting up. The ban that took effect on November 15, 2010 calls for fines of up to 500 zlotys (USD 216) for those who break the regulations.

Young women smoke cigarettes outside an office building in Warsaw on November 15, 2010. Poland has introduced a ban on smoking in public places like stadiums and restaurants - with fines foreseen for people who persist in lighting up. The ban that took effect on November 15, 2010 calls for fines of up to 500 zlotys (USD 216) for those who break the regulations.

An emaciated drug addict (L) rests as another (R) pauses while smoking heroin on the dry banks of the Kabul river, located near a military installation, in Kabul on May 15, 2010. Some Eight percent of Afghans suffer from drug addiction, a rate twice the global average and a 'major' growing problem for the world's leading narcotic producer. The report released recently by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) found around one million people in the country aged 15 to 64 had drug addictions, often to opium and heroin as at least 3 percent of injecting drug users in Kabul were diagnosed HIV positive. The study also found that in the last five years the number of regular opium users had jumped 53 percent and the number of heroin users doubled as the drug industry boomed. Only 10 percent of drug users surveyed had received any kind of drug treatment as treatment centres available in 21 of Afghanistan's 34 provinces could provide treatment for only a little more than 10,000 addicts. Afghanistan is the leading producer of opium, the raw material for making heroin, as the average price of its dry opium has increased to USD 100 per kilo in 2010 from USD 74 in 2009 for the same quantity.

A man smokes a cigarette in front of a banner reading ' Where ever there is smoke. ..we decide ' in central Athens on October 7, 2010. Dozens of bar and cafe owners protest against the government's law to ban smoking inside indoor public areas.

A man takes his cigarette from an ashtray on a restaurant table on October 21, 2010 in Madrid. Patrons of Spain's infamously smoke-clogged cafes, bars and clubs are drawing their last few puffs. Lawmakers have voted to scrap Spain's extraordinarily lax anti-tobacco legislation from January next year and replace it with one of the toughest smoking bans in Western Europe.