Smoking becomes a laughing matter.(Greg Smith poster a popular smoking cessation device)(Brief article)

Australian Doctor,  May, 2006  by Jenkins, Rebecca

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WHINGE-FREE ZONE by Rebecca Jenkins

WHEN it comes to convincing residents and tourists on NSW's beautiful Lord Howe Island to give up smoking, Dr Frank Reed has found a secret weapon.

Taking pride of place at the island's medical centre is an anti-smoking cartoon by Australian Doctor cartoonist Mr Greg Smith.

Produced as a poster for Australian Doctor readers, the cartoon depicts a smoker climbing a mountain to ask a guru the "secret" to giving up smoking, to which the guru replies: "Do it while you're alive."

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