clipped from: www.nzherald.co.nz A 16-year-old Canberra schoolgirl has been allowed to take cigarette breaks at school because her doctor says she is clinically addicted to nicotine.
Tara Lewis is allowed to smoke between classes to relieve the "stress" of her Year 10 studies.
Stromlo High School has granted the concession despite the law banning the supply of cigarettes to anybody under 18, Sydney's Sunday Telegraph reported yesterday.