Jump to full article: Gary (IN) Post-Tribune, 2007-11-25
Author: Carrol Vertrees Post-Tribune columnist
Intro: This great moment came back to me when I read that another big company is getting into the smokeless tobacco market. This outfit is making a "spitless" tobacco, which sounds like a triumph for science and profits. . . .
Maybe eating places that have closed their smoking sections can now set aside areas for spitless tobacco users. I can see problems with that.
There is nothing funny about this statistic: 20 percent of high school boys and 2 percent of high school girls use smokeless tobacco, says the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. They should read about the late Bill Tuttle, a major league ballplayer.
This smokeless stuff keeps us safe from second-hand smoke, but I plan to stay upwind from all chewers.
A new cigarette that is supposed to have special appeal to women is on the way, proving that the tobacco hucksters, like our politicians, just want to serve "The American people." It is touching.
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