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Jump to full article: New York Post, 2009-10-22
Intro: I don't know what Jeff Stier is thinking, but using snus does not eliminate the risk of lung cancer ("Council Votes To
BoostButts," PostOpinion, Oct. 16).
Smokers who use smokeless tobacco as a supplemental source of nicotine in an effort to quit smoking actually increase their risk of lung cancer.
Stier's assertion that banning flavored tobacco will not protect kids is also a smokescreen. . . .
Stier makes the faulty argument that the City Council's ban on flavored-tobacco products will somehow make it harder for smokers to quit.
Nothing could be further from the truth. The target audience for flavored products is the youth, and they are the ones most using them. . . .
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