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Cigarettes and Slush Puppies

Tobacco companies pay stores billions each year to ensure their products are advertised heavily, displayed prominently and priced cheaply to attract kids and keep current tobacco users hooked. One of the tactics tobacco companies and stores use is to pla
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (CTFK)
added Oct 19, 2012 16:56
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[Asia-pacific] In Indonesia, Big Tobacco hasn't got a worry

health experts warn of a humanitarian disaster looming in poorer countries, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region. ''They [cigarette companies] are just wilfully imposing a pandemic on developing countries,'' says Professor Mike Daube
The Age (au)
added Aug 25, 2012 23:29
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Camel (cigarette)

Camel is a brand of cigarettes that was introduced by American company R.J. Reynolds Tobacco in the summer of 1913. Most current Camel cigarettes contain a blend of Turkish tobacco and Virginia tobacco. Early in 2008 the blend was changed as was the pack
Wikipedia
added Apr 27, 2013 11:57
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[Australia] Smoke-free Shisha ad banned for 'glamourising smoking'

a promotion for a Shisha pipe which claims to be tobacco and nicotine free are the latest to be banned by the Advertising Standards Bureau. ... The e-Shisha Pipes, publicised through website Sure Deal, drew ire on the grounds of "false claims the product
B&T Weekly
added Apr 10, 2013 15:00
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[New York] Bloomberg cigarette plan gets praise, criticism

Anti-smoking advocates and health experts hailed proposals from Mayor Michael Bloomberg that would keep cigarettes out of sight in New York City stores, while tobacco companies and smokers called it an overreach.
AP - Associated Press
added Mar 19, 2013 13:24
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Is Indonesia, one of big tobacco's last frontiers, closing?

Not fast enough for anti-smoking campaigners. But Indonesia is slowly taking steps to end its status as one of the great growth markets for tobacco companies
Christian Science Monitor
added Mar 4, 2013 06:07
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Can Electronic Cigarettes Challenge Big Tobacco?

Television commercials for NJOY Kings began running nationally in early December, making it the first “cigarette” ad to run since Jan. 1, 1971, when Virginia Slims ran one final commercial a minute before the midnight deadline during “The Johnny Carson S
TIME Magazine
added Jan 8, 2013 10:50
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[China] Chinese government to crack down on cigarettes, maybe

China's cigarette smokers sucked down 40% of the world's supply last year, a phlegmy 5% more than in 2006. The Chinese government plans to fight this trend with upcoming legislation that would outlaw smoking in most public places throughout mainland Chin
Shanghaiist (blog)
added Dec 24, 2012 17:44
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Cigarettes and Slush Puppies

One of the tactics tobacco companies and stores use is to place tobacco ads and product displays at kids' eye level or near candy. They also mingle tobacco ads with those for other products that appeal to kids, such as Slush Puppie drinks.
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (CTFK)
added Nov 7, 2012 13:32
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Nicolites Respond To Bid To Ban Smoking For Those Born After 2000

it makes sense for people to begin making the transition to electronic cigarettes, a product which does not contain tobacco, significantly reducing the health hazards involved.”
PR Web
added Sep 23, 2012 18:56
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