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SHIPPEE: CIGARETTES & ADDICTION
Such engineered addiction was responsible for the reported billions of dollars of tobacco profits. With numbers like that on the table, the tobacco industry spared no expense in squashing the constant nattering of medical associations, and a long string
Feb 15, 2013
St. Augustine (FL) Record
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Feb 16, 2013 21:12
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MALONE: Making it normal to sell death: two books worth reading -- Malone 22 (2): 65 ($$)
Robert Proctor's Golden Holocaust ... and Sharon Eubanks and Stanton Glantz's Bad acts ... Taken together, these books pointed to some things tobacco control practitioners, researchers, and advocates, whatever their disciplinary field or focus, should be
Feb 16, 2013
Tobacco Control
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Feb 16, 2013 12:52
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[India] Cigarette snatchers: Manto on the spoils of World War II
Manto tells us in this piece about how people regularly bummed cigarettes off him. This essay was published in the compilation Talkh, tarsh aur shireen in 1954.
Feb 15, 2013
Firstpost.com (in)
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Feb 15, 2013 08:39
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[New York] February’s Book: The Power of Habit, by Charles Duhigg
Duhigg investigates the scientific discoveries that explain why habits exist, how they can be changed, and uncovers a new understanding of human nature and its potential for transformation. He shows why some people and companies struggle and fail to chang
Feb 5, 2013
WNYC Radio
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Feb 5, 2013 13:32
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When You Don’t Do What You Meant To, and Don’t Know Why
back in the 1960s, before we had so much medical information on the dangers of smoking, smokers were much more likely to read an article headlined, “Smoking Does Not Lead to Lung Cancer,” than one with the headline, “Smoking Leads to Lung Cancer.”
Jan 26, 2013
New York Times
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Jan 26, 2013 03:12
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Bestselling Book on Addiction Free for Five Days
The authors of Ending Addiction for Good: The Groundbreaking, Holistic, Evidence-Based Way to Transform Your Life are offering a free download of the Amazon bestseller from January 23rd to January 27th. They are hoping to spread the word about a groundbre
Jan 23, 2013
PR Newswire
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Jan 23, 2013 18:13
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Church of Scientology Details Error in Lawrence Wright’s Book
His fact checking consisted of about a dozen esoteric and obtuse questions, six of which concerned the brand of cigarettes L. Ron Hubbard smoked.
Jan 23, 2013
The Daily Beast
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Jan 23, 2013 14:39
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Lawrence Wright's scrupulous reporting in 'Going Clear' aims facts at Scientology
"Even as Hubbard was inventing the doctrine, each of his decisions and actions would become enshrined in Scientology lore as something to be emulated -- his cigarette smoking, for instance, which is still a feature of the church's culture at the upper lev
Jan 19, 2013
Cleveland (OH) Plain Dealer
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Jan 23, 2013 14:36
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[Canada] Golden Holocaust: Origins of the Cigarette Catastrophe and the Case for Abolition, University of California Press (excerpts) (PDF)
Jan 1, 2011
Conseil québécois sur le tabac et la santé (Quebec Council on Tobacco and Health) (ca)
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Jan 15, 2013 11:55
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Finally! a Health and Fitness Book for Smokers.
'A Smoker's Guide to Health and Fitness' addresses the total physical and mental health needs of current and former smokers, making it a unique health resource that can improve the lives of tens of millions of people. This invaluable book doesn't reduce
Jan 9, 2013
SBWire
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Jan 11, 2013 08:17