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SCHULTZ: Camel Crush: A Not-So-New Innovation by Our Friends at Big Tobacco

So it appears to have gone with Camel Crush. In May 2012, Business Insider reported that Camel had enjoyed a 21% increase in market share among 12-17 year-old children—“a gain attributable to the Camel Crush cigarette which switches from plain to mentho
Ring Of Fire Radio: Robert Kennedy Jr, Mike Papantonio and Sam Seder
added Mar 2, 2013 23:19
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[New York] CONFER: The smoking ban --10 years later

2013 will mark the 10-year anniversary of the institution of the New York State Clean Indoor Air Act, otherwise known as the smoking ban. For a decade now, smokers have been treated as second-class citizens and cannot engage in the act without having to v
Niagara Falls (NY) Gazette
added Feb 12, 2013 12:15
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[New York] FOELS: Another Voice: Smoking raises costs by causing preventable illnesses

Smokers in New York State will not be subject to higher premiums as reported in an Associated Press article (“Smokers may be priced out of health coverage”) that appeared in The Buffalo News on Jan. 25. ... Independent Health provides employers and indi
Buffalo (NY) News
added Jan 30, 2013 16:05
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KELLY: Coca-Cola, Big Tobacco, and Why the Personal Responsibility of the Consumer Should Not Be Allowed to Excuse Corporate Malfeasance

Sent by Brown & Williamson employee Merrell Williams, the picture the documents painted of the tobacco industry was devastating . . . Assisted by lobbyists, paid for politicians, and talk radio, tobacco companies drew a new picture where greedy trial lawy
The League of Ordinary Gentlemen (blog)
added Jan 19, 2013 22:20
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[Australia] PETERS: Towards an endgame for tobacco

This article outlines possible public health and policy approaches with the goal of leading to the elimination of smoking, and discusses a potential target date for the elimination of smoking in Australia.
Australian Family Physician (au)
added Nov 26, 2012 11:17
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[Russia, USA] BONNER: Re-elect Barack Obama, the better choice for America, Ukraine and world

Romney’s Bain & Company made millions of dollars advising British American Tobacco on how to brand and market their products more successfully. As a result, more Ukrainian women and children started smoking; the smoking rate among men remained among the h
Kyiv Post (ua)
added Nov 8, 2012 18:14
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[New Zealand] PATTEMORE: Addiction to tobacco tax erodes smokefree policies

Eric Janssen (Opinion: Why smokers are good for NZ society) - a ''moderate, considerate smoker'' - has done something similar in terms of tobacco tax legislation. He has put his finger precisely on two questions that show where government smokefree poli
Independent Newspapers Ltd. / STUFF (nz)
added Oct 29, 2012 16:04
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[Australia, USA] WOODHEAD: Big Pharma's credibility goes up in smoke

Companies such as GSK (Zyban, Nicabate), Pfizer (Champix) and Johnson and Johnson (Nicorette) are active members of a conservative US lobby group called the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). . . . If these Big Pharma companies are so committe
6minutes.com.au (au)
added Jul 17, 2012 05:07
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[California] WILSON: Big Tobacco Wants Your Children

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Psychology Today
added Jun 12, 2012 17:22
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[Canada] REYNOLDS: Forget lawsuits -- just ban the sale of tobacco altogether

But why, I asked Andrew Swan, does the province continue to sell a product it considers devastating to the health of Manitobans? Why not ban it outright?
Winnipeg (Manitoba) Free Press (ca)
added Jun 6, 2012 12:55
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