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[USA] Socioeconomic, demographic and smoking-related correlates of the use of potentially reduced exposure to tobacco products in a national sample

Because there is little evidence to suggest that PREPs are less harmful that other tobacco products, their marketing as harm-minimising products should be regulated. Smokers, in particular those who are younger, have a lower socioeconomic status, and are
Tobacco Control
added Jan 6, 2013 13:20
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[Indonesia, USA] Weezer: Say it ain't so!

Weezer, a popular American alternative band, is playing a tobacco-industry sponsored concert in Jakarta, Indonesia on January 8th.
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (CTFK)
added Jan 2, 2013 23:13
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[China, USA] KHATRI: When smoking could be hazardous to your business

While smoking is becoming less acceptable in the U.S., it is still cool in many places around the globe. Several French scientists I’ve worked with chided me on how Americans are health-obsessed smoke-haters. I’ve risked perpetuating the “ugly American”
St. Louis (MO) Daily Record
added Jan 2, 2013 22:34
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[USA] EDITORIAL: US should embrace efforts to combat smoking overseas

Washington has done embarrassingly little to address the problem overseas. The US government spends about $8 billion on global health annually, but only about $7 million on tobacco-control efforts overseas,
Boston (MA) Globe
added Dec 27, 2012 05:32
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[USA] Colombia's tobacco farmers look to increase production in 2013

Colombia's tobacco farmers are hoping to vastly increase crops to take advantage of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States, reported local media.
Colombia Reports (co)
added Dec 22, 2012 12:32
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[Canada, USA] SZAKY: A Social Business Strikes a Deal With Big Tobacco

Already, if you search “cigarette recycling,” we rank prominently in the top 10 links that come up. And now, we’ve started a similar program in the United States along with Santa Fe Tobacco, which is owned by R.J. Reynolds. We had more than 220 collecti
New York Times Blogs
added Dec 6, 2012 10:32
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[USA] Electronic cigarettes challenge anti-smoking efforts

Anti-smoking campaigners fear the rapid growth of tobacco-free cigarettes could undermine years of successful anti-smoking efforts.
BBC Online
added Dec 6, 2012 09:56
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[Australia, USA] VIDEO: Tobacco companies ordered to publish their lies

The case has been closely watched by Professor of Public Health, Mike Daube. He's the president of the Australian Council on Smoking and Health.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) (au)
added Nov 29, 2012 13:26
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[Canada, USA] Couche Tard says it is victim of tobacco war in the United States

Convenience store operator Alimentation Couche-Tard says it is caught in the middle of a war among U.S. cigarette manufacturers that is hurting its merchandise sales. Tobacco manufacturer Phillip Morris, the maker of the Marlboro brand, instituted a poli
(Prince Edward Island) Guardian (ca)
added Nov 28, 2012 04:49
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[American Samoa, USA] CNMI in anti-cigarette smuggling measure passed by the US House

The U.S. House of Representatives passed last week a bill that added the CNMI, Guam, and American Samoa to the list of those protected by the Contraband Cigarette Trafficking Act. H.R. 5934, sponsored by American Samoa Delegate Eni Faleomavaega, now head
Saipan Tribune (mp)
added Nov 18, 2012 12:57
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