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Big Tobacco Going After E-Cigarettes With Strong Warnings
Tobacco companies, commonly referred to here on the site as ‘Big Tobacco’ are the cause of more deaths than just…
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People Smoking Less. Why Have Tobacco Shops Doubled?
Smoking in the U.S. has been declining for decades, but retailers specializing in tobacco sales (smokeless, cigars, etc.) are not…
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E-Cigarettes – Gateway to Substance Abuse
Nicotine, in any form, can prime the brain for harder drugs A new study in the New England Journal of…
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In Children’s Hands, E-Cigarettes Can Be Deadly
Poison centers are experiencing a spike in calls concerning children exposed to liquid nicotine. New findings are just the latest…
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R.J. Reynolds Loses $23B Verdict
A Florida jury has returned one of the largest verdicts ever against a tobacco company in the case of Cynthia…
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The Real Dangers of Liquid Nicotine
Robert Glatter, MD is an emergency physician on staff at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City, where he has practiced…
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Mental Health Disorders and E-Cigarettes
Written by Dan Kedmey – TIME See original article here A new study finds elevated rates of depression, anxiety and other mental…
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Children Get Sick Working Tobacco Farms
Written by Charlie Campbell – TIME See original article here A new Human Rights Watch report finds that child laborers, some as…
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Report: E-cigarettes Appealing To Kids
Written by Lisa Desjardins – CNN Politics See original article here Washington (CNN) – Redeploying a major argument from the battle over traditional…
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CVS To Be Tobacco-Free By October
Written by Peter Frost – Chicago Tribune See original article here CVS Caremark Corp. is on track to remove all tobacco products from…
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