Lawsuit Cites Cigarette Giveaways to Black Youth
(AP) – Marie Evans recalled she was 9 years old when she first started getting free cigarettes in the Boston housing project where she lived. At first, she traded them for candy, but she said she...
View ArticleBlacks Divided over Possible Menthol Ban
(Chicago Tribune) — The longest Samuel Johnson has ever been able to give up menthol cigarettes is three months. Every time he tries to quit, he said, that cool, minty flavor that first drew him and...
View ArticleJury Says Tobacco Firm Used Free Cigarettes to Entice Black Kids to Smoke
(Newser) — A jury has ruled the Lorillard Tobacco Co. tried to entice black children to become smokers by handing out free cigarettes and has awarded $71 million in compensatory damages to the estate...
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What Your Partner Who Is Quitting Smoking Wants You To Know
Gettyimages.com/smoking a cigarette If you thought you couldn’t stand it when your partner was a full-time chain-smoker, just wait and see what it’s like when he tries to quit. You might miss the days...
View ArticleA Call to Recycle Cigarette Butts
(NYT) — When a constituent came into Assemblyman Michael DenDekker’s office recently and suggested he propose a cigarette butt recycling program, Mr. DenDekker admits he “had a little chuckle.” Then a...
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