Cigarette tax proposal would change tax from 7 cents per pack to 30-50 cents if the plan passes. However, the country's second-largest cigarette company is an anonymous backer of a campaign opposing a bill to raise South Carolina's lowest-in-the-nation cigarette tax. The message began showing up in mailboxes last week -- 10,000 postcards sent to Republican activists by … [Read more...] about R. J. Reynolds Backs Campaign Against Tobacco Tax Hike
UT takes $445,000 of Philip Morris Money for Tobacco Grower Research
Should the University of Tennessee accept money from the tobacco industry to help promote the growth of domestic tobacco production? That ethical question has yet to be debated—even nearly six months after UT quietly received a one-year $445,000 grant from Philip Morris to establish and operate a Center for Tobacco Grower Research in Morgan Hall on the Knoxville … [Read more...] about UT takes $445,000 of Philip Morris Money for Tobacco Grower Research
Smoking Associated With Both Anxiety And Depression
A new study indicates that smoking is linked to anxiety with depression, as well as to anxiety alone. However, people who are depressed but not anxious smoke the same as any other smokers. These findings come from a joint study from Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH), University of Bergen and King's College in London. The link between smoking and … [Read more...] about Smoking Associated With Both Anxiety And Depression
The “Sunny Side” of Tobacco
Washington, DC, February 22, 2008 In 2008, the truth® youth smoking prevention campaign unleashes music, dancing and cartoons to reveal the “sunny side” of tobacco use and the tobacco industry. The American Legacy Foundation®’s edgy truth® campaign is designed to educate teens about tobacco by exposing Big Tobacco’s marketing practices, as well as highlighting the toll of … [Read more...] about The “Sunny Side” of Tobacco
Tobacco Companies Target Young Female Smokers: Hot Pink Ladies-Only
We don’t see much of the Marlboro Man anymore, but what about the "Virginia Slims" woman? Everybody knows what happened to him – or them, two of whom died from lung cancer. She, however, was never quite as iconic. But that doesn’t mean the tobacco companies don’t have a soft spot for women, especially the young ones, according to a new report released Wednesday. Issued … [Read more...] about Tobacco Companies Target Young Female Smokers: Hot Pink Ladies-Only
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