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How cigarette smokers under age 18 usually get
cigarettes: About
one-third of students in grades 6-8 usually obtain cigarettes through social
sources (borrowed them: 23.3%, got from someone older than 18 years old:
8.8%) . . .
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Cigarette Smoking
Statistics -
In the United States, an estimated 25.1 million
men
(23.4 percent) and 20.9 million women (18.5 percent) are smokers. These
people are at higher risk of heart attack and stroke.
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Kicking
Butt
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The International Fight Against Tobacco
FDA chief: Regulating tobacco could be harmful
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Proposed law would
give agency power to cut cigarette nicotine levels.
Careful what you wish for
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The FDA would gain the power to regulate tobacco products
The Untold
Story of -
How & Why Philip Morris is Pushing for FDA Regulation
Statement of
Senator Edward M. Kennedy on: The Need For FDA Regulation of Tobacco Products
Ted and Henry Camel
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It's not
surprising that Senator Ted Kennedy and Congressman Henry Waxman are promoting
something called "The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act."
But you'll never guess who else is thrilled by their proposal: the Marlboro
Man himself.
Secondhand Smoke
- According to the Mayo Clinic, 60 of the more than
4,000 chemicals that comprise secondhand cigarette smoke are
carcinogenic and can linger in the air . . .
Secondhand Smoke - Bans on smoking in cars with kids
catching out nationwide . . .
Secondhand Smoke
-Secondhand smoke increases the risk of heart disease and lung cancer by
about 25 percent in non-smokers and can be especially dangerous for children
living with smokers . . .
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