Cigarettes

Woman Sentenced to Life for Killing With Lethal Butt Injections

Health Rewind: Woman Given Life Sentence for Killer Butt Injections

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The Effects “Big Tobacco” Has on Blacks

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The 411 on Electronic Cigarettes

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Alabama State University to Implement No Smoking Policy

Nov. 15 Is the Great American Smokeout

Make this day your first step to quit smoking.
11/15/2012
Blacks May Be Set to Lose Menthols - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is now considering banning mentholated cigarettes. The FDA’s Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee has been studying the effect of the cigarettes for the past year. The popularity of brands such as Kool and Newport in the Black community has been blamed by many for the higher rate of lung cancer among African-American men in comparison to white men. An ad campaign for Lorillad, the company that makes Newports, pushes the idea that adults should have the freedom to smoke menthols if they want to. “Informed grown-ups who decide to smoke should have the freedom to choose menthol cigarettes,” one ad states, USA Today reports.

Would Banning Menthols Help People Quit Smoking?

A new survey says that 40 percent of smokers say yes.
09/25/2012
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U.S. Court to Block Graphic Warning Labels on Cigarettes

This is a big win for the tobacco companies.
08/31/2012

White Women More Likely Than Black Women to Smoke Cigarettes While Pregnant

Expectant Black moms have higher rate of illicit drug use.
05/14/2012