cigarette tax going up increases by 200%, goes into effect July 1 Increase the State Tobacco Tax

Professor Theresa Marteau and Ilse Lee from the University of Cambridge said: "The current study provides the first experimental evidence that people smoke more when smoking from larger pack sizes, raising the question of whether capping pack sizes might be a useful addition to existing tobacco control measures." Biochemical measures of nicotine were not taken in this study so the team couldnt assess the extent to which people may have compensated for smoking less cigarettes, perhaps by inhaling more or taking more puffs

Smoking-driven restructuring of gastrointestinal microbial communities Beyond the respiratory tract, cigarette smoke exerts profound systemic effects that extend to the gastrointestinal ecosystemthe largest and most metabolically active microbial reservoir in the human body

Congress banned cigarette advertising from #radio and #television broadcasts effective January 1, 1971

The City of Cleveland and its Public Health Department are one step closer to banning menthol cigarettes and other flavored tobacco products