The Tobacco Industry and Underage Youth Smoking

Article Abstract:

Tobacco companies depend heavily on youths beginning to smoke. This situation is revealed in many internal documents, in which increases in smoking among 14-to-17 year olds were seen over and over again to be "encouraging, whether the brand was Salem or Camels. The company studies show that only 5% of smokers begin after age 21, and only 18% begin at age 18. The rest start smoking in earlier teen years. Brand loyalty among 18 year olds is strong and they tend to resist any tendency to switch later. Underage smokers are the key to the tobacco companies' future.

Economic aspects, Marketing, Smoking and youth, Youth smoking

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Green Tobacco Sickness

Article Abstract:

Tobacco harvesting workers are at risk for green tobacco sickness. The disease, caused from skin exposure to nicotine, results in depression of the central and peripheral nervous systems. Symptoms include changes in blood pressure and heart rate, dizziness, weakness, vomiting, diarrhea, and headaches. Protective clothing and showering after leaving the fields are considered to be effective preventive measures.

United States, Health aspects, Nicotine, Tobacco, Harvesting

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Tobacco control -- drawing breath

Article Abstract:

The release of a report documenting the tobacco industry's attempts to make cigarettes more addictive shows how a public advocacy group, a state, and a charity can work together to inform the public. The report was produced by Action on Smoking and Health, the state of Massachusetts, and the Imperial Cancer Research Fund.

Editorial, Reports

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