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Manufacturers sold 203.7 billion cigarettes in 2020, up 0.4% from a year earlier, the Federal Trade Commission says.

Cigarette sales went up last year for the first time in 20 years

Oct 27, 2021
The Federal Trade Commission says sales in 2020 were up slightly, and analysts say the increase was due to the coronavirus pandemic. But the gain looks unlikely to represent a long-term trend.
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Business
In this 2010 file photo, a pack of Marlboro cigarettes is seen at the Quick Stop store in Miami, Fla. Philip Morris International's CEO Jacek Olczak said the company will stop selling Marlboro cigarettes in the U.K. in the next 10 years.

Marlboro Maker CEO Says The Company Plans To Stop Selling Smokes In The U.K.

Jul 26, 2021
Tobacco giant Philip Morris International is pivoting away from cigarettes. Part of its reinvention plan is to stop selling cigarettes in the United Kingdom in the next 10 years.
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Newscast headlines

Smoking Foes: Make COVID Casino Smoking Ban Permanent In NJ

Apr 15, 2021

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Health advocates say New Jersey's temporary coronavirus-related ban on smoking in the Atlantic City casinos should be made permanent, and some state legislators say they'll push to make that happen.

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Goats and Soda
A reader wants to know about smoking's impact on the vaccine but didn't specify cigarettes, e-cigs ... or marijuana. So we'll discuss all three.

Coronavirus FAQs: Does Smoking Blunt The Vaccine? What About Painkillers?

Mar 19, 2021
A reader wants to know about smoking's impact on the vaccine but didn't specify cigarettes, e-cigs ... or marijuana. So we'll discuss all three. Also: A refresher in painkiller/vaccine interaction.
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Will COVID-19 Kill Smoking In Casinos?

Oct 06, 2020

From the cigarette-inhaling poker player to the cigar-chomping high roller, smoking while gambling has been part of Neva

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Coronavirus Live Updates
A man smokes in the street in Madrid on Friday after Spain's health minister announced curbs on smoking outdoors in an effort to contain a resurgence of COVID-19.

Spain Cracks Down On Outdoor Drinking, Smoking In Renewed Push Against COVID-19

Aug 14, 2020
Spanish authorities announced the new measures as they confront a new wave of COVID-19 after tamping down the disease months ago.
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Some Las Vegas Casinos Limit Smoking At Table Games

Jul 15, 2020

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Several Las Vegas casinos are limiting smoking to keep patrons from removing the protective face masks they are required to wear.

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Shots - Health News
People who smoke, vape or use nicotine in any form will not be hired by U-Haul in the 21 states where such hiring policies are legal.

U-Haul's Nicotine-Free Hiring Rule Reflects A Trend That Troubles Workers' Advocates

Jan 09, 2020
U-Haul is the latest company to say it won't hire nicotine users, in the 21 states where that's legal. It's one way to avoid the costs of smoking-related illness, but critics call it discrimination.
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Shots - Health News

Progress On Lung Cancer Drives Historic Drop In U.S. Cancer Death Rate

Jan 08, 2020
The U.S. cancer death rate dropped more than 2% between 2016 and 2017, the biggest single-year drop ever, according to the American Cancer Society. Better treatment for lung cancer is a factor.
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Shots - Health News
The CDC is still trying to understand the mechanism by which Vitamin E acetate, an additive in some vapes, injures lung tissue. It may interfere with a natural fluid in the lung called surfactant, which helps make lung tissue stretchy. Or a byproduct may

CDC Confirms A THC Additive, Vitamin E Acetate, Is The Culprit In Most Vaping Deaths

Dec 20, 2019
The spate of more than 2,500 acute vaping-related lung injuries tracked by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is on the decline, epidemiologists say, and the number of deaths has slowed.
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Shots - Health News
Using e-cigarettes doesn't seem to be as risky as smoking tobacco. But both activities can cause long-term lung problems, research finds — and the effect seems to be additive for people who do both.

Vaping Nicotine Linked To Increased Risk Of Chronic Lung Disease

Dec 16, 2019
A new study suggests the use of e-cigarettes can increase smokers' and nonsmokers' risk of developing chronic lung disease, including conditions such as COPD, chronic bronchitis, emphysema or asthma.
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Bill To Ban Smoking, Vaping In City Parks Withdrawn

Dec 09, 2019

Using electronic cigarettes Las Vegas city parks will remain legal after the sponsor of a bill outlawing vaping withdrew it.

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Nevada Casino Workers Talk Of Snuffing Out Second-Hand Smoke

Dec 02, 2019

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Teresa Price was 22 when became a table-games dealer in 1978 on the Las Vegas Strip. At that time, cigarette and cigar smoking was allowed nearly everywhere — offices, restaurants, grocery stores, airplanes, even hospitals. Casinos were no exception.

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Even as the popularity of e-cigarettes exploded — with unknown health risks — the federal government was slow to regulate vaping companies.

How Vaping Snuck Up On Regulators

Nov 15, 2019
Even as the popularity of e-cigarettes like Juul has exploded — with unknown health risks — the federal government has been slow to regulate vaping companies.
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Shots - Health News
Vanderbilt University professor John Geer sits for a video-taped deposition in 2014, defending his expert witness report which backed up the tobacco industry position that smokers knew of the health risks of smoking as early as the mid-1950s. Academics o

Some Academics Quietly Take Side Jobs Helping Tobacco Companies In Court

Oct 30, 2019
Faced with lawsuits from sick smokers, tobacco firms argue the health risks were "common knowledge" for decades, and they often pay professors to help make that point as expert witnesses.
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Goats and Soda
This notice on a cigarette packet in Thailand shows the potential impact of reduced blood circulation to extremities because of smoking. Such pictorial warnings are among the anti-smoking measures that are more likely to be found in countries that have l

Which Countries Do Best — And Worst — At Keeping Big Tobacco Out Of Politics

Oct 21, 2019
The first-ever Global Tobacco Industry Interference Index points to the creative rules that some nations use — and what happens when contact isn't policed.
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Washoe County Bans Smoking, Vaping In Parks

Aug 22, 2019

Areas of Washoe County, including Reno and Sparks, have banned smoking and vaping in parks

The intent is to create cleaner and healthier public spaces and to make parks more inviting for non-smokers.

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Life Kit

Have You Quit Smoking? NPR Wants To Hear Your Story

Aug 21, 2019
Tell us about how you decided it was the right time to quit, what your strategy was, and what you learned that could be useful to other people trying to ditch the habit.
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Shots - Health News
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration plans to require tobacco companies to include 13 health warnings on cigarette packaging and advertisements.

New Look For Cigarettes? FDA Proposes Graphic Warnings On Packages And Ads

Aug 15, 2019
The Food and Drug Administration has rolled out a proposed rule to require tobacco companies to include graphic warnings, depicting some of the lesser known health risks of smoking tobacco products.
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Shots - Health News
Airway-irritating acetals seem to form in some types of vape juice even without heat, researchers find — likely a reaction between the alcohol and aldehydes in the liquid.

Irritating Compounds Can Show Up In 'Vape Juice'

Jul 29, 2019
Among the possibly harmful compounds are "acetals," which form when some ingredients combine on the shelf, researchers say, and can inflame airways when inhaled.
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Television
Netflix said future shows aimed at its younger audiences will not depict smoking or e-cigarette use unless it is "essential." The streaming content giant also says information about smoking will be included as part of its ratings.

Netflix Promises To Quit Smoking On (Most) Original Programming

Jul 04, 2019
The streaming content giant said it will stop showing smoking or e-cigarette use in future shows unless it is "essential." New research finds tobacco imagery on popular shows has skyrocketed.
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Embedded
The disclosure of millions of once-secret tobacco industry documents — which are now readily searchable online — has opened a window into Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's interactions with tobacco executives and lobbyists.

Tobacco's 'Special Friend': What Internal Documents Say About Mitch McConnell

Jun 17, 2019
The Senate majority leader wants to raise the age for tobacco sales to 21. An NPR review of once-secret documents shows how closely McConnell has worked with the industry over decades.
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Shots - Health News
Dramatic decreases in deaths from lung cancer among African-Americans were particularly notable, according to the American Cancer Society.

Racial Disparities In Cancer Incidence And Survival Rates Are Narrowing

Feb 14, 2019
African-Americans still have the highest death rate and the lowest survival rate of any U.S. racial or ethnic group for most cancers. But the "cancer gap" between blacks and whites is shrinking.
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Shots - Health News
A British study found that people who used e-cigarettes to quit smoking were more successful than those who tried nicotine patches and gum.

Study Found Vaping Beat Traditional Smoking-Cessation Options

Jan 30, 2019
People who use e-cigarettes to quit smoking have milder cravings. The act of vaping provides pleasure, which may contribute to its success as a tobacco-quitting aid, researchers say.
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Shots - Health News
"There's a certain notion that e-cigarettes are harmless," says Dr. Paul Ndunda, an assistant professor at the School of Medicine at the University of Kansas in Wichita. "But ... while they're less harmful than normal cigarettes, their use still comes wi

Survey Finds Higher Risk Of Stroke Among E-Cigarette Users

Jan 30, 2019
New findings about the health effects of e-cigarettes add to a small but growing body of research that undercuts the widely presumed safety of the alternative to conventional cigarettes.

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