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Rise in cigarette sales linked to cheaper gas prices

Nov 9, 2015
Smokers are buying more cigarettes. One reason: cheaper gas means more spare cash.

Newports and Camels are a smoking combination

Jul 11, 2014
Reynolds and Lorillard are merging.

States snuff out smoking prevention programs

Dec 28, 2011
Faced with big budget gaps, state governments are taking money away from programs that help people quit smoking. Analysts say this will cost more in the long run.

Military Tobacco: The story behind our investigation

Jun 1, 2011
A few years ago I found myself standing inside a Coast Guard Exchange in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, waiting for a friend to buy a bottle of...

Military underprices tobacco more than law allows

Jun 1, 2011
Smoking and chewing tobacco use in the armed forces is widespread. Yet many military bases break the rules and sell tobacco at big discounts.