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Smoking
Why do airplanes have ashtrays on board if smoking is banned?
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Janet Nguyen
Feb 23, 2024
In 2000, Bill Clinton signed a law that banned smoking on all domestic and international flights to and from the U.S.
How smokers have boosted state tax revenue during the pandemic
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Erika Beras
Mar 16, 2021
Some states got an unexpected bump from tobacco taxes. The number of people smoking has declined steadily, except in 2020.
As casinos reopen amid COVID-19, researchers question the safety of smoking
Sep 11, 2020
Some public health researchers are raising concerns about secondhand smoke particles potentially latching onto COVID-19, but Nevada continues to allow patrons to light up
Should tobacco product sales be banned during the COVID-19 pandemic?
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Jack Stewart
Apr 13, 2020
Some health groups point to early research that indicates smoking and vaping can make COVID-19 symptoms worse.
Study suggests taxes on e-cigarettes have an unintended consequence
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Justin Ho
Dec 31, 2019
A new NBER paper finds that taxes on e-cigarettes create barriers for adults looking to use e-cigarettes as a safer alternative to smoking.
When it pays to smoke with the boss
Dec 9, 2019
Male smokers who work for other male smokers get promoted faster, according to new research.
Juul pulls social media accounts ahead of FDA regulations
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Jed Kim
Nov 14, 2018
E-cigarette company, Juul announced it’s taking steps to curb its appeal to potential underage users. It has made its Facebook and Instagram accounts inactive. Juul also is pulling several flavored tobacco products, including mango, cucumber and fruit, from retail stores until sellers adopt a new age-verification system limiting buyers to 21 and older. Critics of […]
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New surgeon general report says vaping is a threat to kids
Dec 8, 2016
E-cigs are popular among high schoolers, but the government says the nicotine can hurt developing brains.
Big tobacco could get bigger
Oct 21, 2016
British American Tobacco's $47 billion bid to take over Reynolds American signals the U.S. cigarette market is still very profitable.
Smoking rates are down, but that doesn't tell the whole story
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Tony Wagner
Aug 5, 2016
A government analysis found broad surveys are masking high smoking numbers among Korean-Americans and Puerto Ricans.