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To curb smoking, France adopts 'neutral' packaging

May 20, 2016
Colorful brand logos are now banned — French cigarette packs must be beige.
A French cigarette package.
Emma Jacobs

Public smoking ban in public housing

Jan 7, 2016
The Department of Housing and Urban Development is proposing a smoking ban.
The Department of Housing and Urban Development is proposing a smoking ban.
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HUD proposes a smoking ban in public housing

Nov 12, 2015
The proposed rule sets up a new debate about the cost of public health.

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.

Despite headwinds, tobacco industry is still thriving

Mar 13, 2015
A new report suggests the legal age to buy cigarettes should jump from 18 to 21.

China's smoking ban distracts from a larger issue

Nov 25, 2014
A Stanford anthropologist calls the ban a "sideshow" and points out that the country is a "superpower" of cigarette production.

Turning a new leaf can prove elusive in tobacco-built South

Jul 22, 2014
Mullins, South Carolina is a small town with a big past and a long memory.

For public good, not for profit.

Turns out smoking causes more than just cancer and lung disease

Jan 17, 2014
A new report out by the Surgeon General says smoking is a lot worse than we thought.

We've come a long way, baby

Jan 8, 2014
50 years ago this week, the Surgeon General of the United States issued a report that linked smoking to lung cancer. A look at how that affected the industry and where we are now.
A woman smokes a cigarette in the pedestrian plaza located in Times Square May 23, 2011 in New York City.
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China tells party officials to stop smoking in public

Jan 3, 2014
For decades, sharing cigarettes has been common practice for China’s government officials. But president Xi Jinping is cracking down on smoking to revamp the party’s image.