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Friday, October, 23, 2009

Facts About Cigarettes

Exhibit explores the history of cigarette ads

August 07, 2009
In the early to mid 1900s, celebrities, politicians, and cartoon characters were routinely used to sell cigarettes. In this article from The New York Times, a reporter talks about a new exhibit that explores the checkered history of tobacco marketing, from blatantly false "facts" to the advertisers' desire to win over consumers at a young age. The exhibit explores the way cigarette advertising has--and hasn't--changed. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Cigarette Taxes: Do They Cut Down on Smoking?
By Anne Mitchell , Health Expert

...cigarette companies can succeed in producing more cigarettes, which I could then tax.In fact,... Read more »

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Dispelling the Myths about Nicotine and Nicotine Replacement Therapy
By Carol Southard , Health Expert

...nicotine from the product(s) as the smoker did from cigarettes on a daily basis.    Most... Read more »

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Light Cigarettes May Be More Deadly
By Anne Mitchell , Health Expert

...latched onto the notion of promoting “light” cigarettes in an attempt to address growing... Read more »

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Menthol Cigarette Ban: Too Much Control for FDA?
By David Kaufman, M.D. , Health Expert

Recently, controversy had surrounded mentholated cigarettes. Menthol, a minty-tasting additive, may... Read more »

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Thoughts on Why We Smoke and What it Takes to Quit
By Anne Mitchell , Health Expert

...addicted to some of the 4,000 other chemicals in cigarettes.   If you are struggling to quit... Read more »

Health Guide

Stop Smoking: Breaking the Emotional Addiction
...break up the day and to divert me from boredom. It was woven into literally every aspect of my life.Cigarettes had become such an intrinsic part of my emotional being that dealing with the... Read more »
Nicotine Addiction
Nicotine is the chemical in cigarettes that makes them addictive. Higher levels of nicotine in a cigarette can make it harder to quit smoking. A report by the Massachusetts Department of Health found... Read more »
Just Can't Get It Up?
...sex. Take it from Shakespeare, who said, "Drink provokes the desire but takes away the performance." Cigarettes are no aphrodisiacs, either. They contain nicotine, which causes the narrowing of... Read more »
Stop Smoking Methods
...counseling and support groups, nicotine patches, gums and sprays, and slowly cutting back on the number of cigarettes smoked (incremental reduction).Cold TurkeyAbout 4% of smokers who quit without... Read more »
Smoking Statistics and Information
...monitor their television and music-listening habits are less likely to drink, use drugs, and smoke cigarettes.Neglected children, or children with absentee parents, were four times as likely to... Read more »

Medications

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...you quit smoking by replacing the nicotine in cigarettes. The nicotine in tobacco is an... Read more »

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...you quit smoking by replacing the nicotine in cigarettes. The nicotine in tobacco is an... Read more »

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...you quit smoking by replacing the nicotine in cigarettes. The nicotine in tobacco is an... Read more »

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...you quit smoking by replacing the nicotine in cigarettes. The nicotine in tobacco is an... Read more »

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...you quit smoking by replacing the nicotine in cigarettes. The nicotine in tobacco is an... Read more »

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