Filed under: Flavored Cigarettes, Industry Tactics, New Products, Youth and Prevention | Tags: candy and tobacco
There are a lot of similarities between tobacco and candy advertisements. Still, the tobacco industry denies that they are marketing to youth. See for yourself. What do you think?
Filed under: Flavored Cigarettes, Inequalities and Disparities, Laws, Quitting and Cessation, Youth and Prevention | Tags: FDA, new products report, Tobacco-Free Kids
The Campaign For Tobacco Free Kids 2008 New Products Report is now available. Its three chapters discuss the Critical Role of Product Design; The New Products: Recruiting New Youth Users, Creating and Sustaining Addiction, and Discouraging Quitting; and Creating and Sustaining Addiction. Jam-packed with pictures and information, it is a must read for anyone interested in tobacco control, reform and regulation.
Filed under: Flavored Cigarettes, Laws | Tags: Cigarette, Cultural Competency, FDA, Menthol, Regulation, Social Justice
Excerpt: A rift has opened in the 43-member caucus over a menthol provision in legislation that would enable the Food and Drug Administration to regulate tobacco. To reduce smoking’s appeal to teenagers, the legislation would outlaw flavored cigarettes — except for menthol cigarettes, which are specifically exempted. …[M]enthol has become a politically charged subject in Washington because an estimated 75 percent of black smokers choose mentholated brands.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/25/business/25menthol.html?ref=health
