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   Cigarettes aren’t the only products that contain tobacco. So do cigars, cigarillos, and blunt wraps. A lot of them come in sweet flavors like cherry, apple, chocolate and vanilla. These flavors cover up the harsh taste and make them easier to smoke. Once-secret tobacco company papers show that cigars were meant to replace cigarettes, since they’ve gotten so expensive. Between 1997 and 2007, sales of little cigars increased by 240%. In 2009, the government banned candy and fruit-flavored cigarettes, but they didn’t ban all the other flavored tobacco products—like little cigars. Since teens can still get these, Big Tobacco spends a ton of money to make sure they do. | | |
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Teen smokers are 3 times more likely to use flavored tobacco than people over 25. |
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Boston
Public Health Commission
1010 Massachusetts Ave, 6th Floor, Boston, MA 02118.
Phone:(617) 534-5395 Email: info@bphc.org
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