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Some state lawmakers want to reconsider $126
million in tax incentives they gave to R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
last year in light of news that the cigarette maker will cut its
North Carolina tobacco purchases nearly in half......Read
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Penn Study Provides Step Towards Tailoring Treatment to Individual
Smokers' Needs
PHILADELPHIA, March 16 (AScribe
Newswire) -- Transdermal nicotine (the nicotine patch) may be an
effective treatment for non-obese, Caucausian, and low nicotine
dependent smokers who respond best to a gradual release of nicotine.
In contrast, nicotine nasal spray may be more beneficial for obese
smokers, highly dependent smokers, and......Read Full article
Pill may help people lose weight as they quit smoking
BAD HABITS
Tackling two major problems at once, a new pill in development
appears to double people's success in quitting smoking while also
helping them lose considerable amounts of weight. The drug, called
rimonabant, is in the final stages of testing and could be available
in a year or two. It works in an entirely new way, taming urges for
food and cigarettes by blocking the same circuits in the brain that........Read
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Picking best nicotine product may help smokers quit
NEW YORK
(Reuters Health) - For smokers trying to kick the habit, one size
may not fit all when it comes to nicotine-replacement products,
results of a new study suggest.
Overall, nicotine patches and nasal sprays were equally effective at
helping smokers quit, but the effectiveness varied depending on
smokers' personal characteristics, researchers report.
African American and other minority members, obese smokers and
people who were highly dependent on cigarettes tended to be more..
........Read
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Seized tobacco 'stolen and sold'
FOUR men - including a former tax officer
and a former secretary of the Australian Federal Police's pistol
club - have been charged in relation to the theft and distribution
of counterfeit cigarettes worth $1.6 million. Police recovered
almost $500,000 in cash - believed to be ........Read
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Cigarette smuggling gang jailed
A WIDNES man who was part of a gang that was involved in
smuggling more than 120 million cigarettes has been jailed.
Ian Prior, 30, from Darlington Court, appeared at Liverpool Crown
Court alongside four men from Liverpool and was sentenced to six
months in prison.....Read
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Snuff' tent upsets tobacco foes
BRECKENRIDGE - The lunchtime scene at the base of the Beaver Run
SuperChair on Peak 9 was fairly typical for mid-March: smoke curling
up from the barbecue, college students lazing about in the sun and
children awkwardly stomping around in ski boots......Read
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