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Critical Analysis of FDA Tobacco LegislationDescription: Analysis of proposed tobacco legislatuion S2461 reveals critical flaws, concludes it would benefit the tobacco industry more than public health. (notobaccobailout.org)
Kentucky Legislators' Views on Tobacco PolicyDescription: Research into policymakers' views in a tobacco state performs a survey of 116 Kentucky legislators. Surprisingly, they were highly supportive of reducing the state's dependence on tobacco and more supportive of tobacco control policies than expected. (ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
Smoking Health Issues "Still Ignored"Description: The deaths of five million people in the UK from smoking-related diseases have been partly blamed on decades of government inaction. (news.bbc.co.uk)
States Hooked on Tobacco MoneyDescription: State governments work to protect Big Tobacco: Wall Street Journal article. (reclaimdemocracy.org)
Still Waiting to ExhaleDescription: Public Citizen 1998 report subtitled: "Do Nothing" Republican leaders do their thing for Big Tobacco contributors. (citizen.org)
Support for Tobacco Trade: Up in Smoke?Description: A look at U.S. tobacco industry promotion of product abroad concludes that U.S. government support for the trade is not as strong as it used to be. (afsa.org)
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