Research released today in the American Journal of Public Health found evidence that the tobacco industry has manipulated menthol levels and created new cigarette brands with the intention of gaining market share among young adults and adolescents.

Posted : Thu, Jul 17, 2008

   According to a recent Harvard School of Public Health study U.S. tobacco industry boosted levels of nicotine in cigarettes over a seven-year period. The study found that nicotine content in cigarettes has risen by 11 percent from 1998 to 2005, an average of 1.6 percent each year.

Posted : Thu, Jan 25, 2007