SWEET FLAVOURED CIGARETTES – USA RESEARCH – CHOCOLATE TOBACCO
January 1st, 2006
BY MONICA DOBIE
NEW Harvard School of Public Health research has found that cigarette manufacturers are increasingly targeting teenagers by infusing cigarettes with sweet flavours such as mint, chocolate and boiled sweets to mask the harsh taste of tobacco smoke. Sweet flavours are also being added to chewing tobacco, cigars and cigarette rolling papers.
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NEW Harvard School of Public Health research has found that cigarette manufacturers are increasingly targeting teenagers by infusing cigarettes with sweet flavours such as mint, chocolate and boiled sweets to mask the harsh taste of tobacco smoke. Sweet flavours are also being added to chewing tobacco, cigars and cigarette rolling papers.
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