In fact, in a large prospective cohort of 28236 women in the Womens Health Study 20 , cigarette smoking was modestly associated with an increased risk of developing hypertension, and the effect was strongest among women smoking at least 15 cigarettes per day
"Putting tobacco into plain packs creates no problem for existing users who want to continue to buy the product, but protects children and young people from becoming familiar with and perhaps identifying with specific brands." Branded cigarette packs are considered vital to the profits of the tobacco firms, which are mounting a ferocious lobbying campaign to defend their right to differentiate their products
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"We're a tourist state and I think tourists would enjoy coming to a place where they couldn't buy cigarettes," he said