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$20 million anti-tobacco ad campaign to hit airwaves

ST. PAUL (AP) -- A $20 million anti-tobacco advertising campaign will hit the Minnesota airwaves early next year. For most Minnesotans, the TV ads will provide the first visible impact...

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World health group lashes out at tobacco industry

...organization said it would make a global ban on tobacco advertising a priority in an agreement to be negotiated by...tribute to activists who won a nationwide ban on tobacco advertising in 1992. About 10,000 people demonstrated in...

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Philip Morris to stop advertising in magazines with teen readership

...rigor to reportedly higher youth reach and readership is consistent with its commitment to lower the profile of tobacco advertising and its mission to responsibly market its products only to adults,'' Philip Morris said. Washington state Attorney...

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CDC: High-school smoking down in '99

...the football stands to daily smoking." But government analysts also said community efforts are being foiled by tobacco advertising that hooks young smokers. Tobacco companies said they are complying with the 1998 national tobacco settlement...

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OTHER OPINIONS

...eventually kill, yet a third of Minnesota teen-agers still smoke. Instead, health officials are countering tobacco advertising with campaigns that play to teen-agers' aversion to manipulation and authority. That includes ads drawing on...

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Study says where you live influences risk of heart attack

...best. The researchers offered a number of possible explanations. "Neighborhoods may differ in the amount of tobacco advertising and in the availability and cost of healthful foods," they said. Parks and recreation areas may encourage people...

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Health
CDC study: Seven in 10 U.S. smokers say they want to quit

...to go: They want to see the rate drop to 12 percent by 2010. The CDC says higher taxes on cigarettes, anti-tobacco advertising and better access to products that help smokers quit would all help cut the national rate. On the Net: CDC tobacco...

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Open Forum

...giant tobacco corporations like Phillip Morris (Altria) can operate worldwide. The treaty will include a ban on tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship. Promotional tactics like the Marlboro Man, have driven up profits for the tobacco...

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Opinion
Open Forum:

...simply ask that any reference to religion not be removed simply because it has religious overtones. Alcohol and tobacco advertising is no longer allowed on television because it influences young people negatively. Kids are removed from homes...

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Looking at the severity of underage smoking

...cigarettes by not selling tobacco products to those under 18 years of age. Also consider removing any unnecessary tobacco advertising from store windows, counters, etc. If you are 18 or older, please do not supply underage youth with tobacco...

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