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...rights back. That kind of mass organization is just what frightens Beijing, which is leery of any gathering free of government supervision. Until then, Chen is happily playing computer games, interacting only with his avatar, a 19th century warlord. The name of Chen's online alter ego: the Opium Smoker...
...many caf?s you try to close, new ones will always appear," he says. "The government should just accept that the Internet is here to stay." Then Chen gets back to interacting with his avatar, a 19th century warlord. And the name of Chen's online alter ego? "The Opium Smoker...
LESS IS MORE Sure, you bum a cigarette now and then, but you're not really a smoker, right? Wrong. When it comes to cardiovascular disease and lighting up, a little may be just as bad as a lot. Researchers looking at the lining of blood vessels were surprised to find the same damage whether the subjects smoked a pack a week or a pack a day. Meanwhile, the most comprehensive review to date of the effects of smoking firmly links it to a broad range of malignancies, including cancers of the stomach, liver, cervix and kidney...
They definitely deliver enough nicotine to produce a buzz. A former smoker reports that after sucking on a lollipop for a few minutes and then putting it aside, he found himself thinking about it all the time. He finally had to throw the rest of it away. Adults who are using the lollipops regularly should take care not to leave them lying around within the reach of children...
...real winners are non-smokers. They love cigarette taxes not only for their supposed public health benefits but also because, as members of a group that makes up more than 75 percent of the U.S. population, their pockets remain untouched. But non-smokers easily forget that the burden of cigarette taxes falls disproportionately on the poor. If other major factors are taken into account, the lower a person’s income, the more likely that person smokes. According to a study by the consulting firm KPMG Peat Marwick, smokers earning less than $30,000 will pay more than half...