Word: tobaccos
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...else does. That's what appears to have happened Tuesday when, in a stunning admission of the obvious, Philip Morris acknowledged that cigarette smoking isn?t safe, that cigarettes are addictive and that those who indulge are far more likely to develop certain kinds of cancer than nonsmokers. The tobacco giant?s web site, while still sprinkled liberally with friendly references to its Marlboro brand, now hosts a page entitled "Health Issues for Smokers." The text emphasizes free choice and adult responsibility, but also lays bare the causative link between smoking and disease, albeit in the words of the Food...
What?s behind this turnaround? The admissions are one part reparative public relations, one part preemptive strike. "The tobacco companies know that no one believed their old line anymore, that cigarettes were not addictive or dangerous," says TIME senior writer Adam Cohen. "The images of the tobacco CEOs denying the dangers of smoking play for laughs on the evening news." So they decided it was time to move on to a new tactic: admitting that a preponderance of evidence shows cigarettes to be risky, while leaving the actual language of disease to various government agencies. "This move is smart...
...that Big Tobacco honchos should pass around the cigars just yet. Whatever legal and p.r. pitfalls it may have avoided with this move, Philip Morris may also have just become an unwitting champion of attempts to classify tobacco as a drug, and thus be closely regulated. "This acknowledgment will definitely help the cause of regulation," says Cohen. "If something is addictive, it?s more likely to fall under FDA jurisdiction...
...Harvard police responded to a complaint of suspicious activity at Mather House. The complainant said two males approached him and asked him to purchase tobacco products for them. The Harvard student tried to obtain the products but failed. The two males then said they were police officers from New York City and were considering arresting him. The complainant did not believe them and notified HUPD...
According to the article, tobacco use leads to 19 percent of all deaths; unhealthy diet and inactivity leads to 14 percent, alcohol leads to 5 percent, infectious disease leads to 5 percent, firearms lead to about 2 percent and accidents lead to 1 percent...