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Rates of smoking have fallen for both men and women largely due to greater public awareness of the importance of a healthier lifestyle, as well as the introduction of various tobacco control measures including advertising bans, smoke-free environments, and higher taxation

California banned the sale of menthol-flavored tobacco in late 2022, creating the smuggling surge that pushed California past long-time smuggling king New York

Images of alleged tobacco wars kingpin Kazem Hamad released in Iraq Wed 11 Feb 2026 at 8:12am , updated Wed 11 Feb 2026 at 2:04pm In short: Australian Federal Police have released images of alleged tobacco wars ringleader Kazem Hamad, who was arrested last month in Iraq

The circuit-court jury had awarded $5.8 million in damages in the case, with the tobacco companies liable for 66 percent of that amount --- about $3.8 million --- and the dead smoker, Frank Gafney, found at fault for 34 percent

While there are at least 60 well-established carcinogens in cigarette smoke, its been known for years that nicotine isnt the direct cause of many of smokings ills