E-cigarette Manufacturers Target Stop Children Committed

Article about e-cigarette maker agrees to stop taargetting kids.

The largest maker of electronic cigarettes has agreed to stop targeting minors and claiming that its "e-cigarettes" are a safe alternative to smoking.

Smoking Everywhere reached a settlement with the state attorney general's office last week and agreed to pay $170,000.

The company and other electronic cigarette makers have claimed that e-cigarettes are safe because they contain no carcinogens or tar and produce no second-hand smoke, according to the state attorney general's office.

But the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced last July that some electronic cigarettes do contain dangerous chemicals, including nicotine and carcinogens such as nitrosamines and diethylene glycol, commonly known as antifreeze.

"Smoking Everywhere aimed ads at minors and falsely claimed its products were safe," Attorney General Jerry Brown said in the news release.

Christine Gasparac, spokesperson for the attorney general's office, said the website featured Howard Stern saying "kids love 'em." The defendants did not admit any violation of the law, according to court documents. Company representatives could not be reached for comment.

On its website, Smoking Everywhere advertises e-cigarettes in flavors like mint, coffee,

chocolate, vanilla, cherry and apple and offers products with varying nicotine strengths.

“It looks like a cigarette, it tastes like a cigarette, it feels like a cigarette, but it isn't a cigarette – it's much better!” a video advertisement on the company’s website states. The ad focuses on the benefits of being able to smoke the e-cigarette indoors – in taxis, restaurants and airports.

The e-cigarette was developed in China in 2004, according to the World Health Organization. When puffed on, an indicator light glows, and a vapor is produced. The e-cigarette comes with a lithium battery and a charger.

The settlement with Smoking Everywhere is not the first between the state and an e-cigarette company. On Aug. 3, the attorney general's office announced an $85,000 settlement with Sottera, another major e-cigarette producer. Sottera, according to the settlement, had also targeted minors and made false claims about its product.

Other states, like Oregon, have sued e-cigarette companies for the same reasons.

In 2008, the World Health Organization published a news release stating that it "does not consider it to be a legitimate therapy for smokers trying to quit."

In a CNN article published last year, Elicko Taieb, the CEO of Smoking Everywhere, was quoted as saying, “There are no ingredients in our e-cigs that can cause cancer. However, it is a pretty new product, so we are not 100 percent sure of the side effects at this point.”

Evidence Doesn’t Indicate Benefit to Health

About low-tar cigarettes.

Millions of Americans smoke "low-tar," "mild," or "light" cigarettes, believing those cigarettes to be less harmful than other cigarettes. In a new monograph from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) titled Risks Associated with Smoking Cigarettes with Low Machine-Measured Yields of Tar and Nicotine*, national scientific experts conclude that evidence does not indicate a benefit to public health from changes in cigarette design and manufacturing over the last 50 years.

"This report was made possible by the work and cooperation of scientists throughout the country," said Scott Leischow, Ph.D., chief of the NCI Tobacco Control Research Branch. "The monograph clearly demonstrates that people who switch to low-tar or light cigarettes from regular cigarettes are likely to inhale the same amount of cancer-causing toxins and they remain at high risk for developing smoking-related cancers and other diseases." This monograph is the 13^th volume in NCI's Smoking and Tobacco Control Monograph Series, which began in 1991.

Public Health Effects

Epidemiologic studies (studies that examine the relationship of risk factors to health and disease) in the late 1960s and 1970s found that smokers of lower-tar or filtered cigarettes had somewhat lower lung cancer risks than smokers of other cigarettes. This finding was particularly noteworthy because smokers in these studies had been smoking the reduced-yield cigarettes for only a relatively short period of time. It was predicted that as more smokers used lower yield products for longer periods of time, a greater benefit would occur and national lung cancer death rates would fall.

Unfortunately, these reductions have not been seen. Even as the popularity of lower- yield cigarettes grew - 97 percent of the cigarettes now sold in the United States are filtered cigarettes - lung cancer rates continued to rise until the early 1990s. The monograph demonstrates that the overall decline that has been seen since the 1990s can be attributed to the decrease in smoking prevalence, and not to changes in cigarette design.

The new monograph reviews published literature on death rates in the U.S. and the United Kingdom which also demonstrated an increase - rather than a decrease - in smoking risks over a period when machine-measured yields of tar and nicotine were declining. Two studies conducted by the American Cancer Society more than 20 years apart found that, despite the large reduction in machine-measured tar yield over this period, smokers in the later study had an increased risk of lung cancer. This increase was seen even when differences in the number of cigarettes smoked per day and duration of smoking were factored into the analysis. The monograph clearly demonstrates that the expected reduction in lung cancer risk offered by the early epidemiologic studies has not been seen in national lung cancer death rate trends.

Surveys have indicated that among the estimated 47 million adults who smoke in the United States, people who are most concerned about smoking risks or are most interested in quitting use brands labeled "light" or "ultra-light." Unfortunately, the monograph finds that choosing lower-yield cigarettes is not likely to reduce tar intake and resulting disease risks. Furthermore, marketing and promotion of reduced yield products may delay genuine attempts to quit. There is no evidence that switching to light or ultra-light cigarettes actually assists smokers in quitting.

According to David M. Burns, M.D., senior scientific editor of the monograph and a professor at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, "The take-home message of this report is that the only proven way to reduce the disease risks associated with smoking is to quit."

Tar Effects Teeth

Article about how tar can effect teeth.

Anyone that knows a smoker is aware of the affects cigarettes have on a personal teeth. The real culprit here is tar. Tar, when combined with nicotine stains the teeth yellow or brown. Cigarettes also give people chronic bad breath. All of this is obvious. There are, however, more serious effects from tar on dental health.
Periodontal disease is one possible effect that poses the most serious risks. The disease destroys the soft tissue and bone that attaches the jawbones because of bacterial infection. The outcome of the disease is loss of teeth after they loosen and eventually fall out. The early stages show bleeding gums and the pulling back of the gun from the teeth. It also causes the roof of the mouth to become swollen and inflamed. Effects of smoking the cigarettes are most known effects of the smoking, because the cigarettes are most famous type of tobacco, as well as partly because of horrifying diseases, which will result.
Any infection in the gums takes longer to heal in a smoker because the chemicals in cigarette smoke cause the weakening of the immune system. This could be especially dangerous is the infection spreads. Dental infections are among the most dangerous infections due to the close proximity to the brain. A smoker is far more prone to infections such as these than a non-smoker.
Smokers are also six times more likely to develop gum disease than a non-smoker. When gum disease is present, the gums become red and inflamed. The foundation of the teeth is also weakened in smokers, which also heightens the chances of tooth loss. Because the cigar smokers do not inhale smoke, and they are not in the danger of any cancer or heart disease, which affects the smokers of cigarettes. Effects of smoking the cigars are strongly felt in mouth & throat. Effects of smoking the cigars are not as newsworthy like those of the cigarettes, however they are not any nicer as well.
Smoking also effects the production of saliva, which also causes tooth discoloration. Saliva also cleanses teeth and the lining of the mouth and helps protect teeth against decay so when there is a problem with the production of saliva – like the problem caused by smoking for example – it means problems for the whole mouth.
Smoking also caused bacteria to get caught in plaque on teeth, which is another reason a smoker’s gums may become inflamed. This bacterium also causes problems for the jaw, which once again, may lead to tooth loss. Wonders of the modern technology also have allowed for the mechanical replacements, thus at least the smokers are now no longer have to mute for rest of lives. Unluckily, these mechanical replacements generally tend to sound as if a kids robot toy with laryngitis. Obviously, there is much more to these effects of the smoking, as well as others besides, than will easily get included here. Take time to learn yourself beyond this media blurbs. You will be happy that you did.

Gum Disease, Smoker’s Teeth

Talks about tar cigarettes.

The oral health effects of smoking cigarettes include an increased risk of periodontal disease, and mouth and throat cancers. Smoker's teeth are the characteristic yellow teeth caused by the deposits of cigarette tar on the tooth surface. Periodontal disease is the infection of the gums and bones that support and nourish the teeth. Mouth and throat cancers include cancer of the tongue, larynx and esophagus. The smoking facts reveal that oral health is profoundly affected by smoking cigarettes.

There are several ways in which the environment of the mouth is altered by cigarette smoking leading to the dramatic changes in oral health in smokers.

Cigarette smoking changes the factors that are necessary to maintain a good healthy mouth and throat and these changes in turn create the known oral diseases caused by smoking as well as the undesirable cosmetic effects.

Deposits of cigarette tar on the tooth surface:

Over time the grooves and pits of teeth become stained from deposits of cigarette tar. This discoloration becomes permanent and is so characteristic as one of the cosmetic effects of smoking cigarettes that the condition is recognized as smoker's teeth.

Reduction in the amount and nature of the saliva:

Good oral health is maintained by the production of proper amounts of saliva. The teeth are protected from infection by the special antibodies in saliva and its constant action of bathing and rinsing all dental surfaces.

Both these specific characteristics of saliva are diminished by smoking. Not only are the antibodies absent in the saliva of smokers but there is not as much saliva produced. This leaves your teeth and gums vulnerable to infection and since your immune system is compromised as well, when you do get infections in your mouth it can progress and become much more serious because of the reduced response of your immune system.

Smoking has been shown to be one of the main causes of gum disease. A heavy smoker is more than 6 times more likely to have periodontal disease than a nonsmoker.

Reduced nourishment to the tissues:

Nicotine is a powerful vaso-constrictor and results in decreased blood supply to all tissues. Oral health is profoundly affected by this reduced blood supply to the structures that support the teeth, like the gums and the bones. Gradually these tissues become so malnourished the tissue health cannot be maintained and teeth start to fall out.

There are more toothless grins among smokers than there are among non-smokers.

Contact with the Carcinogenic Ingredients in Cigarettes

Many of the ingredients in cigarettes are known to cause cancer. The constant contact of the oral tissues with these chemicals increases the likelihood of oral and throat cancers and the oral health risks of smoking increase with the amount smoked. The more you smoke the higher your chances of developing cancer of the tongue or one of the types of throat cancers such as cancer of the larynx (voicebox) or the esophagus.

Here are some smoking facts about oral and throat cancers:

• The risk for cancer of the larynx in smokers is ten times that of non smokers.
• The number one risk factor for cancer of the tongue and oral cancers in people over 50 is the use of tobacco and in fact 95 per cent of oral cancers occur in people over the age of 40
• 75 per cent of oral cancers occur in people who use alcohol, tobacco, or both alcohol and tobacco.
• Of all the people who are diagnosed with mouth and throat cancer this year only about 50 per cent will still be alive 5 years from now.

Yellow teeth, toothless grins, periodontal gum disease, and mouth and throat cancers are all among the oral health effects of smoking.

It is enough to make you sick and it doesn't look too pretty either.

High and Low?

About how low tar differ from high tar cigarettes.

At first manufacturer's thought less nicotine and tar would help.it was proven not any safer.The filters on cigarettes stop solid particles but not the poison gasses like carbon monoxide and ammonia etc.People who smoke low tar usually drag harder to compensate less smoke and smoke has to go through the filter,the smoke that comes off the end of the cigarette is the big problem.It’s the same in all cigarettes,you breathe it and that is the second hand theory-the smoke just from lighting up.

Electronic Cigarettes Become Most Popular

Talk about electronic cigarettes.

There is a growing tendency among smokers to switch from smoking traditional cigarettes to using electronic cigarettes. Since their introduction into the North American market some 9 years ago, 1 in 20 of the 40 million smokers are using or have used electronic cigarettes or e-cigs as they are sometimes known as.

Smokers who have used electronic cigarettes to quit smoking have found it as the most effective and successful tool they have ever used. Many have unsuccessfully spent thousands of dollars on nicotine patches, nicotine gum, pills, acupuncture, hypnosis, only to revert back to the habit.

So how is the e-cig more effective than the other quit smoking products on the market? The main difference is that the electronic cigarette looks, tastes and feels like a real cigarette, without the tar and harmful chemicals that are associated with conventional cigarettes. The user can vary the strength of nicotine from 16mg to zero over a period of time, giving the body time to adjust to the lack of nicotine in the bloodstream.

The other distinct advantage is that with an e-cig, the user is actually smoking. He or she is holding the device between the fingers, inhaling the harmless vapour and exhaling. Most of the people who have tried to quit using a nicotine patch or gum, have sorely missed this tactile action of putting a cigarette to the mouth, inhaling and exhaling. This action alone can be attributed to the success of the electronic cigarette.

The e-cig is here to stay despite various local governments and the large tobacco corporations efforts to ban its sale in this country. There are many advantages when a smoker changes from smoking traditional cigarettes to e-ecigs. The main ones are that they contain none of the harmful toxins and tar, they can be smoked anywhere as they do not emit any harmful second-hand smoke, and they are cheaper to use than conventional cigarettes.

Tar Amount in Cigarettes

Article about amount of tar in cigarettes.

By definition, tar is modified pitch resin produced from the wood and roots of pine by destructive distillation under pyrolysis or any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue.

According to this video, one stick of cigarette contains 18 milligrams of tar. A regular smoker can get 7.2 grams of tar per 400 pieces of cigarettes. Tar is an extremely fatal poison and may contain 400 types of other chemicals. Tar is sticky and may stick to lungs every time a person smoke. It elevates the risk of lung cancer.

Still Want To Smoke?

Talks about tar in cigarettes.

The experience of 400 cigarettes No wonder the human lung cancer! Consider this: The sticky Tar contains poison and remains in the lungs each time you smoke and your lungs need much calorie to remove these toxins from the blood! You will live shorter than you think! But think of your family and / or the lives of children!

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Cigarettes Contain Heavy Metal

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A senior official with the country's top tobacco watchdog has expressed doubts over the credibility of a study which suggests that some Chinese cigarettes contain too many heavy metals, saying simply comparing Chinese and Canadian cigarettes is not scientific.

A study released on Thursday by the International Tobacco Control Project shows that some Chinese cigarettes have significantly high levels of heavy metals, with some containing about three times the level of lead, cadmium and arsenic of Canadian cigarette brands.

The brands involved include Honghe, Hongtashan and Baisha, and the metal content in tobacco comes from the contaminated soil in which the tobacco leaf is grown, the study shows.

However, Wang Xiansheng, deputy director of the technology department of China's State Tobacco Monopoly Administration, expressed doubts over the study's credibility.

"I don't think the research which simply compares Chinese- and Canadian-made cigarettes can be trusted and so far there are no standards on tobacco products' heavy mental concentration in China and the world," he said on Saturday.

Wang made no direct comments on the heavy metal content level in Chinese-made cigarettes.

An unnamed official with the general office of the Shanghai Tobacco (Group) Co told the Yangtze Evening News on Saturday that the high heavy metal concentration detected in the cigarettes comes mainly from tobacco leaves.

"It's related to many factors including the natural environment where they grow, so that's not under the control of the tobacco producer," the officer was quoted as saying.

Official documents show the heavy metal problem has caught the attention of the administration.

A document posted by the administration's website in 2009 says tobacco plants are prone to absorbing heavy metals from the soil they grow in and the heavy metal inhaled by people while smoking could harm their health.

"To work out technologies addressing the problem will help improve consumers' health and the competitiveness of Chinese-made tobacco products in the global market," the document says.

Experts warn that almost all of the heavy metals have known health effects: arsenic is a poison, cadmium can cause cancer and lead is toxic to the brain - and these metals get into smokers' bodies along with a cocktail of other toxins.

"The presence of such contaminants in an already deadly consumer product demonstrates the need for strong regulation of tobacco products. Smokers and non-smokers in China and elsewhere deserve to know what is in their cigarettes," said Richard O'Connor with the Roswell Park Cancer Institute, New York, who led the study.

Each year, 1 million smokers die from tobacco-related diseases in China, and another 100,000 die from exposure to secondhand smoke. If current trends continue, China's death toll from tobacco will reach 2 million a year by 2020, official statistics showed.

Worse, knowledge about the harm of cigarettes is far lower in China than internationally, the new study shows. Only 68 percent of smokers in China believe that smoking leads to lung cancer and only 36 percent believe smoking causes heart disease.

In addition, more than 70 percent of Chinese smokers wrongly believe that "light" or "low tar" cigarettes are less harmful, a previous survey showed.

"Weak cigarette package warnings are ineffective at educating the public about the serious consequences of smoking," said Wang Ke'an, director of the Think Tank Research Center for Health Development, a non-governmental organization based in Beijing.

The warnings on the back of cigarette packages in China are written in English and fewer than 10 percent of smokers in China understand them, he said.

Cigarette Smoking Facts

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The world’s view on smoking cigarettes has changed dramatically over the last century. The habit was once considered to be cool, sexy, good for your health, and widely enjoyed by many people. It was promoted by sportsmen, and advertised all over television. No one could be seen acting in a movie without a lit cigarette in their hand! Today, smoking is considered to be a nasty addictive habit that can kill you and those around you. You wont find them advertised anywhere – nor will you see anyone smoking inside a public building. It seems that these days smokers are considered to be anti-social and are often frowned at if seen smoking outside in crowded places. Below is a list of interesting facts about cigarettes.

1. Cigarettes are the single-most traded item on the planet, with approximately 1 trillion being sold from country to country each year. At a global take of more than $400 billion, it’s one of the world’s largest industries.

2. The nicotine content in several major brands is reportedly on the rise. Harvard University and the Massachusetts Health Department revealed that between 1997 and 2005 the amount of nicotine in Camel, Newport, and Doral cigarettes may have increased by as much as 11 percent.

3. In 1970, President Nixon signed the law that placed warning labels on cigarettes and banned television advertisements for cigarettes. The last date that cigarette ads were permitted on TV was extended by a day, from December 31, 1970 to January 1, 1971 to allow the television networks one last cash windfall from cigarette advertising in the New Year’s Day football games.

4. U.S. cigarette manufacturers now make more money selling cigarettes to countries around the globe than they do selling to Americans.

5. The American brands Marlboro, Kool, Camel and Kent own roughly 70% of the global cigarette market.

Cigarettes Contain Tar

Here’s thought about tar in cigarettes.

In solid form, tar is the brown, tacky substance that is left behind on the end of the cigarette filter. It stains a smoker's teeth and fingers brown and coats everything it touches with a brownish-yellow film.
Tar in cigarette smoke paralyzes the cilia in the lungs and contributes to lung diseases such as:

Emphysema

Bronchitis

Lung Cancer

Low Tar Cigarettes Are Safer True?

Here’s thought about it.

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Better for Your Health?

Here’s thought about electronic cigarettes.

The new “electronic cigarette” has recently gained popularity among tobacco users throughout the world. Shopping mall kiosks, internet blogs, and advertisements have made the claim that the new “e-cigarette”smokeless cigarette is both a healthier and cheaper alternative to traditional cigarettes that also allows users to smoke indoors. Can this innovative smokeless cigarette device live up to all expectations? Or have we embraced the latest celebrity trend without scientific evidence that these "e-cigs" are in fact a true alternative to traditional tobacco?

We decided to see for ourselves and place an order from a popular internet promotion that gave free trials to customers interested in testing the smokeless cigarettes. When we received our order about a week later, we inspected the electronic cigarette closely, and it was easy to see that the device does in face look, and feel like a normal cigarette!

What these "e-cig" companies and some product users are claiming is that you can now enjoy a healthier smoking experience without the awful smell, second-hand smoke, or cancer causing chemicals from tobacco. They even claim you can still get your nicotine fix. Sounds almost too good to be true, right? That's what we thought as well. So we had our own Allen Richards, a lifetime smoker of 15 years, test these incredible claims. And the results, to say the very least, were shocking. Here are just a few of the advantages and benefits that the Premium E-Cigs has claimed on their homepage.

• Users can smoke anywhere, including airplanes and restaurants. 
• Cartridge's cost less than $2 and are equivalent to a traditional sized pack of cigarettes.
• Users get the same amount of nicotine as a regular cigarette.
• No tar, tobacco, carbon monoxide, or ash.
• "E-cig" users save over $1,000 each year.
• You won't "smell" like a smoker any longer.
• Different vaport flavors are available.
• No more second-hand smoke that's offensive to people around users. 
• Eliminate the potential of teeth staining cause my traditional cigarettes.

National anti-tobacco

Above about no-smoking.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, dramatic number of smokers, too much pressure on the government for 2010-2015, as part of the country's anti - tobacco programs cut was approved.

The recommendations of the World Health Organization's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, which Russia ratified in April, are now fully reflected in this country's anti-tobacco laws.

Smoking is extremely popular in Russia, with the low cost of cigarettes being a major contributing factor to the trend. According to the Health Ministry figures, almost 40% of Russians are tobacco smokers and an estimated 80% are the so called "passive inhalers." The government plans to bring the number of smokers down to 25% and halve the number of the "passive inhalers".

Under the plan, there will be a shortlist of no-smoking zones to include hospital, schools, orphanage, sports facilities and all types of "indoor" premises. This list may eventually include also public transport, planes, auto- and railway stations, airports and even bust stops. Smoking at cafes and restaurants, clubs and concert halls will also be outlawed. During a special "transition period" people will be allowed to have a drag or two in well-ventilated areas expressly set aside for those who just can't quit.

The concept provides for a complete ban on the tar-content classification of cigarettes, as experts say that all talk about some cigarettes being less harmful than others is simply a means of hoodwinking consumers. There will also be a ban on advertising, sponsoring and stimulation of tobacco sales.

Cigarette smoking itself may soon become a luxury here now that the government is considering the cigarette sales tax to bring it up to par with European standards. All this reflects the aggressive anti-smoking campaign now on elsewhere in the world. There is a total ban on smoking in public places now in effect in Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Malta, the UK, Lithuania, Slovenia, Greece and Cyprus. Japan recently imposed a record 40 percent tax hike on cigarettes in a bid to curb the nation's smoking rate - the highest among major industrialized nations.

The harshest anti-tobacco law, however, is to be found in Finland, where you can wind up in jail for selling just one cigarette to someone who is under age.

Health Care and Smoking

Some info about it.

Have you ever smoked? Ever sneak a cigarette when you were a teen, behind the school or someplace where your parents didn’t see you and your friends thought you were cool? How about now as an adult? Are you a social smoker, only lighting up when it’s acceptable at a club or restaurant, or perhaps at someone’s home or a party? Ever meet some guys at a cigar bar for some male bonding involving thick tobacco smoke and good times? Way back in the days before smoking was seen as a major health issue, it was deemed cool to smoke. Most of the major Hollywood stars smoked on screen, and the public emulated those images.  When you smoke, how does that make you feel? Are you in control, or is the nicotine in control of you? Have you tried to quit; and if so, how many times?

According to the National Institutes of Health and Medline Plus, tobacco use is the most common preventable cause of death. About half of the people who don't quit smoking will die of smoking-related problems. Quitting smoking is important for your health and provides many benefits. Soon after you quit, your circulation begins to improve, and your blood pressure starts to return to normal. Your sense of smell and taste return and breathing starts to become easier. In the long term, giving up tobacco can help you live longer. Your risk of getting cancer decreases with each year you stay smoke-free. Quitting is not easy. You may have short-term effects such as weight gain, irritability and anxiety. Some people try several times before succeeding. There are many ways to quit smoking. Some people stop "cold turkey." Others benefit from step-by-step manuals, counseling or medicines or products that help reduce nicotine addiction. Your health care provider can help you find the best way for you to quit.

There are some very ugly facts about smoking, according to Smoking-Cessation.org. Here’s how smoking affects your body internally:

A. Smokers have a limited sense of smell.
B. Both active and passive smokers are at a greater risk of developing chest infections.
C. Smokers are at greater risk of developing cancer, especially in the throat, lungs.
D. People with asthma who are exposed to smoke may experience significant worsening of their condition.

Each cigarette you smoke shortens your life by 14 minutes...do the math. That's over 4 hours per pack! According to Smoking-Cessation.org, you can eat salad and broccoli till your face turns green, exercise more than Madonna, watch your carbs and your calories, but if you don't stop smoking you're destroying your insides. Did you know that smoking is the leading cause of blindness? Smoking is one of the most common causes of visual impairment and blindness in wealthy countries. The blood vessels in the retina are sensitive, and can be easily damaged by smoke. Substances in cigarettes cause a kind of chemical inflammation in the ocular conjunctiva, giving rise to a bloodshot appearance in the mucous membrane of the eye, as well as an itchy sensation.

Smoking can cost you your eyesight, according to Smoking-Cessation.org. Macular degeneration is the deterioration of the retina of the eye, resulting in the gradual loss of eyesight. Today, macular degeneration is the most common form serious visual impairment and blindness in the wealthy countries of the world. The condition affects heavy smokers twice as much as non-smokers.
Unfortunately, the risk of macular degeneration is only slightly reduced after giving up smoking. In addition to macular degeneration, smokers also run an increased risk of cataracts. According to a major American study, smokers are 60 per cent more likely to suffer from age-related cataracts. This applies particularly to the form of cataract that appears on the inner surface of the lens of the eye. Cataracts of this type (posterior subcapsular cataracts) affect smokers 2.6 times more than non-smokers. Additionally, smoking affects these parts of your mouth:
A. Lips.
B. The floor of the mouth, under tongue.
C. The tongue.
D. The palate.
E. The root of the tongue.

Smoking causes oral cancer. According to Smoking-Cessation.org, smoking is dangerous for your teeth and gums. The teeth may fall out, as smoking can cause periodontal disease. Smoking delays the healing of wounds, and stains the teeth, gums and fillings. The worst consequence is the increased risk of mouth cancer. Periodontal disease is a condition where the tissues that support the teeth - the gums and the bone - slowly deteriorate, and the teeth become loose and finally fall out. Anyone can suffer from periodontal disease, but smoking increases the risk. Heavy smokers are six times more likely to suffer from periodontal disease than non-smokers. The risk of contracting periodontal disease depends on how much you smoke. If you smoke 30 cigarettes a day, you are six times more likely to contract periodontal disease than a non-smoker. If you smoke 10 cigarettes a day or less, the risk is still three times higher than for a non-smoker. If you smoke, the risk of contracting cancer of the mouth is four times higher than for a non-smoker.

Smoking kills your looks. The appearance of wrinkled, pale and grayish skin is four to five times more frequent in smokers than non-smokers. In 1971 an extensive study showed that the facial skin of long-term smokers was so terribly wrinkled that they looked as if they were 20 years older. Talk about not aging well! Smoking causes the microscopic muscle fibers in the walls of the blood vessels to contract. This is why smokers have pale skin. Some smokers even say their fingers become cold when they smoke. A single cigarette can reduce the blood supply to the skin for more than an hour. Giving up smoking will improve the blood supply to the skin and give previously pale skin a more 'natural' appearance. A smoker's skin is also wrinkled because its vitamin A content is low compared with that for a non-smoker. Vitamin A protects the skin against strong chemical substances that may damage or destroy it.

According to the American Heart Association and AmericanHeart.org, about 23 percent of adult men and 19 percent of adult women smoke. This figure is down considerably from 42 percent in 1965. Changes in smoking habits during the late 1960s, the 1970s and the 1980s have very likely contributed to the drop in cardiovascular deaths that occurred at the same time in the United States.

Reason That Make You Quit

Above 4 reasons it will make you quit.

The Tobacco Control Act might be aimed at keeping those cancer sticks out of the hands of kids, but the legislation that kicks in this week will have some major adult effects too.

 

If you're one of the 46 million Americans who hasn't kicked the smoking habit, maybe this will put you over the edge (here's hoping anyway).

1. No more cheap small packs. Anything packaged with 20 or fewer cigarettes has been deemed too kid-friendly, and they're being kicked off the shelves.

2. No more false advertising. You might feel better reading the words "ultra light," but it's all in your head, not in your lungs. Cigarette companies are officially banned from using words like "ultra light," "mild," and "low-tar."

3. No more freebies. Love your Marlboro man cowboy hat? Put it on eBay because they won't be making any more of those free gifts with purchase.

4. No more in-your-face advertising. Whether the marketing of tobacco at sporting events made you crave a cigarette or not, the temptation is gone. Those ads are officially illegal.

If you're still smoking, does any of this make you want to stop?

Expert Shocked by High Nicotine

Above some info about it.

One of the leading tobacco experts in the world, Dr. Jeffrey Wigand is highly shocked with the high levels of nicotine and tar in the cigarettes consumed in New Zealand. He feels that smokers, who are exposed to such high levels of these dangerous chemicals, face a lot of risks.

He has been invited by Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) to New Zealand to interact with Maori affairs select committee inquiry into tobacco.

Dr. Wigand is considered a hero for his actions, which lead to huge penalties on the tobacco Companies. A movie was made on him called The Insider in which Russell Crowe played the role of Dr. Wigand.  

He has also served as the former Head of Research and Development for a United States tobacco Company. When he first glanced at the high level of nicotine and tar to which an average New Zealand smoker is exposed, he thought it was a hoax.

A study found that from eight countries, New Zeeland has the highest amount of tar in cigarettes and is placed second behind South Africa for nicotine levels. Tar is considered to be a leading cause of lung cancer.  

The study was conducted by British American Tobacco (BAT) after testing 80,000 filters given by smokers from eight countries.

Dr. Wigand stressed that high levels of tar made it difficult for people, who are trying to quit smoking and this specially, hurt young people and adults severely.

He also termed the tobacco industry as an immoral industry as it harms and kills millions of people around the world.

No Tobacca Day

Some info about it.

The World Health Organization (WHO) called on countries to protect women and girls from efforts by the tobacco industry to induce them to start smoking.

The organization released data that smoking and chewing of tobacco among women and girls is increasing in Asia and the Pacific. It is estimated that more than 8 percent of girls between 13 and 15 years of age, or around 4.5 million girls, are using tobacco products.

In observation of World No Tobacco Day this year, WHO called for comprehensive bans on advertising, promotion and sponsorship to protect women and girls from deceptive messages that portray smoking as glamorous or fashionable.

Worldwide, of more than 600,000 deaths caused every year by second-hand smoke, 64 percent occur among women.

The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control calls for gender-specific tobacco control strategies and the full participation of women in tobacco control measures.

FACT SHEET FOR WORLD NO TOBACCO DAY 2010

Empower and protect women from tobacco marketing and smoke

Women are at great risk

Tobacco companies are spending heavily on alluring marketing campaigns that target women.

Women are gaining spending power and independence. Therefore, they are more able to afford cigarettes and feel freer to use them.

Tobacco companies are investing heavily in the low- and middle- income countries, where most potential new female users live.

Many countries do not do enough to protect their people from second- hand smoke.

Many women do not know about the harm done by second-hand smoke, or feel as if they have no right to complain.

Same Deadly Diseases

Above talks about differenr colored cigarette packs, same deadly diseases.

The landmark tobacco legislation President Obama signed last year banned tobacco companies from using descriptors like "light," "ultralight," "low tar" and "mild" on cigarette labels starting June 22. An FDA guidance document points out that when tobacco companies introduced "light" and "ultralight" cigarettes in the 1960s and 1970s, the implicit message (pdf) in their advertising was that these products were safer and healthier than regular-strength cigarettes. People believed it, and the same belief persists today, as many many smokers still mistakenly believe that "light" and "low tar" cigarettes are safer and cause fewer health problems than full-flavor cigarettes. While tobacco companies will no longer be able to describe their products using misleading words, they aren't too worried. Instead, over the last year or so, they have simply changed the colors of the packs to convey the same message, eventually training people to recognize "light" and "low tar" cigarettes by color instead of words on the pack. All Salem cigarette packages, for example, used to be the same shade of green, but now Salem "lights" are a lighter-colored green and white, and "ultralight" cigarette packs will be pale gray and white. R.J. Reynolds argues that the "smoking experience" is the cigarettes' appeal, not safety, and that different-colored packages will ensure that smokers can still get the taste they desire from cigarettes. Rep. Henry Waxman (D-California) thinks differently, saying the industry has just found a way to evad

Facts About Electronic Cigarettes.

These some info about electronic cigarettes.

Electronic cigarettes have been available for several years already, and there are still so many people who have never heard of them and those who could still not know much about them. If you are a tobacco smoker or someone close to you is, is it possible that a change to an electronic cigarette can be a good decision, but you must know everything there is to know about them before you finally decide.
First you should know that your cigarettes are not designed to get people to stop smoking. What e cigarettes can do if you are already tobacco smoking is allow you to stop the burning tobacco to make nicotine. Now if you do not understand how this could help a smoke tobacco, you should consider what is in tobacco. Tobacco has over four thousand chemicals in it, and many of them are things you probably never even dreamed about was off. Did you know that tobacco contains benzene, formaldehyde, arsenic, and lots of other deadly things? It does.

Then there is the tar factor. When you burn tobacco plant material, it creates tar, Tar is one of the main reasons why smoking tobacco can be so deadly. The sticky brown residue coats your airways and your lungs and your body has to constantly try to clear that mess out so you can breathe as efficiently as you should. As long as you smoke tobacco your body will be working over time just trying to breathe normally.

While using an electronic cigarette, you do not have to worry about the tar because it is not in e cigarette solution. Neither are the deadly chemicals like those mentioned that are in tobacco. Although there is some chemical content in e cigarette solution, they are in many products we already use. You should remember that e cigarette solution usually does have nicotine and nicotine is an addictive part of smoking, but an e cigarette user can choose e liquid without nicotine if they want it.

Besides these facts, e cigarettes are also odorless and most people that have switched to them find they are much cheaper to use as well. E cigarettes might be the perfect solution for any tobacco smoker that wants a cleaner way to get their nicotine or wants to enjoy the feel of smoking without any real smoke.

Prohibited for light, mild and low tar cigarettes

Above about light, mild and low tar cigarettes to be prohibited.

Light cigarettes, the most popular sales, should be abolished as part of the family is the Prevention and Tobacco Control Act.
The tobacco companies have long marketed as a special non-smoking "light", "low tar" and "soft" supporters of the legislators and the fight against smoking. It has been said to convince the customer to claim a false belief that smoking is less dangerous. Studies have shown that they are equally hazardous.
Groups such as the American Association Lung hopes smokers will see this change as a time to stop.

“We commemorating this historic day by encouraging smokers to quit,” said Charles D. Connor, President and CEO of the American Lung Association. “The Lung Association is committed to helping you and your loved ones quit with our proven smoking cessation programs and resources.”

Lighters from Utah

Here’s about light cigarettes to be phased out of Utah.

Effective June 22, the most popular selling cigarettes — light cigarettes — will be phased out in Utah as part of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act signed into law last year.

According to the law, cigarettes termed "light," "low-tar" and "mild" will be prohibited.

With the ban on "light", "low" and "mild" on all brands of cigarettes, the Food and Drug Administration will impose new restrictions on cigarettes and smokeless tobacco products that is effective in of youth access and advertising regulations. The restrictions include the elimination of free samples of cigarettes and federal level, the application of state law prohibiting tobacco sales to minors.
In addition, with effect from June 22 is a provision that requires large warnings on each package of smokeless tobacco products and advertising of smokeless tobacco products.

About Tar in Cigarettes

Above some info about tar in cigarettes.

Tar in lungs is not the same tar that is used to manufacture tires or build roads. It is a sticky, dark brown chemical that is produced when tobacco is burned through smoking. Tar can damage the lungs and can stain teeth, fingers and clothing.

Inhalation

The tar enters the lungs when the smoke is inhaled. The more a smoker smokes, the more tar he will inhale. When a smoker inhales the smoke from the cigarette, that dark tar is also inhaled into the lungs. When cigarette smoke is inhaled, it condenses and deposits cigarette tar in the lungs. The more a smoker smokes, the more tar that will coat his lungs. It will eventually interfere with the smoker's breathing.

Levels of Content

High-tar cigarettes can contain up to 27 mg of tar. Medium tar cigarettes can contain anywhere from 15 to 21 mg of tar. Low tar cigarettes contain less than 7 mg of tar.

Smoking Hazards

Let’s know the hazards of smoking.

One may think that with the amount of evidence out there linking cigarette smoking with various life-threatening, pain-inducing and socially alienating consequences, more people would kick the habit. But the fact is, giving up smoking is hard! The proof: the majority of smokers who try to quit end up relapsing shortly thereafter.

One factor to successfully becoming smoke-free is to build up the incentive to quit in the first place. Those who are still struggling with a smoking addiction may want to consider the following A to Z list of smoking hazards:

A- Aortic aneurism- swelling of the aorta

B- Chronic bronchitis

C- The big “C”- Cancer of the lungs, kidneys, pancreas, stomach, esophagus, bladder, pharynx, uterus, cervix, lips, tongue, throat and voice box (Sorry, were you going to use those?)

D- Death. Approximately 87% of all lung cancer deaths in the US are caused by cigarette smoking

E- Emphysema is common among heavy smokers between the ages of 40 and 60

F- Damage to the fetus, causing still or premature birth, low birth weight and SIDS

G- Gum disease and tooth decay, not to mention bad breath

Low tar and light cigarettes

Here’s the truth about low tar and light cigarettes.

Why do some smokers choose “low tar” and “light” cigarettes? Because they think these cigarettes may be less harmful to their health than regular cigarettes.

The Federal Trade Commission wants you to know that cigarette tar and nicotine ratings can’t predict the amount of tar and nicotine you get from any particular cigarette. That’s because how you smoke a cigarette can significantly affect the amount of tar, nicotine and carbon monoxide you get from your cigarette. Research indicates that many smokers of “low tar” or “light” cigarettes compensate by taking deeper, longer, or more frequent puffs from their cigarettes. The amount of tar and nicotine a smoker actually gets also can increase if the smoker unintentionally blocks tiny ventilation holes in cigarette filters that are designed to dilute smoke with air.

When it comes to “low tar” and “light” cigarettes, the FTC wants you to know:

• The tar and nicotine numbers used in advertising and on packaging are determined using a smoking machine — a smoking “robot” so to speak — that smokes every brand of cigarette exactly the same way.
• The numbers do not represent the amount of tar and nicotine a particular smoker may get: First, people don’t smoke cigarettes the same way the machine does; second, no two people smoke the same way.
• Many lower tar cigarettes have filters with very small vent holes in the sides that allow air to dilute the smoke in each puff. It’s easy for smokers to cover the holes unknowingly; that results in them getting more tar and nicotine.
• It’s impossible to tell from the ratings the amount of tar and nicotine a smoker will get from any cigarette. Smokers of lower nicotine cigarettes tend to compensate for the lower nicotine by taking deeper and more frequent puffs than they would from a regular cigarette.
• The amount of tar and nicotine smokers actually get depends on how deep and how often they puff on the cigarette and whether they block the vent holes.
• Smoking “low tar” or “light” cigarettes does not eliminate the health risks of smoking. If you’re concerned about the health risks of smoking, stop smoking.

Electronic Cigarette

Above news about the amazing of electronic cigarette.

Electronic cigarettes (or e cigarettes) are a brilliant invention. They allow the smoker to still inhale and exhale “smoke”, with nicotine, but without the smoke! Not only is there no smell, tar or the other harmful carcinogens found in tobacco cigarettes, but they’re also legal to smoke anywhere – even in non-smoking areas!

Most smokers smoke because a) they enjoy the sensation of smoking, and b) because they are addicted to nicotine. Although nicotine patches and gum provide the nicotine fix, they don’t provide the sensation of inhaling and exhaling smoke. Electric cigarettes do, because the smoker inhales and exhales water vapor – and if it’s a good brand of electric cigarette, it will provide enough vapor to give the same sensation as conventional cigarettes – without the smell and harmful effects.

There are herbal cigarettes – which provide the smoking feeling, but they come with an unfortunate smell, and of course, don’t contain the nicotine. And then there are dummy cigarettes – you know, those plastic ones – which of course, provide neither the smoke nor the nicotine. They tend to make you feel a bit like a child with a candy cigarette. Not exactly a cool image!

Instead of delivering the nicotine via smoke through burning tobacco, an electric cigarette delivers the nicotine through water vapor – avoiding the tar, chemicals and carcinogens. Although nicotine is still not good for you, and is addictive, recent research shows it is the smoke rather than the nicotine that is responsible for cancer:

Virginia Reichert, NP, director of the Center for Tobacco Control, North Shore-Long Island Jewish (LIJ) Health System, Great Neck, NY says: ]”People smoke to get the addictive drug, nicotine, but the drug alone does not cause cancer. The delivery system, a cigarette full of hundreds of toxic chemicals that are inhaled along with nicotine, does.”

Since an electronic cigarette delivers the nicotine in a vapor rather than smoke, the health risks are dramatically reduced.

Another problem with conventional smoking is the increase of “no smoking” zones in public places. An e cigarette means the smoker can smoke inside restaurants and bars, and on public transport. It also means that smokers nervous of flying can at least have a cigarette on the flight to help them keep calm.

A good electric cigarette makes a great gift for your favorite smoker – it means that when all other smokers have to go outside, or wait until they’re in a “smoking area”, before they can enjoy a cigarette, the smart smoker can brazenly take out their electric cigarette, and puff away to their heart’s content.

As you can see, electronic cigarettes have completely revolutionized smoking. The smoker still gets the two main components that make him a smoker – the sensation (smoke – in the form of vapor), and nicotine. Those around him experience no smell, no second-hand smoke, no butts and no ash the smoker is able to enjoy a smoke anytime, anywhere – legally, and most importantlyhis lungs aren’t exposed to the tar, smoke, and chemicals that abound in “normal” cigarettes.

Now, not all e cigarettes are created equally, so it’s wise to shop around. During my research, I’ve found that Green Smoke electric cigarettes have the largest amount of vapor – which feels more like the sensation of conventional smoking.

Also, the cartridges come with various levels of nicotine, so you can use them to start to cut down on nicotine. You can also get them in flavors such as apple, coffee, tobacco (of course) and even chocolate!

All in all, the e cigarette is a perfect option for smokers who want the flexibility to smoke where and when they want to, while reducing some of the harmful effects.

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Dangers of smoking

Here are about dangers of smoking.

Cigarette smoking is a known health risk. While cigars and other smoking tobacco, such as pipes that are not as common as cigarette smoking, the dangers are the same. Some new evidence that smoking tobacco through a water pipe can be toxic ("Bong") as cigarettes and cigars. Most smokers are aware of the dangers and warnings on the packaging, it is difficult for an eye to the potentially fatal consequences of smoking cigarettes.

Most smokers at some point or the other hold on to the belief that they are immune to the dangers of cigarette smoking – ‘it won’t happen to me’, ‘I will quit soon’, ‘I am a light smoker’. However, the most serious consequences of smoking can strike at any time, irrespective of the number of cigarettes consumed in a day or for the period one is smoking. Individual susceptibility to the toxic compounds means that a light smoker smoking for less than a year may develop health related complications while a heavy, long term smoker may be unaffected.

It is accepted that smokers who start smoking from an early age, smoke for prolonged periods of their life or ‘heavy’ smokers will be more at risk. Smoking lighter offers a false sense of protection – light cigarettes (low nicotine and tar) are just as dangerous as heavier cigarettes. Tobacco contains nicotine which is highly addictive. It is this addiction that compels a smoker to continue smoking leading to prolonged periods of cigarette smoking and possibly even heavier daily consumption. Apart from the nicotine, burning tobacco also releases a host of other harmful substances like carbon monoxide (similar to fumes released by car exhausts) and cyanide (a well known, rapid acting poison).

Low tar cigarettes doesn’t cut cancer risk

Here about tar cigarettes.

1970th year of government public health authorities and the tar in tobacco smoke reduction was convinced to create a safe place.
Standard tests have been developed for measuring tar and nicotine. Research in the BMJ, regardless of whether the current brand, TAR, according to the level, all smokers or those who have never baked in a cast than those who did not have a much higher risk of lung cancer. To return to the person smoking 22 milligrams of tar or more points were at high risk of lung cancer. These data, the recent decision of the National Cancer Institute concluded that no credible evidence of lung cancer risk level of the machine measured tar cigarettes is reduced by lowering the consistency is.
"As a member of the public health, we zmiryane TAR on a cigarette vending machine supplier with a review of the current evaluation system will recommend that," Harris said. Other research shows that people are more focused questions related to the resin, and lung cancer risk assessment assumes that call writers have shown a low tar cigarette smoke. They are used to reduce high-tar, cigarettes in the country to return to the limited public health benefits, these products are widely used where I believe you can provide.

Tar in Cigarette

Quit smoking..

An experiment with 400 cigarettes
No wonder why humans lung cancer!
Think about this: sticky tar contains poison and remains in the lungs each time you smoke and your lungs need much calorie to remove these poisons from the blood!
You will live shorter than you think!
But think of your family and / or the lives of children!

Dilemma of tobacco

Above about tobacco

Industries, while many continue to suffer negative growth, despite all efforts to revive the economy in full swing, the profits of tobacco companies to allow the Chinese to pay 513.11 billion yuan (75.13 billion U.S. dollars) in taxes in 2009, year-on -on-year increase of 12.2 percent. The data was released Zhang Xiulian, a spokesman for the State tobacco monopoly office (STMB), in a press conference in Beijing on 14 January. Tax allowance for the tobacco industry China's tax revenues increased by 1 percentage point from 7 percent in 2008 to 8 percent in 2009.
High tax burden
Increase in excise duty on cigarettes is one of the most effective tobacco. A price increase of cigarettes, young people and those of lower income groups may be less likely to start smoking, or at least reduce smoking, to save money. For this reason, China has levied heavy taxes on the tobacco industry.
Before 1994, the rate of output growth for the tobacco industry, which used to be the same as those imposed on other sectors. Then, in 1994 the Chinese government sets split the tobacco industry led vz-added tax and excise tax. Tobacco products have become an important part of indirect taxes, all factories were taken from the cigarette excise tax to 40 percent of the cost price.
China adopted in 2001 tax measure, the combined ad valorem and specific method of calculating the amount of duty payable on tobacco products. Under this method, 150 yuan ($ 21.96) will be used for each 50,000 cigarettes. Moreover, the Government of cigarettes divided into two categories: Category A and Category B-ad valorem taxes on themselves. Category applies to cigarettes in terms of transfer pricing within the company for 200 cigarettes, are more than 50 yuan (7.32 dollars), leading to an ad valorem tax rate of 45 percent. Category B applies to cigarettes, the ceremony within the company for 200 cigarettes, are less than 50 yuan ($ 7.32) and ad valorem tax rate is 30 percent.
In June 2009 the government has readjusted its tax policy on tobacco, raising the standard, which separates the group and group B from 50 yuan to 70 yuan ($ 10.25) to 200 cigarettes. Ad valorem tax rate for the class increased from 45 percent to 56 percent, while group B increased from 30 percent to 36 percent.
High fiscal policy turned the tobacco industry in the main source of tax revenue in China and the backbone of tax revenue for some local governments. Yunnan Province like Hunan and Guizhou are among the most important tobacco plants in China and the foundations of transformation. In 2006, the tobacco industry in Yunnan taxes paid 39.09 billion yuan (5.72 billion U.S. dollars), representing 48.81 percent of total tax revenues of the province. In Hunan, the figures were 20.9 billion yuan (3.06 billion U.S. dollars), and 28.94 percent, and Guizhou, 8.64 billion yuan (1.27 billion U.S. dollars), and 22.96 percent, respectively.
Despite the high tax policies, the tobacco industry was able to expand rapidly with more than 60 tobacco companies currently operating in China. Among China's top 500 companies in 2009, nine were from the tobacco industry.
External factors
Tobacco industry is one of the few sectors in China open to foreign investors. Tobacco industry is a government monopoly in China, more oversight power management STMB whose job it is right to reduce the consumption of tobacco products and production organization and management of tobacco monopoly. By the end of 2009, were 4.95 million from the tobacco shops in franchising in China.
But there are exceptions to the centralized and unified monopoly, to facilitate smokers'. With the foreigners coming to China, a growing number at the end of 1970, may not find many international brands like cigarettes. To meet the demand for foreign workers, tourists and overseas Chinese, the Chinese government allowed its control over tobacco products and began to allow shipping, sales of international brands of cigarettes interiors business. Concurrently, the country holding the reins firmly on the influx of foreign brands in China through the issuance of import permits and collection of duties and taxes for this product.
China also views the establishment of a joint venture cigarette factories, which produce foreign brands of cigarettes. On 4 September 1986, was established Huamei Cigarette Co Ltd. Jointly established by the province of Fujian-based Xiamen Cigarette Factory and RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co. in the United States was the first cigarette joint venture on the Chinese mainland since 1949. With a total investment of 21 million U.S. dollars (each party holding 50 per cent), the deadline for co-operation was set at 18 years.
To 18-year period of joint ventures, Huamei produced 883,200 boxes of cigarettes from Golden Bridge, Camel, pay taxes to 2.56 billion yuan (374.82 million U.S. dollars) and record profits of 957 million yuan (140.12 million U.S. dollars).
After a cooperation agreement expired in September 2004, the Parties agree to transfer their holdings in Huamei Cigarette Factory in Xiamen. Huamei was later renamed the Golden Bridge Production Center Xiamen Cigarette Factory.
During the period Huamei joint venture, which made changes to the system for shipment to foreign cigarettes. After China reformed its tax rate in 1994 and then reformed the exchange rate mechanism, by many foreign cigarettes was almost at a standstill. Situations to learn from China to the international practice and enable the production of the famous foreign brands of cigarettes with the term "licensed production."
Production license allows the manufacture and sales of foreign brands of cigarettes in China, under certain conditions. Signs and fee must be paid to the technical guidelines for foreign companies in accordance with the volume actually produced. All products manufactured in China, however, can not be exported and cigarettes, these marks are not allowed to import more. Since no common Huamei Cigarette companies have been approved in China. Instead, the cooperation between the tobacco companies in China and abroad, mostly carried out under licensed production. Cigarette sales are still a state monopoly.
According STMB because tobacco products are special products and harmful to human health can not be manufactured and sold at random. Then China change its policy towards the single centralized and tobacco industry.
Active management
Although the tobacco industry has the opportunity to get a good tax revenue, the Chinese government will never hesitate to tobacco control. In 1986, China began to require that tobacco companies know that the tar on cigarette packs. Since then, standards for tar properly used, with some companies, even warning that "smoking is harmful to health." In 1990, China National Tobacco Corporation, that the cigarette companies to print health warnings on packaging of products, confirmed the legal requirement of the Chinese government in 1991.
People continue to develop awareness of the harmful effects of smoking, cigarette manufacturers have taken measures to control the quantity of content of tar and nicotine in their products, management of a safe level. In 2005, the Chinese government required tobacco companies to note the content of carbon monoxide in the case of cigarettes.
From 1 January 2009 to meet the requirements under the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, China requires a warning shall cover at least 30 percent of cigarette packages.
Each year on World No Tobacco Day in May, the Chinese government has launched large-scale campaign to combat smoking. The government also prohibits tobacco manufacturers and retailers to send advertisements that contain names of tobacco companies and the names of tobacco products. Some tobacco companies adopt alternative measures to get publicity. Figures from the Chinese Association on Tobacco Control, showed that the September to December 2009, 52 donations from tobacco companies to 79 public services, cultural and sport covering 40 cities and counties in 15 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities to support themselves, including gifts to Hope primary schools.
17 January 2010, the Association published a petition to the legislature in the country calling for a change in the law on tobacco as early as possible to prevent tobacco companies on the black market. It proposed a ban on tobacco advertising, sponsorship and donations of all forms.