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Big Tobacco Lures Young Smokers With Menthol Cigarettes: Study
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Page: << Prev | 1 | 2 | 3 The new study was funded by The American Legacy Foundation (formed in the wake of the MSA) and the U.S. National Cancer Institute.
David Sylvia, a spokesman for cigarette maker Philip Morris USA, said: "We don't believe that this study's hypothesis or conclusions are supported by the facts cited in the study. In fact, we disagree with their conclusion that menthol levels in our products were manipulated to gain market share among adolescents, and are unable to find any evidence supporting that conclusion within this study.
"This study almost exclusively relies on information about young adults who are legal-aged smokers who are at or above the legal age of smoking," he added.
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Last updated 7/16/2008
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SOURCES: Gregory N. Connolly, M.D., professor, practice of public health, and director, Tobacco Control Research Program, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston; July 16, 2008, news release, John R. Seffrin, Ph.D., chief executive officer, American Cancer Society; David Sylvia, spokesman, Philip Morris USA, Richmond, Va.; September 2008, American Journal of Public Health
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