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5 Responses to “Newport Cigarettes”

1. On November 9th, 2008 at 16:14, brian said:

   i have just picked up the habit of smoking,and my friend smokes your brand newports.why should i smoke this brand are they better than the others.

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   • On November 11th, 2008 at 00:42, JK said:

     Let me get this out of the way right off the bat: I have never smoked, nor would I recommend it to anyone.

     And while it seems like comment spam, Jana Baldwin’s comment should give you enough to think about regarding menthols.

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2. On November 10th, 2008 at 15:46, Jana Baldwin said:

   First let me say that your blog is the most graphically amazing site I have EVER seen!

   Sadly, as a soon-to-be public health official and $120,000 in debt- I would advise your readers and anyone thinking about or smoking Newports to GET OUT NOW!!!

   70% of black people smoke menthol cigarettes as opposed to only 30% of white people.

   Manufacturers have used advertising and marketing of three major brands: KOOL, Newport, and Camel for the past 3 decades to promote menthol cigarettes for the past 3 decades in the black community.

   Menthol was designed to mask the irritation of smoking and increases the sensation of airflow; it may facilitate deeper inhalation and increase exposure to nicotine and other harmful components of tobacco smoke. Although menthol is not addictive, it may contribute to tobacco addiction by promoting initiation and facilitating inhalation of smoke. Inactive ingredients affect the uptake and action of the active drug ingredients in cigarettes.

   (American Journal of Public Health, Tobacco Industry Control of Menthol in Cigarettes and Targeting of Adolescents and Young Adults, Kreslake, Jennifer MPH et al., September 2008, Volume 98, Number 9)

   I found your blog because I was googling images for a campaign I am working on to help DC Metro Rail Employees Quit Smoking. We all know smoking is bad- menthol cigs are worse, and furthermore they are one of the most deadly killers among the black community. Check out this website for more info. .
   http://www.naatpn.org/

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3. On November 30th, 2008 at 00:39, Jana Baldwin said:

   Clearly I am slow on the uptake at a quick response, but I am just a concerned, broke graduate student however, I do like the term “comment spam” Thank you for the support in my quest to save one lung at a time!
   http://nwtose.blogspot.com
   (really love your blog)

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4. On March 16th, 2009 at 12:55, robert krisovitch said:

   your firesafe ciggerette almost cost me everything my cig keeps going out and has to be relit sometimes several times i was home smoking and thought my ciggerette had went out again but to my surprise i had found my carpet smoldering apparently the light from it had fallen off but i assumed it just went out again so luckily your firesafe ciggerette only cost me a carpet and not my family or belongings how is f.s.c any safer? to me its an inconvience to keep lighting. 20 years of smoking and iv,e never caused any damage until recently. will this be resolved someway

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