Tag: CIGARETTES
White teens are way more into alcohol, tobacco and weed than black and Latino teens. But as white kids enter adulthood, their usage drops, while teens of color increase usage, according to new research from Penn State: At 18.5 years old, 44 percent of whites surveyed smoked cigarettes, 27 percent of Hispanics did and 18 […]
A proposal drafted by NYC health commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley aims to ban cigarette purchases by those under the age of 21. This isn’t much of a surprise, considering Mayor Bloomberg’s recent efforts to ban large sugary sodas. If passed, the proposal would make the minimum age for buying cigarettes the same as for buying liquor; yet […]
Police raided a Borough Park warehouse this weekend and found 30,000 cartons of counterfeit cigarettes from China, masquerading as Marlboros, Newports and Camels. For those keeping track, at 20 cigarettes to a pack and 10 packs to a carton, that makes for a staggering 6 million cigarettes–a $4.5 million bust. “Selling this poison… is a […]
