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Camel Cigs Appeal More and More to Tweens

By Bryan Le

The tobacco giant won't self-congratulate too loudly for the profitable popularity of its "Crush" cigarettes among kids. MORE  

Bloomberg Takes on Big Tobacco

By Valerie Tejeda

NYC's Mayor steps up anti-smoking efforts by donating his own cash to support for California's Proposition 29. MORE  

Morning Roundup: May 4th, 2012

By Reina Berger

Doctors reluctant to discuss patients' alcoholism in fear of insurance denial, Whiz Khalifa cited for marijuana again, and new mouth spray gets you instantly drunk. MORE  

Smokeless Tobacco "Orbs" Safer, FDA Says

By Hunter R. Slaton

A health-impact study on tobacco "dissolvables" produces a variety pack of pros and cons. MORE  

Morning Roundup: March 12, 2012

By Will Godfrey

A massive tobacco lawsuit kicks off in Canada; recovering addicts rally to stop heroin deaths in Missouri, and Reservoir Dogs star is arrested after stealing son's marijuana. MORE  

FDA Probes Smokeless Tobacco Lozenges

By Valerie Tejeda

Big Tobacco accused of hunting the teenage market with new, smokeless nicotine products. MORE  

Big Tobacco Falsified Study On Toxicity

By Luke Walker

Years of research at Phillip Morris into side effects of additives like menthol were distorted by Big Tobacco "scientists." MORE  

The Marlboro Man's Last Stand

By Dirk Hanson

After years of tightening regulation and a dramatic decline in adult smokers, Big Tobacco prepares its endgame: Teenagers. MORE  

The Quick Fix: A Real-Time Round-Up of Today's News

By Will Godfrey

Meth-Dealing Passenger is Collared on Cruise Ship, How Keith Richards Escaped a Major Drug Bust, and Big Tobacco Faces Big Problems in Japan. MORE  

Big Tobacco Fights Feds Over Cigarette Pack Corpses

By Tony O'Neill

Tobacco giants say a law placing graphic images on all US cigarette packets, slated for October, will happen over their dead bodies. MORE  

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The “beach-house-relaxed” Cliffside Malibu claims to provide an oasis for recovering addicts and alcoholics. And that’s just what you'll get—if you’ve got the cash.

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