A single, seemingly innocuous cigarette butt, still smouldering after being flicked from a car window or dropped on a patio, becomes a direct threat to homes, livelihoods, and precious natural habitats
Theyre like mini Superfund sites free-floating in the environment
Rich Marianos, a professor at Georgetown University and former assistant director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, said a ban would fuel the black market for menthols
This study reported that the odds for PC in former smokers were significantly lower than those in current smokers, with the odds reduced by about 40% for males and about 35% for females, confirming the positive benefits of smoking cessation
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