Oklahoma has received more than $75.9 million as its annual tobacco settlement payment, state Treasurer Ken Miller announced Wednesday. The money came from the tobacco industry, with 75 percent going directly into the Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust Fund, he said. The remainder is made available for appropriation by the Legislature. The trust fund now has [...]
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Tobacco companies accused of promoting cigarette brands online
Posted by admin on January 20th, 2018
Pro-tobacco content on Facebook and YouTube is glamorising smoking among the young, warn health groups. Leading health organisations have expressed alarm at how the internet is being used to promote smoking. Tobacco companies deny using the online world to market their brands, but there is mounting concern that social networking sites are glamorising smoking, especially among [...]