Several other countries in Asia and the Middle East, including Indonesia and Turkey, are faring as poorly or worse than China when it comes to fighting smoking
For David Hammond, a professor at the University of Waterloos school of public health, packaging bans "are just an extension" of previous regulations on advertising, "and in some ways theyre even more important, because the industry describes the pack as the absolute cornerstone of their brand imagery." Hammond points to lipstick packs as an example of gender-specific marketing
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Prior to the ban, menthol cigarettes made up about 24.5 percent of legal sales in the state
If you're smoking unfiltered cigarettes ("straights"), such as Lucky Strikes or Camel Studs, in theory, it doesn't matter which end you put between your lips