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New Study Reveals How Tobacco Companies Systematically Advertise Cigarettes to Kids Near Schools and Playgrounds around the World

Press release content from PR Newswire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation.Statement of Yolonda Richardson, Executive Vice President of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free KidsWASHINGTON, June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A new study published today in Tobacco Control details how the world’s largest multinational tobacco companies are systematically advertising cigarettes to kids near playgrounds and schools in more than 40 countries. The study is the most expansive analysis to date of point of sale cigarette advertising in low- and middle-income countries and was authored by experts from the Institute for Global Tobacco Control at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the... [Read more]

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