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In 1953, L&M followed with a miracle tip and Philip Morris advertised its di-ethylene glycol (Di-Gl) filter cigarette as the cigarette that takes the FEAR out of smoking. In the next two years, Marlboro was re-released as a filter cigarette which targeted men (it had previously been a cigarette targeting women, with a beauty tip to protect the lips), and Winston was introduced with a hefty advertising budget of $15 million

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Electronic cigarettes as a harm reduction strategy among patients with COPD: protocol for an open-label two arm randomized controlled pilot trial

Benefits of Quitting If you smoke two packs per day, quitting could save you almost $400 each month

In general, the prevalence of smoking is declining across all regions/continents, though, prevalence is increasing in some countries, mostly in Africa