Information on the Tobacco industry

http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20120127005327/en/Altria-Reports-2011-Fourth-Quarter-Full-Year-Results-Delivers Except from article: Altria also announced today that Michael E. Szymanczyk, 63, has decided to retire after 23 years of distinguished service to the company, including four years as Chairman and CEO of Altria and 12 years as President and CEO of Philip Morris USA (PM USA). The Board has elected Martin J. Barrington, 58, to [...]

http://www.fertin.com/News/Pages/news.aspx New Partnership January 27, 2012 Okono A/S, an affiliate of Fertin Pharma A/S, has entered into an agreement with a subsidiary of Altria Group Inc., to develop innovative, non-combustible nicotine-containing products for adult tobacco consumers. This new product initiative combines the product development and manufacturing capabilities of Okono and its affiliates with the expertise [...]

The 2012 Show Schedule Offers More Opportunities for Tobacco Industry Professionals than Ever Before. • Conference Sessions will deliver the latest news and trends that are driving the tobacco industry.  Business insights will be delivered by professionals from within the tobacco community. Business Owners and Managers can expect to take away information and ideas that [...]

http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2012/01/09/could-a-nicotine-patch-slow-dementia/ Fascinating article found @ thechart.blogs.cnn.com. Welcome all comments! Could a nicotine patch slow dementia? It’s hard to escape the warnings of the dangers of smoking, but one component of cigarettes – nicotine – might actually have a therapeutic use, preliminary research suggests. A small study, published Monday in the journal Neurology, finds that using [...]

  http://news.yahoo.com/nicotine-therapy-doesnt-help-smokers-quit-study-173046252.html Nicotine therapy doesn’t help smokers quit: study By Kerry Sheridan | AFP – Mon, Jan 9, 2012 Gums, patches and nasal sprays that supply smokers with nicotine do not help people quit cigarettes over the long term any better than going it alone, a US study said on Monday. The research by the Harvard University School of Public Healthfollowed 787 adults in the [...]

Altria has launched a smoking advocay website which can be found by clicking on the link below or pasting it into your browser. http://www.tobaccorights.com/ctr/advocacy/default.aspx Interested individuals can sign up and post views and get involved in defending smoker’s rights.

  By Arlene Paredes | December 20, 2011 8:06 PM EST – www.ibtimes.com Virtually nicotine-free cigarettes could help heavy smokers to quit the habit, according to an Auckland research. An Auckland University study has found it is possible to smoke your way to quitting by using virtually nicotine-free cigarettes, the New Zealand Herald reported. While [...]

More than half of all youth smokers usually buy the cigarettes they smoke, either directly from retailers or vending machines, from other kids, or by giving money to others to buy for them. Roughly a third typically get their cigarettes from others (usually other kids) for free, and a small but significant percentage of kids [...]