DAILYCALLER (Ireland Owens) - Record High Americans Smoke Marijuana While Record Low Smoke Cigarettes
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NPR (Joseph Kim) - Nicotine pouches can be marketed as 'lower risk' than cigarettes. Is that dangerous?
The FDA allowed some Zyn nicotine pouches to be marketed as "lower risk" than cigarettes. Public health experts agree they can help current smokers, but worry young people may become addicted.
REDSTATE (Ward Clark) - A New Trend for GenZ: Cigarettes Are Back
THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Record-High UK Illicit Cigarette Market Exposes Failed Tax-and-Ban Strategy.
A new report reveals that nearly half of all cigarettes consumed in the United Kingdom are now sourced from the illicit market, fueling organized crime and leading to significant tax revenue losses.
A new report reveals that nearly half of all cigarettes consumed in the United Kingdom are now sourced from the illicit market, fueling organized crime and leading to significant tax revenue losses. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: A KPMG report commissioned by Philip Morris International reveals that 45 percent of cigarettes consumed in the United Kingdom in 2025 were non-duty-paid, with 32.3 percent being counterfeit or contraband. IMPACT: The illicit cigarette market cost Britain’s Treasury an estimated £4.46 billion (~$6bn) in lost tax revenue. The country has the highest taxes on tobacco products in Europe, and the second-largest illicit market, behind only France—where such taxes have risen rapidly in recent years.…Open
HUFFPOST - U.S. Adult Cigarette Smoking Rate Hits Another All-Time Low
In the mid-1960s, 42% of U.S. adults were smokers.
ABCNEWS - US adult cigarette smoking rate hits another all-time low
The cigarette smoking rate among U.S. adults dropped to another all-time low last year
NYTIMES (Sam Sifton) - War. Heat. Cigarettes.
Updates on stories from around the world.
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| Source | https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/briefing/war-heat-cigarettes.html |
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NPR (Steve Inskeep) - Smokers in China are being chided by anti-smoking women
Many many many men smoke in China. A small but outspoken group of women are becoming anti-smoking advocates, confronting those who light up in public.
DAILYCALLER (Ross Marchand) - A Long Overdue Course Correction At The FDA On Vaping
It appears that things are finally changing for the better.
BABYLONBEE (Babylon Bee) - Kids Excited To Learn Of Cool Alternative To Vaping Called 'Smoking Cigarettes'
U.S. — Teenagers across the nation are discovering a hip new alternative to vaping, called "smoking cigarettes."