Key sources included the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Tobacco Products, US Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service, US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), European Commission Health and Food Safety Directorate (DG SANTE), European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA), World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), WHO Global Health Observatory, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Office on Smoking and Health, National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Cancer Institute, World Bank Global Tobacco Control Program, Euromonitor International, Tobacco Merchants Association (TMA), International Tax and Investment Center (ITIC), Trade Associations including Tobacco Manufacturers Association (TMA UK), Japan Tobacco International (JTI) Sustainability Reports, China National Tobacco Corporation (CNTC) Annual Reports, Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Affairs (China) Tobacco Division, Indian Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (India), Brazilian National Cancer Institute (INCA), Health Canada - Tobacco Control Program, Australian Department of Health and Aged Care - Tobacco Control, and national statistical agencies and health ministry reports from key markets including Russia, Indonesia, and Vietnam
Smoke particles can vary in size, but most fall within the range that HEPA filters are highly effective at capturing
In terms of previously published reports, our findings for the 2003/04 to 2007/08 interval, for example, are consistent with the CDC estimates indicating that the proportion of current adult smokers did not change noticeably from 2004 to 2008 37,38
You kick a wall, take a walk, write an angry letter and throw it out
Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to get back to rolling through Brooklyn in a used Volvo listening to mid-'90s hip-hop.
