As a Philip Morris executive said in an internal memo in 1966, the illusion of filtration is as important as the fact of filtration.[12] In 1976, Ernest Pepples, vice-president and General Counsel for Brown & Williamson, wrote that despite the industry claims made about filter cigarettes, in most cases, the smoker of a filter cigarette was getting as much or more nicotine and tar as he would have gotten from a regular cigarette.[13] At the same time, company lawyers were concerned about the reputation of their non-filter brands, which, by implication, were more dangerous
hand-carried size) of fruit and vegetable products
Menthol cigarettes were marketed as giving throat comfort and even having medicinal properties
Menthol has been marketed directly to Black Americans for over half a century, says Susan Mello, associate professor of communication studies at Northeastern
- **Non-user status**: The documentation must explicitly state that the patient was identified as a tobacco non-user
Smoking increases oxidative stress and blood vessel damage, both of which accelerate brain ageing