While there remains work to do to remove flavors in all tobacco products, removing them from combustible products, the number one cause of preventable death and disease, is a huge step forward for public health, health equity, and the commercial tobacco endgame
In five years, smoking rates among Needham high schoolers fell by nearly half, according to a study released last year
The company also has become a generous political donor, giving tens of thousands of dollars over the last 18 months to candidates for state and national offices as well as political organizations, according to the Federal Election Commission data and state campaign finance records
The ability to do so shows stability and respectability
Chewing tobacco, also known as smokeless tobacco or snuff, is another form of nicotine exposure that may affect hormonal levels in men