As cigarette sales have fallen in the U.S. over the past two decades, large tobacco companies who traditionally focused most of their business on manufacturing and selling cigarettes have begun to buy smaller tobacco companies that manufactured cigars and smokeless tobacco. In the past several years, large tobacco companies have introduced a number of new products that are potentially very appealing to children and teens.

Kingston, Sharon. What's the Buzz: New Tobacco Products Draw Youth's Attention. The Sentinel (Carlisle, PA), February 26, 2013.

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