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Nicotine Networks

 Nicotine Networks is an international reporting collaboration on tobacco industry tactics to promote a new generation of nicotine products across borders. 
Nicotine Networks
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The Examination
Big tobacco
Nicotine Networks

Fruity ‘click’ cigarettes a hit with Latin American teens amid ‘constant’ industry lobbying

Companies release watermelon Marlboros, blueberry-menthol Luckies despite “smoke-free” promises.

November 21, 2024
The Examination
Big tobacco
Nicotine Networks

In battle over e-cigarettes in Latin America, tobacco money quietly at play

Philip Morris International has poured millions into a nonprofit that funds a sprawling network of pro-vaping groups trying to influence laws.

January 16, 2024
The Examination
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I spent months reading vaping research. Here’s what science does — and doesn’t — say about the risks

As e-cigarette use spreads, the health of millions hinges on getting the answers right.

September 18, 2023

The moment they say they are indirectly funded by the tobacco industry, their credibility gets shot.

The Examination
Big tobacco

Why tobacco is a core beat at The Examination

While the tobacco epidemic continues to kill millions each year, the industry is making big bets on new products and emerging global economies.

September 13, 2023

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