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Thursday, April 22, 2004

"We remind tribes that tobacco is sacred

Cigarette companies target American Indians





DENVER - Cigarette companies have used more than 4,000 chemicals in major brands to get smokers addicted and keep them addicted, said Benjamin Ben-David, as he urged American Indians to quit the habit and live longer during the 30th Annual Denver March Pow wow. American Indians are among those targeted by packaging and images which use Native symbols and terms, said the representative of Colorado Quit-line. "We remind tribes that tobacco is sacred and to be used to connect you to the Great Spirit," Ben-David said. more >>

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