New York also has one of the highest state cigarette taxes ($4.35 per pack), not counting the additional local New York City cigarette tax ($1.50 per pack), yielding a combined rate of $5.85 per pack
On Thursday, February 26, 2015, the Standards Organisation of Nigeria had to publish a full page Consumer Alert notice on Page 63 of The Guardian where it warned that the Organisation has uncovered the marketing, distribution and sale of certain brands of Oris Slims Strawberry, Oris Slims Double Apple, Nakhla Tobacco (Peach, Mint And Apple Flavours) Mizo Grape Water Pipe Tobacco, Lamar Strawberry Super Slims And Business Club Strawberry, Apple And Cherry Flavoured Cigarettes in the Nigerian market
It corresponds with the findings of previous studies: a Slovenian study, where among 10.4% of active smokers as many as 71.2% continued to smoke in pregnancy 5
Tar content in cigarettes is linked to many health risks associated with smoking