Tax hikes, warning labels and ads eyed to curb smoking; State's new goal: Stomp out stogies.

From: The Boston Herald | Date: April 10, 1998| Author: Lasalandra, Michael | Copyright information

After five years of waging war on cigarettes, state health officials now want to stomp out stogies.

The Department of Public Health is launching a campaign seeking to convince young people that cigars are not as glamorous as they are portrayed to be in movies and music videos.

"We're trying to create a sense of parity with cigarettes," said Dr. Jack Evjy, chairman of the anti-tobacco Coalition for a Healthy Future.

New TV and poster ads with a rap ...

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