The number of high school boys who smoke cigars—16.5 percent—is now on par with cigarette use, said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
John C. Byrd grew up in Augusta, a town of 2,000 or so in northeastern Arkansas.
Advocacy Group Pushes for FDA Regulation as Cigar Smoking Rates Plateau
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