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We went from a society that celebrated smoking to it being an often discredited behavior. As the health hazards of secondhand smoke became clear in the mid-1980s, public health and environmental activists focused on curbing smoking and cigarettes at the state and local levels

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Also this week, billionaire and former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced a $160m campaign to ban flavoured e-cigarettes in the US.

The campaign represents over 4,000 businesses estimated to cover nearly 25% of global CO2 emissions and more than 50% of GDP