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Tobacco was used both socially and ceremonially, and was seen as a gift from God

In a family where just one parent smokes, the other family members have less immunity and fall ill often

Like Philip Morris, Lorillard supports additional regulation of tobacco manufacturers and tobacco products, but emphasizes that the FDA may "ultimately move to ban the conventional cigarette product" and that some legislation may "allow the FDA to alter what occurs naturally in the [tobacco] leaf." 7 Lorillard believes that federal legislation "must advocate the research and oversee the development of potentially reduced exposure products" and "should codify the marketing and advertising restrictions already agreed to" in the Master Settlement Agreement

Smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC)