Health risks associated with cigar smoking are lower than those for cigarette smoking, reflecting a lower exposure to smoke toxicants (see my earlier post here)
The game-changing publication of the 1986 Surgeon Generals report on involuntary or passive smoking gave credibility to the efforts of grassroots activist organizations such as ASH (Action on Smoking and Health), GASP (Group Against Smoking Pollution), ANR (Americans for Nonsmokers Rights), airline flight attendants, and others to step up their lobbying for clean indoor air laws, which they had begun to do in the 1970s
While Fleetwood claimed that each puff of smoke cleaned itself, like a kitten
[30] [24] However, a more recent study by the University of Cape Town estimated that the company holds between 1 and 4% of the market share in South Africa and that about 78% of the company's cigarettes sold in South Africa are illegal
Considering Laura is one of two steady characters to have blonde hair (the other being Double R Diner owner Norma Jennings) along with her perception, the series on a superficial level confirms the notion that blondeness is a signal of class, meant to inspire aspiration