The slogans must cover at least 30 percent of the front of the pack and 40 percent of the back. Currently, cigarette packages carry milder warnings. Advertisement ...

I was determined to quit, though, and a few days before my 43 rd birthday, I began to read Allen Carr’s Easy Way to Stop Smoking. I mentioned this book in a previous column.

Nonprofit anti-smoking groups like Truth Initiative and the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Children are still assessing the damage. At a minimum, the cuts will temporarily stop tobacco research.