That alarms public health officials, because the earlier in life people start using tobacco products, the harder it is to quit. “We’ve done a great job in communicating to the general public about the dangers of cigarettes,” Guy says. “But we have not done a great job of communicating the harm, risk and danger of little cigars and cigarillos.”
About four years ago, the Food and Drug Administration expanded its oversight of cigarettes, restricting advertising and banning most flavors, including popular fruit flavors like grape or cherry, cocoa, and spice flavors like clove.
The federal agency is now considering whether to take a similarly strict stance when it comes to regulating little cigars and cigarillos.
Article Appeared @http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/08/26/214866117/sweet-cigarillos-and-cigars-lure-youths-to-tobacco-critics-say