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Teens who used more than one tobacco product were even more likely to start smoking conventional cigarettes.

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However, Chaffee believes more can be done. "Regulation of these non-cigarette products should reflect the fact that all of them are associated with greater risk of youth smoking," he said. "Measures that reduce the appeal of these products to adolescents, like banning flavors, increasing the minimum purchase age to 21, and taxation, would help keep youth from starting to use tobacco in any form."

For parents, schools, and health care providers, Chaffee said the message to convey to teens is that there is no safe form of the habit. "The healthiest alternative is always to be tobacco free," he said.

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GlaxoSmithKline spokeswoman Nancy Pekarek said the company acted independently of the other companies, in an effort to preserve supplies of its medicines in Canada for that country.

In a statement, Pfizer said its practices comply with U.S. law and federal regulations.

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"We have three branches of government that can change things," he said. "This is the third."

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GlaxoSmithKline spokeswoman Nancy Pekarek said the company acted independently of the other companies, in an effort to preserve supplies of its medicines in Canada for that country.

In a statement, Pfizer said its practices comply with U.S. law and federal regulations.

"The simple truth is that the importation of pharmaceutical products into the U.S. from Canada is not only illegal, but also dangerous because it increases the opportunity to introduce counterfeit or unapproved pharmaceutical products into the market," said the statement from spokesman Bryant Haskins.

Representatives for the remaining companies either did not immediately respond to calls for comment or said they could not respond because they had not yet seen the lawsuit.

Merck spokeswoman Anita Larsen declined to comment on the suit, but said Merck "has not announced any plans to restrict or otherwise limit the availability of our medicines in Canada."

It was brought on behalf of the federation, which runs a program that helps its members to import from Canadian pharmacies, as well as three individual members who buy brand name drugs in the U.S. and "all others similarly situated."

"I think they're harmed because they have to pay a higher price here," said attorney Marvin Miller of the Chicago-based firm Miller Faucher and Cafferty, which is handling the case.

The lawsuit seeks attorneys' fees, unspecified damages and a stop to the companies' anti-import efforts. It's premised on federal antitrust laws as well as specific state consumer protection laws.

Last month, the federation held a "Pfix Pfizer" campaign that, besides the lawsuit, included congressional action, resolutions at Pfizer's stockholders meeting, and a boycott of Pfizer's over-the-counter products.

"Stem cell research offers real promise for the treatment of currently incurable diseases. The bank will ensure that researchers can explore the enormous potential of this exciting science for the future benefit of patients," said Professor Colin Blakemore, chief executive of the Medical Research Council.

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Adolescents who use these products, such as e-cigarettes, hookahs, non-cigarette combustible tobacco or smokeless tobacco, are more likely to start smoking cigarettes within a year, according to the new research.

"We've seen the prevalence of youth cigarette smoking decrease over the past 20 years, but the rising popularity of these non-cigarette products is a fairly recent development that poses new questions for tobacco control and youth smoking prevention," lead study author Benjamin Chaffee, PhD, of the University of California, San Francisco, told CBS News.

The study, published in JAMA Pediatrics, surveyed more than 10,000 adolescents aged 12 to 17 from across the United States who said they had never smoked cigarettes. Participants were also asked if they had ever used non-cigarette tobacco products.

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Chaffee said one finding that was particularly striking was that all the different types of non-cigarette tobacco studied were associated with approximately the same increase in risk of future cigarette smoking.

"These products are different in terms of how they are used and marketed, but as risk factors for youth smoking, they appear to be nearly the same," he said.

Teens who used more than one tobacco product were even more likely to start smoking conventional cigarettes.

Previous studies have also found evidence that e-cigarettes and other non-cigarette tobacco products are a gateway to conventional cigarette smoking in teens.

In 2016, the FDA banned the sale of e-cigarettes and other such products to anyone younger than 18.

However, Chaffee believes more can be done. "Regulation of these non-cigarette products should reflect the fact that all of them are associated with greater risk of youth smoking," he said. "Measures that reduce the appeal of these products to adolescents, like banning flavors, increasing the minimum purchase age to 21, and taxation, would help keep youth from starting to use tobacco in any form."

For parents, schools, and health care providers, Chaffee said the message to convey to teens is that there is no safe form of the habit. "The healthiest alternative is always to be tobacco free," he said.