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YOU know we are living in confusing times when a product that kills six million people every year is offered as an alternative to its illicit counterpart.

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Big tobacco's next target
March 15, 2019: INTERNATIONAL Women’s Day on March 8 recognised and celebrated the progress women are making globally. The day also acknowledged the risks, exploitation and suffering many continue to endure.
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Opinion: Tobacco Companies Will Not Bring About Sustainable Development
March 05, 2019: Tobacco companies — both leaf-buying firms and transnationals that transform tobacco leaf into cigarettes and other tobacco products — are typically highly profitable and create strong supply chains. This has led to some in the development community viewing them as potential partners in promoting the livelihoods of smallholder farmers. 
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USA: FDA Calls Out Retailers For Selling Tobacco Products To Minors
Mar 04, 2019: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) publicly put on notice retail stores that have repeatedly been caught illegally selling tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, to minors. The agency on Monday named 15 national stores that had violation rates of at least 15 percent, including Marathon, Exxon, BP, Sunoco, Citgo, Shell and 7-Eleven.
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  4. Smokers Less Likely To Survive Dangerous Form Of Skin Cancer Than Non-Smokers

SECOND-HAND SMOKE KILLS

Tobacco companies continue to misrepresent the evidence on the health effects of SHS exposure and even claim that WHO has concluded that SHS is not dangerous. In fact, WHO has consistently concluded the opposite: SHS kills.

Protection from exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke. Policy recommendations, WHO

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