VERA Files
One product’s availability online that many find worrisome is tobacco.
Despite more than half a century’s worth of evidence detailing tobacco’s deadly health consequences, the tobacco industry still lures millions of people worldwide and remains deeply entrenched in society, thanks to a strong political lobbying and well-funded marketing to interfere with public health campaigns.
The tobacco industry is employing new ways to attract a new breed of smokers but its products are still harmful to health, say advocates.
Barely a year old, the Department of Health’s quit line program has helped a number of citizens lead tobacco-free lives. It should aim for many more.