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A Modest Proposal for Teaching Litterers a Lesson

As members of a civilized society, we are known for our collective ability to work... more

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WHACKO-TV ADDICTION CONVICTION

WHACKO-TV never avoids tackling tough issues. This time BACKLINE takes a look at... more

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Smokers Today, Fast Food Industry Tomorrow: How New Smoking Legislation Affects Us All

Hasn't the FDA done enough?

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'Sex, Lies & Cigarettes': An unfiltered look at Big Tobacco overseas

As I watched the viral video of the “Smoking Baby” last year, I was just as incredulous as most. How was this happening while his entire family looked on with smiles?
But I was truly stunned when I found out that 2-year-old Aldi Rizal, aka the “Smoking Baby,” wasn’t an anomaly in Indonesia. Government figures show that 30 percent of high school and university students who smoke started before they were 10 years old. Even more alarming, three out of 100 Indonesian children are regular smokers, already hooked, by the age of 3.
The tobacco industry has always wanted their customers young -- it’s the easiest way to create a loyal and life-long smoker -- but these statistics suggest they’re succeeding more than ever at a time when the common public perception in the U.S. is that the war against Big Tobacco has already been won.
For decades in the U.S., activists and officials have fought to regulate Big Tobacco. There have been many gains, such as banning cigarette ads on billboards and television, the removal of animated characters from advertisements, restrictions on public smoking, and billions of dollars spent on anti-smoking campaigns.
Companies like Phillip Morris, which have seen their revenue in the U.S. decline in recent years because of these changes, have now set their sights elsewhere. They are targeting developing countries using tactics that would never be allowed in the U.S., including adding flavors that appeal to children, selling next to school grounds, and pushing tobacco and pop music together on television.
For Big Tobacco, Indonesia is the new Marlboro Country. They aren’t wasting any time getting as many young people as possible hooked on their products before regulations arrive. Now it is Indonesia’s turn to take on Big Tobacco -- and it won’t be easy. Just doing a story involving the industry proved to be difficult. The tobacco reps in Indonesia and elsewhere are just as media-savvy and cunning as they have been for decades in the American tobacco wars.
Vanguard was able to see and hear how they speak behind closed doors by going undercover at the World Tobacco Conference in Jakarta. Viewers can watch them boast about Indonesia as a new haven for the tobacco industry.
No laws, no regulations, just profits and the health prospects of a generation up in smoke.
"Sex, Lies & Cigarettes" premieres on Current TV on Tuesday, June 28 at 9/8c. Watch the trailer below or click here for more info.

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All the Disgusting Pictures the FDA Is Going to Put on Cigarette Boxes

In an effort to curb smoking, cigarette boxes will now come with these graphic images... more

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New Cigarette Warning Labels: Can I get a Pack of Crusty Lung Light Menthol 100 Extra Slims Please?

Good news everybody! It’s still legal to suck disease straight down your throat,... more

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Brain Cancer? There's an App For That.

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Cigarette as Accessory - A New Fashion Trend

The weight issue has been beaten to near death, but another thing I’ve noticed... more

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Parrots go cold tukey at drug rehab facility. In other news, they have drug rehab facilities for parrots

Polly want crack? Or maybe a beer or a cloud of cigarette smoke blown in the beak?... more

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FRENCH INVENT NEW BJ

French advertising companies are often criticised for using sexual images to sell... more

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Smoking damages genes in minutes--study

Health hazards of smoking are known to all, but did you know that damage starts much... more

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Obama give up cigarettes

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Evidence Suggests E-Cigs Safer than Cigarettes

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Secondhand Smoke Kills 600,000 Annually | 1 in 100 People (Two-Thirds are Children) Die from Secondhand Smoke

November 26th, 2010
09:08 AM ET

Secondhand smoke kills 600,000 worldwide annually

1 in 100 people around the world die from secondhand smoke each year, a new study reveals, and nearly two-thirds of the deaths occur in children.

Health officials have known that more than 1 billion people around the world smoke and 5 million people die each year from tobacco-related illness, according to the World Health Organization. That's about one person dying every six seconds.

But just how many people are sickened by secondhand smoke has been less clear, which led researchers to try to investigate how big the problem is. Based on 2004 data gathered from 192 countries, researchers estimate "as many as 40 percent of children, 35 percent of women, and 33 percent of men are regularly exposed to secondhand smoke indoors," according to a WHO study published in the British medical journal The Lancet.

"Tobacco use is one of the biggest public health threats the world has ever faced," says the WHO. More than 80 percent of the more than 1 billion smokers worldwide live in low- and middle-income countries, where the burden of tobacco-related illness and death is heaviest. The study authors estimate that 165,000 children under the age of 5 die each year from lower respiratory infections caused by second-hand smoke – and most of these deaths occur in Africa and south Asia.

Just two months ago, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a report that found more than half of children in the United States, between ages 3 and 11 show signs in their blood of exposure to secondhand smoke. Previous studies have found that even extremely low levels of exposure to cigarette smoke produced detectable abnormal genetic activity in these cells.

The more than 1 billion smokers are exposing billions of non-smokers to one of the top indoor pollutants according to the WHO. Researchers believe more needs to be done to create complete smoke-free indoor environments at work, in public places and on public transportation. Jonathan Samet and Heather Wipfli, two leading public health experts from the University of Southern California say their research from 31 countries found that 88 percent of parents who smoked did so at home and that over 80 percent smoked near their children. In an accompanying commentary, they emphasize the need for smoke-free homes, which can help lower the number of people sickened and dying from someone else's smoke.

Wipfli and Samet say educating and empowering women can make a big difference is protecting children and non-smoking adults from the deadly effects of secondhand smoke. "Few sources of indoor air pollution can be completely eliminated. However, smoking indoors can be eliminated," they say.November 26th, 2010 09:08 AM ET Secondhand smoke kills 600,000 worldwide annually... more