http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1711154,00.html
1 Billion people will die by tobacco related causes by the end of this century, an average of 5.4 million people every year, that's one person every second, these people suffer from almost the same symptoms, and all of these symptoms are linked to tobacco,
This was a report to warn people the dangers of tobacco, countries should start putting effect into anti-tobacco policies, or even more aggressive campaigns, like raising the tax of tobacco, this is actually the most effective tactic,
Tobacco industries are now tapping into the market of women, through out Europe the amount of women smoking and the amount of men smoking are starting to even out, also among the adolescents in Europe girls are more likely to smoke than boys.
Another study says the public are lack education, that not everyone is fully aware of the dangers that tobacco can cause, also a recent Chinese study says only 25% of the their population knows about the health issues of tobacco,
That's a lot of people that will die by the cause of tobacco, some of these are second hand smokers, I have a lot of people around me that died of tobacco, the symptoms that they have are alike, mostly to do with lung, I don't think they were well educated, the problems that tobacco can cause,
Just a quick further comment about where to link your links, if you know what I mean ... the WHO website is a great website, since in theory it is a reputable organization. However, if I click on symptoms as a reader I was expecting information - I would link it to an actual statistic. Also, look carefully at what the graphs are representing there is other interesting information there.
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