Secrets of The Tobacco Industry

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June 11th, 2012

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A 2-year old, who became a global YouTube sensation in the summer of 2010, has unwittingly become the poster child and symptom of a Big Tobacco-sponsored battle being waged in developing markets. Vanguard correspondent Christof Putzel heads to Indonesia, where he exposes Big Tobacco’s successful and deadly expansion into that country, and observes the stage being set for a David vs. Goliath battle, as a small, underfunded group of concerned advocates battle Big Tobacco and a government drunk on profits and denial.

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Bill

I love how everyone attacks tobacco but then feels alcohol is just fine…

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seth

that is because one sip of alcohol doesnt do irreversible damage like smoking does. it isnt the tobacco, its the other toxins in the cigarette.

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what?

lol….yes one sip of alcohol most certainly does do irreversible damage….just like cigarettes it’s the cumulative effect.

and lot’s of people don’t think alcohol is “just fine”. Plenty of intelligent people out there are aware that it’s one of the worst possible drugs.

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http://blankdeluxe.com Travis

Your an idiot if you think a small amount of alcohol does irreversible damage. If anything, drinking a small amount each day will actually make you healthier and help you to live longer. One smoke a day will do the exact opposite. Yes there are cons to drinking as well but in moderation it is completely safe.

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Mark

Ya, I smoked and I’m not a liberal Nazi about health but smoking is definitely worse then alcohol.. Everyone loves to bring up alcohol now when trying to defend their unhealthy habbits. Alcohol, like food or water, is healthy and perfectly fine to consume in moderation. cigarettes are full of poisons that a person is sucking in to their lungs in large concentrated quantities.
Getting drunk is unhealthy. It screws up your head when you drink too much and that can unduce mental problems later on in life. It’s also hard on your body. Smoking weed can’t be done in moderation because you’re either high or you’re not. You’ve either f’d up your head or you haven’t. There’s no moderate way to smoke weed or cigarrettes.

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glenn

alan carr the easy way

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Mike

Nobody forces anyone to smoke. If you’re dumb enough to try it, it’s your own stupid fault. I don’t think anyone needs the government to protect them from themselves.

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NoN

Re: the alcohol vs tobacco debate..

Both are poisons, but nicotine is highly addictive. Couldn’t ask for a better business model, except maybe longer survival of consumers.

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Marmak

Oh my god you’re all crazy… alcohol is extremely addictive as well. However in moderation alcohol is actually good for you by thinning the blood and lowering blood pressure. if you’re drinking red wine the tannins present make it even more healthy. In small doses it also encourages creativity eventually building new neural pathways, tobacco has no upside other than the slight social stimulation it provokes, it is full of carcinogens and tar and other toxins and lead to heart disease, cancer and a myriad of other conditions which lead to death… pot is psychologically addictive which means the addiction process is slightly slower and less severe but nonetheless present. cannabinoids in weed tend to protect tissues against the carcinogens also present in marijuana putting it basically at a draw health wise. the most recent studies have also shown no lung capacity diminishment in heavy pot smokers, thc effects short-term memory but recent studies have shown it too can lead to brain cell regeneration so sort of a draw there too…. EVERYTHING in moderation… except for tobacco.

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Marmak

whoops i forgot the negatives of alcohol: when abused alcohol can lead to irrevocable liver damage (i.e cirrhosis of the liver) mental degeneration (premature dementia) and a host of social problems we all know of.

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anonymous

Neither one drink, nor one cigarette will cause irreversible damage – how ridiculous. Longterm, they are exremely bad for you. And I enjoy both.

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Baron Von Watermelon

It’s fascinating how much the idiot population seems to enjoy using comments sections to share their asinine opinions on politics, world issues, etc.

It’s even more fascinating how much those same imbeciles allow themselves to get dragged into idiotic “comment debates” with all of the other poorly educated lounge chair professors.

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Marianne

Good Doc

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Christina Ann

had no idea about the “smoking baby” until this doc … scary … sad that ethics of big businesses such as PM and others continue to be nonexistent and prey on uneducated societies … if people choose to smoke, it certainly is their (albeit bad) decision but everyone has the right to be educated of the consequences …

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David

I have smoked maijuana for over 20 years and I…what was I going to say?

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Robert Jeffers

Tobacco is a product where sole intention is to get you addicted and the only result is death. It has ZERO benefits
It should not be legal especially to 18 year old kids still growing.
Even marijuana holds a benefit or two. Alcohol as well. Tobacco should be illegal however, economic greed will not allow it.

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- 1/3 Brain
  
  Actually tobacco has benefits. Weight loss, helps schizophrenics, and was actually used as a means for walking with the gods I guess you could say. Caffeine is the most abused drug in the world and is found in soda which leads to obesity, disease, and the same number of deaths if not more (soon will be more for sure) but who’s looking to ban it? Fight better battles that will save more lives, just raise your kids that smoking is bad and don’t smoke (if you do you’re a fucking idiot saying do as I say not as I do, which is why so many people are fucked today anyways).
  
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Danny

Smoking is bad for you and drinking too much is bad for you but that’s just what I think you can whatever the fuck you want it’s your life!

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concern citzen

Not sure how this became a debate of cigarettes vs. alcohol.
This is no different than the wall street housing debacle we just expierenced in the US, you do not have to go out to indonesia to see companies putting profits first before people. In both cases, the average Joe, not educated enough, bought into the lies and false advertising, at great financial loss.
It’s terribly unethical for cigarette companies to lure younger population into smoking because they know it is addicting, and will secure them long term profits, knowing full well smoking causes cancer. Cigarettes manufacturers, should be all closed down.
For those in the US, that choose and want to defend smoking, they should be held to paying their own medical cost, and denied any insurance coverage. If you choose to continue to smoke, than you need to take responsibility for the medical cost you will incur as you age due to years of smoking.

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Kevern Xaxor

So a billion fewer people on Earth is a bad thing? Maybe I missed boat. That sounds like something good for the planet right now. I don’t exactly hold humans in high regard like a precious animal. We’re idiots, some of us can die.

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