“We don’t smoke that shit. We just sell it. We reserve the right to smoke for the young, the poor, the black and stupid.”
R.J. Reynolds executive’s reply when asked why he didn’t smoke according to Dave Goerlitz, lead Winston model for seven years for R.J. Reynolds. [1]
“Global cigarette use seems to have peaked at about 6 trillion cigarettes sometime after the turn of the new millennium, but the deadly effects of this epidemic will still be felt for decades — even if global use continues to decline. Only about 100 million people died from smoking in the 20th century, whereas several times that are likely to die in the present century, even if current rates of smoking fall dramatically.”
Robert N. Proctor — History Department, Stanford University
“No foreign challenge has had a more direct impact on American families and communities…than the flow of opioids and other drugs into our country. That’s why the CIA is going to invest more heavily in our counter-narcotics effort abroad to combat this terrible threat, one that has killed far more Americans than any terrorist ever has.”
CIA Director Gina Haspel (September 24 2018)
On January 11 1964, a U.S. surgeon general’s report unequivocally linked tobacco products and lung cancer. Although scientists had established the link two decades earlier, the cigarette lobby worked hard to first dismiss and later downplay the evidence. Last year, scientists at the National Toxicology Program have discovered and reported clear evidence linking cellphone to cancer. How long will it take for governments to act responsibly? Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading
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