Conclusion: “The public health message that emerges from our data is that people who smoke or have smoked illicit tobacco report significantly worse health than smokers of licit tobacco (who, of course, already have worse health than nonsmokers — Begg et al., 2007 ).”
Conclusion: “We identify potential harmful consequences to human health from these heavy metals and conclude that the typical counterfeit product adds significantly to the risks normally associated with smoking cigarettes.”
Conclusion: “These data suggest that smokers could receive significantly higher exposures to various toxic and carcinogenic metals from counterfeit cigarettes than from the comparable authentic cigarettes….”
Conclusion: “The mean Hg concentration in the counterfeit cigarettes was much higher than in the legal ones, 0.049 versus 0.020 μgg-1. Hg and most of its compounds are extremely toxic. It can be inhaled and absorbed through the skin and mucous membranes. Of all the elements analyzed, Pb showed the greatest enhancement in counterfeit cigarettes relative to the legal ones. The amount of Pb in counterfeits was early 10 times higher than in legal cigarettes with a mean value of 5.69 versus 0.606 μgg -1.”
They need to mind their own business. I don’t tell people not to drink. That alochol destroys liver and kidneys. That they also damage organ. That they kill people more than smokers do. It is time to take a stance and leave things alone. I wish I worked for thes research companies I would be receiving a big chuck of money to say whatever keeps my grant alive.
