Tobacco declared a
'weapon of mass destruction'

Cancer experts estimate that smoking-related illnesses were responsible for 100 million deaths in the last century, and will account for one billion in this century if the number of smokers continues to rise as projected.

The next 25 years will see "the largest industry-made pandemic of preventable diseases and early death in the recorded history of our world," said John Seffrin, chief executive officer of the American Cancer Society.

"Indeed, today tobacco is the only weapon of mass destruction which is being used against people in all regions of the world," he said.

Sources:
http://www.ffn.yuku.com/topic/11125

Tatarov Anton