There could be 40 million extra deaths from TB from 2010 to 2050 due to smoking. How can Tobacco companies keep continuing aggressive promotion of smoking in many parts of the world when they know the consequences?
Nearly a fifth of people in the world are smokers; many in countries with high rates of Tuberculosis. Tuberculosis is a contagious infection that mainly affects the lungs but could potentially spread to other parts of the body. If not treated it can damage the lungs or even be fatal.
All the research and efforts done on many health problems caused by smoking are greatly undermined by the continuous publicity of tobacco industries. One way of fighting this upcoming tragedy would be to aggressively try to decrease the supply of tobacco or greatly increase the tax on the sale of tobacco, which could avert millions of deaths.
How can this problem be diverted if the government undertakes no measures to stop it or companies keep promoting their deadly products? Although taxing or aggressively trying to control tobacco industries would cause problems in the economy, it could possibly save the lives of millions. Which is more important?
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