JOHNNY MOLOTO: SA can reduce the harm of smoking
It’s not too late to produce a tobacco control framework that actually saves lives
23 July 2023 - 07:00
Despite robust tobacco control measures, smoking rates have increased in South Africa, and today more than a quarter (28%) of adults are smokers, as overall cigarette consumption continues to increase.
Considering that declared volumes of cigarettes sold by legal manufacturers have dramatically declined over the past five years, there is only one plausible explanation for South Africa’s stubbornly high smoking rates: the runaway growth of the illicit tobacco trade...
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