SMOKERS are being told they have a starker choice than ever: quit now, or see your entire body shot to bits. That’s the ominous message from a major report last week on smoking and health, which says no organ in the body escapes harm from cigarettes.
But the report, published by the US Surgeon General Richard Carmona, shies away from any bold regulatory proposals to cut down the number of smokers. New research uncovered by Â鶹´«Ã½ suggests the best remedies are higher taxes, bans on smoking in public, and total bans on advertising.
Carmona’s report rams home the message…
