Tobacco giant Philip Morris International announced a radical rebranding idea this week which they said will focus on smoke-free products. The company which makes classic cigarette brands such as Marlboro, L&M and Parliament laid out their new vision in a manifesto that promised a much better choice than cigarette smoking. They also claimed products such as vapes and e-cigarettes would eventually replace cigarettes completely in the UK
While it might seem less harmful than traditional cigarettes, the reality is not the same
It consisted of three sections: 1) general information about respondents, all samples were gathered for general data, including age, gender, region, education level, and occupation
Over the course of a year, this would have amounted to more than 120 million in profits, with an estimated damage to public finances of around 80 million
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Socioeconomic disadvantage compounds these challenges, as both smoking and, to a less extent, e-cigarettes are more prevalent among patients with lower income and lower education populations that have traditionally experienced barriers to preventive care