To keep up with the demand for tobacco, transnational tobacco companies and manufacturers encourage farmers in developing countries to grow the plant. This crop has been promoted as a solution to the extensive poverty these farmers experience. Tobacco farmers receive low wages, put in long hours to tend to this intensive crop, and all benefits are had by the tobacco … [Read more...] about The Poverty Trap of Tobacco Farmers in Developing Countries
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Effects of the World’s Growing Number of Smokers
The past decade has seen a remarkable shift in the way Americans view cigarette smoking. Since the massive tobacco litigation settlements began in 1997, the federal government has phased out support for tobacco farming, states and cities have enacted public smoking restrictions, and the number of smokers has steadily declined. Meanwhile, the tobacco industry's … [Read more...] about Effects of the World’s Growing Number of Smokers
Smoking Addiction and the Human Choice
The past week I have seen two fatal accidents along the route 9 corridor heading towards Brattleboro, Vermont. Both could have been avoided if the drivers had not made bad decisions. The first accident involved a left turn and the second accident involved a right turn. What did both drivers have in common? They both risked their lives and the lives of others by making a … [Read more...] about Smoking Addiction and the Human Choice
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