PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Illicitly manufactured cigarettes may contain more heavy metals and may be potentially more harmful than their more legitimate, but still highly lethal, counterparts.
Illegal tobacco trade:
- Increases tobacco consumption
- Increases rates of tobacco disease and death
- Makes tobacco more cheaply available
- Makes tobacco more available to young people
Tobacco smoke contains 4000 chemicals.
69 are known to cause cancer.
Who profits from contraband?
tobacco industry &
criminal groups
leaving the public to pay health & security
costs