Report: Tobacco industry uses manipulative practices to hook young people on addictive products
Voice of America
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The World Health Organization and STOP, a global tobacco industry watchdog, warn the tobacco industry is using a variety of manipulative tactics to hook a new generation of young people into becoming users of their addictive, toxic tobacco and nicotine products for life.
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