Commentary
Tackling smoking is a package deal that must include better enforcement
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Anything that can reduce smoking is good. In fact, there is no longer any debate on the ill effects of smoking, as they have been too well established.
In Singapore alone, smoking is responsible for more than 2,000 premature deaths a year. Smoking-related illnesses cost the country $600 million annually in terms of healthcare treatments and the loss of productivity in working-age adults.
