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Ban the Cancer Sticks Cancer, emphysema, asthma… death. What are all of those tragic health conditions associated with? No, not merely old age or even sucking on the exhaust pipe of a Buick, though the latter’s not too far from the truth. The horrific reality is that everyday, everywhere in this country, people are lighting up cancer sticks. Cigarettes, as they are more generally called, are poisoning the nation with every wheeze-filled puff that …

…often as nonsmokers (Hospital 8), and anyone standing around them, including unborn children. Who benefits from smoking cigarettes? “Big Tobacco,” the heartless corporate giants that profit from death. Second-hand smoke kills, addiction runs rampant and needs to be stopped, and the tobacco companies are laughing at the suffering of consumers all the way to the bank. Such an illegitimate situation can be easily avoided. Ban the cancer sticks; ban the self-poisoning. Eliminate cigarettes… eliminate the problem.