Smoking is good for you!!!
At least according to the Chinese Government --
The Globe and Mail has the story:
In China, cigarettes are a kind of miracle drug
Here's some exciting medical news from the Chinese government: Smoking is great for your health.
Cigarettes, according to China's tobacco authorities, are an excellent way to prevent ulcers.
They also reduce the risk of Parkinson's disease, relieve schizophrenia, boost your brain cells, speed up your thinking, improve your reactions and increase your working efficiency.
And all those warnings about lung cancer? Nonsense.
You're more likely to get cancer from cooking smoke than from your cigarette habit.
And follow the money:
Welcome to the bizarre parallel universe of China's state-owned tobacco monopoly, the world's most successful cigarette-marketing agency.
With annual sales of 1.8 trillion cigarettes, the Chinese monopoly is responsible for almost one-third of all cigarettes smoked on the planet today.
I wonder how much money this monopoly is bringing in versus how much the health expenses are (lost productivity, etc...). Goes to show what an excellent form of government Communism is.
Posted by DaveH at June 15, 2005 11:24 AM