tobaco police, page-15

Nobody is prohibiting tobacco, nor making it a criminal act.

Recognise that it is a critical medical issue for society as a whole. Its costs society billions of dollars and kills 10,000's per year in Australia.

Tobacco kills over 15,000 Australians a year, more than the combined death toll from road accidents, alcohol, illicit drugs, all homicide, HIV, diabetes, skin cancer - and more.


smokers cost the economy $97.6 billion a year in lost productivity

Smokers die younger than non smokers, but when they are alive they cost the medical system more than non-smokers