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She also suggested that younger people who want to take up the habit for one reason or another will not be discouraged by unattractive packaging. It is rather ironic that the comments of a streetwise elderly woman running a small neighborhood shop in an obscure Bangkok suburb would make more sense than the unconvincing statements issued by government bureaucrats why plain tobacco packaging constituted was such a wonderful idea

But the risks it poses are very real, he continues: cancers of the mouth, tongue and pancreas, cardiovascular disease, strong dependence on nicotine, complications for pregnant women and their fetuses

It is time to start paying attention

Up to you how to weigh the risk vs