In the press: “E-cigarettes save lives”

In the 1970s, a group of students in South Africa were planning a campaign against tobacco. I was one of them. We paid a visit to Rembrandt, the country’s leading cigarette manufacturer, to hear their side of the story. They showed us shiny floors, introduced us to well-paid employees of all races — a rarity in apartheid South Africa — and proudly described their extensive support for the arts, culture and the environment. We replied that this was great, but it failed to address the core issue: their products killed half their regular users and harmed many more. read full article

Derek Yach. (Saturday 21 February 2015) E-cigarettes save lives [online editorial]. Retrieved from http://www.spectator.co.uk/health/features-health/cover-feature/9442271/e-cigarettes-save-lives/