The Chinese Government Is Getting Rich Selling Cigarettes
How the China National Tobacco Corp., which manufactures 2.5 trillion cigarettes per year, came to make more money than Apple.
How the China National Tobacco Corp., which manufactures 2.5 trillion cigarettes per year, came to make more money than Apple.
Andrew Martin Businessweek Dec 2014 15min Permalink
The story of a tobacco industry whistleblower.
Marie Brenner Vanity Fair May 1996 1h15min Permalink
Chantix is a pill that decreases the pleasurable effects of cigarettes. It also causes hallucinations, suicidal thoughts and waking nightmares:
A week into my Chantix usage, I started to feel as if the city landscape had imperceptibly shifted around me. Mundane details began to strike me as having deep, hidden significance. The neon arch above McDonald’s: The lights blinked on and off in some sort of pattern, and I needed to crack the code.
Derek De Koff New York Feb 2008 15min Permalink