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While some of these fixes may help reduce odor initially, they dont work to remove the harmful toxins that remain from the cigarette smoke

"The objective of the tobacco industry is the exact opposite of our public health objective: We want fewer people to die from smoking, they want more people to smoke," says Chris Bostic, policy director for Action on Smoking and Health

About 1,800 miles north of Bogot, in Mexico Citys Tepito open air market, a carton containing 20 packs of smuggled Chinese cigarettes sells for $6

In those circles, the problem may seem to have been solved

This drastically reduces the harmful chemicals that are notoriously present in combustible cigarettes