摘要:DEAR EDITOR, Globally, tobacco kills half of its users accounting for close to 6 million deaths each year, of which more than 80% occur due to direct tobacco consumption whereas another 0.6 million nonsmokers die due to exposure to secondhand smoke. Furthermore, almost four-fifths of the world’s smoker are from low- and middle- income nations, which are already struggling to meet the welfare needs of the general population.