Contraband cigarettes becoming a national norm

Reports on the escalating rise in contraband cigarettes in Canada, including the production and sale of cheap cigarettes via native reserves. Illegal cigarettes do not necessarily meet quality-control standards, and often contain unusual dangerous substances.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1503./cmaj.070562


Comments: Read about the growing problem of illegal cigarettes in Canada, and how it seriously undermines public health initiatives to curb smoking.