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A shift toward endgame policies is now gaining momentum

Then there was the campaign launched in 2003 to showcase the new and improved Philip Morris after the company changed its name to the altruistically sounding Altria, with the motto Align with Society. For that matter, is a Smoke-Free World (and a Cigarette-Free Philip Morris International) by 2029 any more realistic or any less grandiose than Surgeon General Koops call in the 1980s for a Smoke-Free Society by the Year 2000

And its not looking good

While smoking is still a traditional method, many now choose alternatives that do not involve smoke

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