protect non-smokers from second-hand smoke. can you do a citizen s arrest, like if i see somebody in the park, can i ask them for 50 bucks? i give them the biggest glares. why can t you smoke in central park? because it s filthy and it s bad for you and central park is a beautiful place. how about just banning smoking? i m benefit you. i m with you. thank you. thank you, nanny state. failing to pay medical bills, the greek government has only paid 30% of what it owes pharmaceutical companies. it restructured $7 billion in health care debts just months ago, continuing to lower confidence in the system. this week s departure by the queen of talk from the daytime
almost 30,000 lung cancer deaths a year. anywhere between 5,000 and 30,000 is the estimate. and that s among smokers and non-smokers. there are other air pollution issues. obviously, secondhand smoke is a factor. living in more polluted areas. so there s a lot of other factors than just simply smoking. okay. well, i ll tell you, you ve given us a red flag, and i know we can read more about all of this. dr. tyeese gaines reid. this will be at thegrio.com, correct? yes. we re doing a week-long series. every day this week we re focusing on one of the seven health threats. and what s interesting is what we re trying to do is not just talk about the disparities. you know, we all know african-americans are affected more by certain diseases. we ve heard the numbers all the time. what we re looking at is how to come those. look for solutions. that s what we need for all this. yes. thank you so much for outlining all this. you re welcome. it is drawing big bids. you re watching m
you, you may not want your kids to see these images. they ve tried anything from smoking bans to tax hikes to snuff out cigarettes. still, 30% of people continue smoking nonetheless. so the association of non-smokers rights decided to try a different tack with a brazen ad campaign meant to shock, and associating sex with slavery, they may succeeded. even before the graphic posters go up, families here want them banned. translator: it is stupid. it makes no sense. an advertisement, even a provocative one, must be desypherable and understandable. it must convey a message. here rwe are talking about a message that gives the idea it s more about sexuality than about anti-smoking. the anti-smoking group denies