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Romania: mixed messages
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There is mounting concern among health advocates around the world about
the tobacco industry's latest public relations strategy: pretending
that it has changed, and asking for a dialogue with government and
health authorities in place of previous confrontation. It is as if a
person repeatedly convicted of theft decides, perhaps on the advice of
his lawyers, to announce a change of character, and engage the police
force in pleasant conversation, helped along by a generous contribution
to funds, and sponsorship of a programme purporting to reduce crime.
The paedophilia analogy in the editorial of this issue is equally valid
(p 261). To demand instant acceptance of a change is not only
inappropriate, but presumes that the industry has changed its entire
character. In reality, there is no sign whatever of any change in areas
where it really matters, such as the promotion of tobacco in developing
countries, or the slick
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