Filipino smokers deserve cigarette alternatives

Filipino smokers deserve cigarette alternatives - expert

By Red Mendoza

Jun 23, 2022 7:46 pm

A heart expert said that Filipino smokers deserve alternatives to cigarettes that will significantly reduce health risks, wean them off and eventually make them quit.

Dr. Rafael Castillo, the first Filipino elected as trustee of the United Kingdom-based International Society of hypertension, said the smoking problem in the country is a 'serious challenge' that is worse than the Covid-19 pandemic.

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