reveals, from inside
the nicotine cartel,
half a century of
unspeakable tactic
More
than three years of investigating all over the world has allowed Nadia
Collot to decipher the attitudes of an industry which, in spite of
prevention campaigns, succeeds in conserving its power at the cost
of public health.
In ninety minutes, over three continents, North America, Europe and
Africa, THE TOBACCO CONSPIRACY unravels
the story of this mastermind conspiracy, in three major acts :
Scientific subversion : recent proof of manipulation of scientific
evidence and buying off of scientists to maintain controversy over
the health issues related to smoking and secondhand smoke.
Ideological subversion : whether it be through clever and disguised
product placements on screen or TV, subtle and ingenious marketing
tactics, or political lobbying manoeuvres, the tobacco industry has
gone to unbelievable lengths to do what it says it never will.
Economic strategies : to infiltrate closed-market countries, to get
around legislation, and to better reach the young and the poor, smuggling
is a key way the industry has chosen to organize its international
growth.