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Walgreens plays an integral role in the delivery system of health care, so its deeply disappointing that it continues to sell tobacco products, says Joel Africk, president and CEO of the Respiratory Health Association in Chicago

Still, tobacco companies continued to maintain, through their research committee, that there was still a controversy over whether cigarettes were unhealthy until 1998

Nevertheless, the policy debate should start now to address this neglected aspect of tobacco control

"The Chinese government is starting to pursue the health concern issue and my suspicion is the percentage of the population smoking is not going to rise much," the Western diplomat said