FORCES International

In the following viewpoint FORCES International claims that global public health agencies, such as the World Health Organization (WHO), purposely exaggerate the seriousness of worldwide tobacco use by inflating mortality rates and referring to tobacco use as an addiction or disease. FORCES International maintains that it is impossible to prove that tobacco use alone is responsible for death or disease anywhere in the world. FORCES International is a global organization of smokers and nonsmokers who believe that all people should be able to live free from excessive governmental and institutional interference.

As you read, consider the following questions:

1. According to the author, what is WHO’s main accusation against the tobacco industry?
2. What does the author maintain will dramatically reduce the risks of smoking?
3. What is WHO’s fundamental...