There are over 4,000 chemicals in cigarette smoke, some of which are included on the list below. Children are especially susceptible to these poisons. For them, exposure to secondhand smoke can cause middle ear effusion, decreased lung function, lower respiratory tract infections and increase the intensity of asthma conditions. Over 400,000 people die from tobacco-caused diseases every year. The list includes:
             Nail Polish Remover Gas Chamber Poison
             Floor/Toilet cleaner Rocket Fuel
             Cigarette Lighter Fluid Insecticide/Addictive Drug
             Rechargeable Battery Gasoline Additive
             The Philip Morris companies in particular are a perfect example of how companies work in secret to coordinate a well-orchestrated campaign against community-based tobacco control efforts using campaign contributions to state and local politicians, and acting through industry proxies/astro-turf roots groups like the New England Convenience Store Association and the Massachusetts Restaurant Association.
             The State government should not rely on profit at the expense of millions of lives. Attorneys and public health professionals must work together to develop procedures for and conduct regular meetings of the policy/legal team. They must make use of their collective expertise to support the passage of strong local tobacco control measures that are immune to industry challenge. They must understand their common opponent: the tobacco industry. The tobacco industry and its surrogates are well-funded, well-organized and quite willing to challenge in court any tobacco control law that is in any way vulnerable to attack.
             The State of Massachusetts was granted $
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