The investigative news magazine Vanguard reports from Indonesia on the tobacco industry’s massive, coordinated effort to get as many young people across the developing world, hooked on deadly cigarettes, in order to profit from their addiction. New York mayor Michael Bloomberg says 1 billion people will be killed by smoking this century, unless something is done to curb big tobacco’s efforts to profit from destroying the health of its customers.

We may need a global anti-tobacco treaty, with real penalties for officials, businesses and nations that attempt to use the young and vulnerable for profit, while taking their lives. Please add here your ideas and solutions for how to stop the global tobacco pandemic.