Why Uruguay leads the world in anti-smoking efforts

Mar. 25, 2011
Ten years ago, Uruguay had some of the highest cigarette-smoking rates in Latin America.But Uruguay's efforts in the last five years to curb smoking have been so successful that the small South American nation is embroiled in a lawsuit with tobacco giant Philip Morris International.We’ll talk

The world's first public health treaty combats cigarette smoking

Mar. 25, 2011
In America, cigarette smoking seems like it’s on the way out. There are restrictions on where you can smoke, and socially, it’s a downer. To varying degrees, smoking is more taboo worldwide as well. From Australia to Uruguay, cigarettes are in the crosshairs.