This section deals with the global tobacco issues. It would explain the origin of tobacco, the famous anti-tobacco people in history, and the anti-tobacco promotion and related news from around the world, so the general public would gain an even better understanding of this international danger.

　　Tobacco is an agricultural product that makes the addicts fascinated and the anti-tobacco groups clench their teeth and fists. Even since it was brought out of the American continent in the 16th century, it was spread to other continents, corresponding with the increased international trade activities. After more than 500 years of history, the tobacco could now be found in every corner of the world. It has brought the tobacco merchants enormous profits, but the profits were made at the cost of the health of mankind.

　　With the lead of nicotine and tar, tobacco products have silently become a part of our society in times of socializing and solitude. A cigarette in the mouth, plus the smoker's body language, add up to an image that the smoker wants to send to others. However, under the tobacco's pretty wrapping lies the truth of high mortality rate.

　　In history, only the Chinese Ching Dynasty, Turkey, and Russia had make smoking tobacco a capital crime. During the Ching Dynasty, the citizens were smoking a mixture of tobacco and opium in order to skirt the law, but they all eventually smoked opium only because of the highly addictive nature of opium. The problems created by "tobacco" and "drugs" still cause tons of headaches for every country.

　　In the past, in an attempt to increase the revenue, the citizens and officials in many countries would look for places suitable for the planting of tobacco. They would plant as many kinds of tobacco as they could. They would only import tobacco from other countries when they weren't able to plant tobacco or when they could not harvest enough tobacco domestically. The tobacco industry in those countries was tied to the taxes and foreign reserve, so it was considered a cash cow for them.

　　During the economic booms of the 1980, there were 27 countries in the world, including Taiwan, that had a government-controlled tobacco monopoly. Under this system, a permit needed to be obtained before tobacco could be planted. For many countries, especially the developing countries, this industry is the major economic livelihood. This is one of the reasons why tobacco products have always survived despite the risk they pose on the human being. There are always more people starting smoking than quitting.

　　Anti-tobacco movements have become a global trend. Since every year 5 million people die from smoking related diseases worldwide, every nation's government is making a great effort to work on tobacco control and prevention policies. However, there are many obstacles along the way from the legislation to execution of the law, since there is usually a tremendous amount of pressure coming from the multi-national tobacco conglomerates and tobacco farmers. The price to pay for not having a strict anti-tobacco policy is a tarnished international image and more importantly, the health of the citizens.