Season 13 • Episode 1030

1030 - An Endgame for the Tobacco Industry?

Apr 1, 2026

13:13

Episode Description

About this episode:

Despite sizable decreases in tobacco use in high-income countries, 7 million people around the world die every year from tobacco-related causes. In this episode: an approach that seeks not to manage the $880 billion tobacco industry but to end it.

Guest:

Eline Goethals is a communications specialist and a fellow at the School of Moral Ambition.

Host:

Dr. Josh Sharfstein is distinguished professor of the practice in Health Policy and Management, a pediatrician, and former secretary of Maryland's Health Department.

Show links and related content:

Making Tobacco Industry Elimination Inevitable—Action on Smoking and Health
What does a tobacco "endgame" mean?—Truth Initiative

Transcript information:

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