J Med Toxicol Off J Am Coll Med Toxicol
There are at least three answers to the second question, one of which has to do with the disruptions caused by the Covid pandemic
But they certainly help paint a scary and (mostly) accurate picture of how Big Tobacco evolved, along with capitalism and the top notch marketing, PR and legal innovations and how it managed to sustain itself at the behest of political capital and greed, despite the stolid protests, activism and occasional successes of a few good men (and women) The monotony is undeniable, but the learnings and eye opening revelations more than compensate for the same
The second reason is more complex, and it has less to do with politics or public spending (although there is, ultimately, public spending rationale)
Hopefully not hellfire, though