Supporting the amendment of the tobacco control law, the finance adviser said, "Before finalising the proposed amendments, it is crucial to gather opinions from anti-tobacco organisations, tobacco companies, businesses, wholesalers, and retailers on the potential impact." However, Farida Akhter noted that as a signatory to the World Health Organisation's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), the Bangladesh government cannot seek opinion from tobacco companies
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Additional recommendations include refraining from adding vitamin E acetate and other substances not intended for use by the manufacturer
At the same time, not all heroin users experimented with using prescription painkillers before turning to heroin