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Juul represents a harm-reduction business where transitioning the world's billion smokers from cigarettes to a far safer alternative would save hundreds of billions in preventable healthcare costs, making it one of the best businesses in the world from a public health perspective despite controversy.

Juul represents a harm-reduction business: transitioning the world's billion smokers to a far safer alternative would save hundreds of billions in preventable healthcare costs, making it one of the best businesses in the world from a public-health perspective.

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