A pharmaceutical company from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea has announced the successful production of a herbal candy that helps curb tobacco cravings and treat tobacco-related illnesses.
This round, white candy is designed to reduce nicotine cravings, “removing it from those who enjoy smoking without causing any side effects, improving the immune system, and healing diseases caused by tobacco,” stated Korea Pugang Pharmaceutic.
According to the company, the candy is made from “rare herbs” selected from the deep mountainous regions of northern North Korea, which traditional Korean herbalists have commonly used in their treatments.
For many years, North Korea has conducted a campaign against smoking, with even the leader Kim Jong Il labeling smokers as “one of the three fools of the 21st century,” alongside musically illiterate individuals and those ignorant of computers.
It is estimated that over 40% of North Korea’s 22 million residents are regular smokers, compared to about 33% in South Korea. The smoking rate among women in North Korea is relatively low, with the majority of smokers being men.
On the company’s website, Korea Pugang Pharmaceutic also noted that it received a patent for the anti-smoking candy in February of this year.
The goal of Korea Pugang Pharmaceutic is to produce the anti-smoking candy for domestic smokers as well as for export, with orders on the company’s website available in both Korean and English. However, the company did not disclose the price of this candy. For individuals wishing to purchase the product directly, they must contact the headquarters in Pyongyang and the company’s branches worldwide, from China and Japan to Indonesia and Cuba…
