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Smoking in the Media

Tobacco has plagued the world since the Native Americans introduced it to the European settlers. The dangerous effects of smoking have been devastating the bodies of in takers ever since tobacco was invented. The number of tobacco smokers has changed since the 1400’s. Now in modern times, the introduction of Radio, Television, and other forms of media, has affected smoking habits. It has been proven that consumers make choices based on sights and sounds, so now smoking companies are spending billions of dollars to advertise their products. They take every opportunity to promote their products and even twist the truth to make their products more attractive to the public. Tobacco companies make their advertising look fun, cool, and glamorous. The public notices the effect of the advertising in the media and want to put a stop to it. Antismoking campaigns have been created to put a stop to the ads make by the tobacco companies. They have been opposing ads by......

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