A physician's viewpoint on cigarette advertising
The smoking rate of teenagers remains alarmingly high. We are losing the war for the hearts, minds and bodies of many of our teenagers in regards to cigarette smoking. It makes no sense to allow the aggressive marketing of tobacco, a substance that if discovered today, would never be legalized because of the associated health risks.
Percentage of high school seniors smoking in the past 30 days:
1990 29.4%
2000 31.4%
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High School Student Smoking Frequency
 | What percentage of U.S. high school seniors smoke? Answer |
| Has teenage smoking decreased over the past ten years?. Answer |
High School Student and Tobacco Addiction
| What % of students who smoke regularly wish they could quit? Answer |
| Only 5% of daily high school smokers thought they would still be smoking in 5 years. What percentage of students were still smoking 5 years later? Answer |
| How much smoking does it take to become addicted? Answer |
Cigarette Advertising Directly Appeals to Our Nation's Youth
| How do cigarette ads appeal to our children. Answer |
| Can cigarette ads be directed at 18-20 year old age group without appealing to our nation's youth. Answer |
| Are cigarette advertisements killers? Answer * |
Smoking from a physician's perspective.
| A cardiologist's personal testimony. Answer |
| How do cigarettes increase the risk of cardiac arrest and stroke? Answer |
| How do cigarettes cause physical addiction? Answer |
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How much does cigarette smoking increase the risk of heart attack? Answer |
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How can tobacco advertising be most effectively regulated? Answer is Below |
A Partial Remedy: Placing tobacco under FDA jurisdiction.
Tobacco is the only legal substance that if used as recommended, leads to overwhelming negative health consequences. It is truly time to stop the madness of allowing this potentially deadly substance to be marketed. Even advertisements that allegedly target only young adults will always have an inherent crossover appeal to our teenagers, since adulthood is exactly what our teenagers desire to achieve. Sadly, the tobacco addiction that develops in our teenagers today, leads unavoidably to an increased risk of stroke, heart attack, lung disease, and cancer in their future as adults.
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