When the ban on TV cigarette advertising deprived the tobacco industry of its principal means of persuading the customer directly, the industry, adapting itself to circumstances, turned around and placed far greater emphasis than formerly on salesmanship where it counted most at the spot where the customer turned up to buy
The key takeaway is that stopping smoking can lead to a longer, healthier life, free from the many health risks associated with smoking
Cigarette use among American adults is at the lowest it's been since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention started collecting data on the issue in 1965, according to a report released Thursday
___ 1964 : Cigarettes were the major concern
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"CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES TO THE WHO FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON TOBACCO CONTROL" (PDF)