Did you know that there are about a billion smokers in the world today and that about half of that number will die from their smoking habit and from smoking related deaths.
Why do people think smoking is cool
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Take a look at the full page advertisement accompanying this article. It is from a 1937 edition of Life magazine that I spotted while on vacation in California last month.
This advertisement features Leslie Howard, a big Hollywood star of the 1930s (he was in Gone With The Wind). The quote, attributed to Howard, says “I am convinced that this smoke (Lucky Strike) is both delightful to the taste and the ‘top’ cigarette for an actor’s throat.” The subsequent ad copy claims that smoking a Lucky Strike actually “protects the throat”.
A second ad (for Camel) has one user saying “When I feel tired, I smoke a Camel and get the grandest ‘lift’ in energy. And I notice Camel helps my digestion too”.
The true facts are that smoking actually causes damage to the esophagus itself and this results in acid reflux or an increased production of mucous which is an absolute breeding ground for all sorts of nasty infections to develop, including chronic bronchitis. get your health back and find out where to seek help to quit smoking
Fans of old movies on TCM would be aware, of course, that for the first half of the Twentieth Century, smoking was considered really cool. Actors pulled out a cigarette from an elegant gold-plated case at the slightest provocation. Holding a cigarette and puffing out smoke rings developed into an art form. And one has to admit, it did look glamorous. No wonder, then, that millions of people – all over the world – got conned into the smoking lifestyle.
That was deceitful enough but, as these ads illustrate, the con game did not stop there. If the manufacturers were to be believed, smoking was actually ‘good’ for your health. They offered throat protection, an energy boost and an aid to digestion.
False advertising and hype is nothing new, of course, and goes on even today. While it may be somewhat excusable to hype one’s product and endow it with non-existent qualities, pushing a lifestyle as being ‘healthy’ for you – when the manufacturers, in all probability, knew that the reality was diametrically opposite – is atrocious. To the millions whose parents and grandparents lost their lives to lung cancer, these profit sharks have a lot to answer for.
Don’t let these death giving companies win. Your body changes when you stop smoking, for the better. The risk of contracting serious diseaes goes down dramatically over time and you get to keep your money. Hypnosis is a recommended treatment for smoking addictions.
Even today some people are still touting the cool, ‘good’ effects of smoking in some places even arguing that smoking covers up the foul odor in their mouth from poor mouth hygeine. (Isn’t it better just to clean your teeth!)
The truth of the matter is that there are more deaths as a result of smoking alone than arise due to drinking alcohol, taking drugs like heroin and cocaine, deaths from AIDS, fire and car accidents and suicide all combined as a whole.
Article (without italics) By Firoze Hirjikaka
It’s a fad that parents, teachers and even doctors worry could make smoking seem cool to kids. Not only that, some health officials say the practice may make breathing problems worse and could possibly lead to infections.
We mean the whole battle over smoking being cool. Back in the 1950s and 1960s, when we beauty docs were either little girls or not even twinkles in our parents’ eyes, smoking in movies and TV was all the rage.
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