Here we go again! Big
Tobacco’s marketing tactics are extremely devious to say the least. Every year,
they spend billions of dollars on marketing alone just to get a “fresh crop,”
per-say, of new smokers. In my experience with tobacco prevention, I’ve seen
just about everything the tobacco industry has thrown at society, and I can
honestly say there is one thing that is the lowest of the low; even for big
tobacco. That’s blatant marketing towards children.
It’s no secret that kids are especially susceptible to
tobacco products. It didn’t just happen
that way, though. The tobacco industry makes it as easy as possible for kids to
fall into their traps. I went to the dollar store today to buy a few things
and noticed something new. Right out front, facing the parking lot, were two
tobacco ads on the concrete posts. What’s worse was that they were right in
front of a display of kids' toys.
If nothing else, Big Tobacco is predictable.
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