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Could Smoking Be Marketed as Healthy?
Even before the 1964 surgeon general report that linked smoking to cancer and heart disease, smokers worried about the health effects of using tobacco products. Tobacco users complained about "throat irritation" and "smoker's cough." Some even called cigarettes "coffin nails," implying they would put smokers into an early grave. The tobacco industry was worried about this threat to their business, so they set out to allay fears of worried smokers. |