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These ads differ from independently produced antismoking ads in that they do not mention the health effects of smoking, and present smoking as exclusively an "adult choice", undesirable "if you're a teen". [1]: 190–196 Tobacco companies have also funded "anti-smoking" groups.
Class action plaintiffs and politicians described the Joe Camel images as a "cartoon" intended to advertise the product to people below the legal smoking age. Under pressure from various anti-smoking groups, the Federal Trade Commission, and the U.S. Congress, Camel ended the campaign on 10 July 1997. [citation needed]
A group of Atlantic City casino workers seeking to ban smoking in the gambling halls will launch an advertising campaign featuring their children in response to a judge's rejection of a lawsuit ...
According to research by Smokefree Media, an anti-smoking lobby group that tracks cigarette usage in films, cinema’s renewed love of lighting up reflects a marked change from previous years ...
By the time the war was over, a generation had grown up, and a large proportion of adults smoked, making anti-smoking campaigns substantially more difficult. [12] Returning soldiers continued to smoke, making smoking more socially acceptable. Temperance groups began to concentrate their efforts on alcohol. [12]
A Russian anti-smoking ad popped up in Moscow, urging people to not be like Obama by not smoking, and one member of Russia's parliament isn't happy.
Some anti-smoking advocates, such as William Godshall, have criticized the MSA as being too lenient on the major tobacco companies. In a speech at the National Tobacco Control Conference, Godshall stated that "[w]ith unprecedented future legal protection granted by the state A.G.s in exchange for money, it appears that the tobacco industry has ...
The notion that smoking might ruin their leisure time or social lives could make some think twice before lighting up." [ 2 ] In the words of FCB chief creative officer Ari Halper, Little Lungs was meant to be a "character people could fall in love with and root for, even if doing so proved to be a lost cause."