The Consequences Of Tobacco Advertising

“Each year a staggering 6 million people around the world die from tobacco products” (truth123). The United states alone lose about 42,000 people to diseases and illnesses related to tobacco (smoking and tobacco use). Smoking and chewing tobacco has been an addiction that people all over the world get caught in. Movies and media makes smoking look like a leisurely pastime that celebrities partake in.”Most ads show smokers as healthy, energetic, sexy, and successful. There are also many TV, video game, and and movie scenes showing people smoking. These scenes promote the idea that lots of people smoke and rarely show the bad consequences of smoking like trouble breathing, cancer, complications with other diseases, or even death”(Smoking in the

Teens and young adults are the main target today for most consumer products, that includes cigarettes. Tobacco companies need advertisement ideas that will get teens interested in their product. A company has even went as far as proposing a brand which targeted younger smokers, called kestrel. Kestrel is a bird that preys on small rodents. Also in 1972 a tobacco company thought of different ways to attract more customers and they considered adding honey to cigarettes because teens typically like sweet products (truth123). Companies promote their products wherever they know that they can get the most business. Tobacco companies would have advertisements in school areas which schools did not want and when they tried to have them removed for the safety and consideration of students the tobacco companies went to court to keep them from being removed

There are patches that can be purchased to help overcome smoking addiction. There are also support groups available with people helping each other overcome the same problem. Tobacco companies are targeting teens and young children to buy cigarettes and chewing tobacco at a young age in not only social media and film platforms but also in their school environments. However, children 's guardians can help children steer clear of smoking addiction and illness by stopping an addiction to smoking that they may have themselfs. Adults could also help themselves stop a smoking addiction even if they think that ending their addiction may be impossible. Smoking in the United States is still a problem among teenagers and young adults even though the dangers of smoking are