Raymond, It isn't just that people knew about the health risks, there was very targeted advertising towards teenagers and children - colonizing the future y'know. At times the advertising subtly discounted the health risks - e.g., showing smokers engaging in "health" behaviors. Also tobacco and nicotine are very addicting substances, with successful cessation rates worse than heroin addiction. The cigarette companies' own research demonstrated that. How about peer pressure? All of these factors combine to encourage smoking and for the person to stay addicted to tobacco. When you are dealing with very low level physiological and behavioral factors, rationalization and reason simply doesn't cut it.
larry -- Larry C. Lyons ColdFusion/Web Developer EBStor.com 8870 Rixlew Lane, Suite 204 Manassas, Virginia 20109-3795 tel: (703) 393-7930 fax: (703) 393-2659 Web: http://www.ebstor.com http://www.pacel.com email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. -- > -----Original Message----- > From: Raymond Camden [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2001 10:03 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: The Anti Terrorism Act.. > > > While the cig companies should be punished for hiding > stuff... how long > has it been that people have known that smoking is bad for > your health? > I.e., we have to make some cut off point. If you started smoking in > 1980, obviously people knew then that smoking was bad. > > -RC > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Angel Stewart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2001 8:54 AM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: RE: The Anti Terrorism Act.. > > > > > > Suing a company that intentionally misrepresents itself in > > court and to the people, engages in false advertising and > > creates a product designed to get the user addicted while > > simultaneously KNOWINg the product kills people (through the > > company's own research), is NOT ridiculous. > > > > -Gel > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Mark Stewart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > The simple solution is to, STOP SMOKING. > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
