Tobacco Kills in Every Aspect
Brodwin, Erin. “Tobacco Companies Still Target Youth Despite a Global Treaty.” Scientific American, 21 Oct. 2013
In addition, with age, not only are adults the ones being targeted by tobacco companies, but now teens are as well. Erin Brodwin, the author of the article “Tobacco Companies Still Target Youth Despite a Global Treaty” talks about why teens are in danger with tobacco companies continuously targeting them in their advertisements. Tobacco doesn’t necessarily always have to be in a cigarette, but also products such as cigars and smokeless tobacco. According to Brodwin, “U.S. tobacco companies continue to add flavors to small cigars, smokeless and other tobacco products. The industry has found that marketing an addictive product to youth translates into customers who are addicted for life.” (Brodwin) Teens are eager to try different flavors that can remind them of their child
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Smoking not only can kill you but it can also kill your income! According to the article, “Cost of Smoking” by smokefree.org, “If you are a smoker, you’ll know smoking is expensive! Imagine how much money you could save if you stopped. We are not talking small amounts here – someone smoking a pack a day spends about $177 a week on cigarettes, which is over $9,200 each year.27” (smokefree.org) That’s enough to feed a family of four for two weeks! You would think that people would want to keep their money and not place it towards something that is going to kill them at the age of 35. However, the prices and the amount of money that people actually spend on smoking is almost unbelievable. From the money that they are spending on smoking they could have bought things such as renting a house, paying off the mortgage, or even buying a car. All this money can go to better things that won’t kill