As someone who grew up in the 1950s, my impressionable years were full of messages that promoted smoking. My father smoked. I saw TV ads where “doctors” endorsed Camels as their cigarette of choice. And I watched countless portrayals of people lighting up in movies. While smoking was common i...
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Onscreen Smoking Makes a Comeback (and Why That’s Not Cool)
By John Swartzberg, MD, Chair, Wellness Letter Editorial Board
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