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Daniela2016
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Tobacco's companies targeting the youth, how young???

It amazes me every time I watch it, it almost makes me feel responsible.

Because I am an ex, and because all of us, the tobacco companies are hunting for new customers, mostly in countries like Indonesia where a 7 years old kid can buy cigarettes by the piece at any store. There are no regulations for tobacco use.

And a 2 years old addicted to 40 cigarettes/day???  Not funny, terribly sad...

This video is 5 years old, I wonder if the kid is still smoking?

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sophia-22
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The tobacco companies are marketing in the poorest  third world countries now where there are no regulations on marketing to children or how much nicotine they put in their cigarettes.I saw a recent video where fathers were spending all of their money on cigarettes instead of buying food for their families in parts of Africa. I'ts really disgusting.

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Right here in the USA Big Tobacco targets youth through the e-cigarette business They also target minorities, LGBT communities, and mentally ill. The only thing standing in their way is government regulation. I know that a lot of people feel that government is too invested in cigarette tax for revenue but it is a known strategy to protect the most vulnerable. Kids and SSI recipients simply can't afford to become addicted. Also, the new graphic commercials make a positive impact on societal smoking cessation. 

http://truthinitiative.org/2015-state-fact-sheets

I wish more folks were aware of the kids that harvest the tobacco and the illnesses such as green tobacco illness while the companies don't even give these youngsters resting breaks or water breaks.

https://www.hrw.org/news/2014/05/14/us-child-workers-danger-tobacco-farms

Watch this video!!!!

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YoungAtHeart
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An old blog, unearthed with the migration, that is also germane!  Brainwashing started at an early age for us, too!

https://excommunity.becomeanex.org/thread/4733-do-you-remember-candy-cigarettes 

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