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What, if any, are the tobacco companies¡¦ responsibilities? ...
The tobacco companies¡¦ have a responsibility to communicate the harms that smoking can cause. ... Unfortunately, tobacco ads dont tell the whole truth. ... Since tobacco companies cannot handle their moral responsibility, cigarette ads should be banned. ... Does the fact that tobacco¡¦s addictive quality is not publicized mean that smokers are not fully informed about the nature of the product? ...
Besides being addictive, the choice to buy tobacco products differs in three specific ways from the choice to buy other consumer goods:
„X First, there is evidence that many smokers are not fully aware of the high probability of disease and premature death that their choice en-tails or that tobacco is addictive. ... Equally important, there is evidence that new recruits to smoking may seriously underestimate the future costs associated with addiction to nicotine. ... The tobacco companies? ... Ads of tobacco lifestyle have an influence on them. ... Even if they are informed they tend to ignore the fact that tobacco actually causes any harm.
Approximate Word count = 772
Approximate Pages = 3.1
(250 words per page double spaced)
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