This report is powerful evidence that the kinder, gentler Philip Morris depicted in the company's U.S. ads is just a wolf in sheep's clothing. |
Today, teenage girls smoke in record numbers, because the tobacco companies have been successful in associating smoking with independence, freedom, rebellion, and for many girls, a key for weight loss. |
Virtually no one starts smoking as an adult. Ninety percent of all the smokers began as teenagers or younger. |
We think it is inexcusable for a Web site dedicated to providing credible advice to the American public to include an advertisement from a company that sells more cigarettes to more people than any other company in the United States. |