In Ads, Tobacco Companies Admit They Made Cigarettes More Addictive

The ads are more than a decade in the making. They’re the result of a 2006 judicial ruling in a lawsuit filed by the federal government that found that cigarette makers deliberately misled the public about the dangers of smoking. And the tobacco companies and anti-smoking advocates fought over every word.

But experts in public health say they may not be all that effective.

 

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