McGwin G, Lienert J, Kennedy JI
When your fire alarm goes off, grab the fire extinguisher and try to put out the fire
Smokers can get free help quitting by calling 1-800-QUIT-NOW, or going online to www.smokefree.gov.
The ad is shown here: The ad may have been intended to argue against plain packaging, but by loading a cigarette pack with 20 bullets, the company has inadvertently reminded Canadians that the product it sells is actually a deadly weapon a smoking gun, by an unconscionable industrys own unconscious admission.
For example, the popular disposable e-cigarette brand Puff Bar marketed its product during the pandemic as a way to stay sane, advertising it as the perfect escape from back-to-back zoom calls, parental texts, and WFH stress. In addition to supporting research that positions cigarettes as a way to self-medicate and using stress relief themes in marketing, the tobacco industry has even gone so far as to give away cigarettes to psychiatric facilities
8 Conclusion Current evidence suggests that adolescent e-cigarette use is associated with adverse effects on respiratory health, including increased respiratory symptoms, reduced lung function, and early signs of diminished exercise capacity
