Tobacco-movie Industry Ties Traced To Hollywood's Early Years
Friday, September 26, 2008 - 23:28
in Mathematics & Economics
Today's movie industry still draws on those images to justify smoking in movies -- even as public health experts call for smoking to be eliminated from youth-rated films. Last month the National Cancer Institute concluded that on-screen smoking causes youth to start smoking.
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