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Smoking Adverts through the ages

The link is to a blog entry by NHS Blog Doctor looking at Cigarette Advertising. That was in the days where you could advertise cigarettes without having to lend the Labour Party £1 Million.

I have never smoked. However, I started out going to political "smoke filled rooms" in the 1970s which I found quite uncomfortable.

Much that I discourage people from smoking I dislike the way in which the arguments are exaggerated.

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