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"The science" never said that smoking is harmless. Concerns were being raised as early as the 1930s and epidemiological evidence had conclusively demonstrated t
by jdietrich 2y ago
"The science" never said that smoking is harmless. Concerns were being raised as early as the 1930s and epidemiological evidence had conclusively demonstrated the link between tobacco smoking, lung cancer and cardiovascular disease by the early 1950s. The tobacco industry pursued a relentless campaign to cast doubt on that science, which was so successful that even today people imagine that there was once an actual controversy.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2085438/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2085438/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Frank_Statement https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Frank_Statement
- ty6853 2y agoThe tobacco industry also shifted to the most deadly form, cigarettes. Casual low use cigar smokers that don't inhale ( proper way to smoke cigar ) iirc have lower lung cancer and higher life expectancy than non smokers. Pipes and cigar were generally better especially when used in moderation even against moderate cigarette smoking. Although generally the US just has bad tobacco habits. 'European' style smoking of a cigarette with coffee a couple times a week likely will kill you slower than whatever was going to get you like cooking and eating smoky grilled meats.
- HeyLaughingBoy 2y agoWhat are you implying here? That Europeans don't get addicted to nicotine?