Why Do Movie Characters Smoke?
You may have not noticed it but there are an increasing number of films made where leading characters smoke. That’s right they light up more than ever before. With the increasing cost of making a film around $100 million, Hollywood is looking to outside finances to cover the bill. Who better than the big tobacco companies. So instead of an entertaining film with social value what you are really getting is a big budget cigarette commercial. According to a recent report which stated “Statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicate that tobacco use remains the leading preventable cause of death in the United States, causing approximately 440,000 premature deaths each year and resulting in an annual cost of more than $75 billion in direct medical costs.” What really disturbs me most is how Hollywood is secreting pushing this agenda. What agenda is that? Drug distribution of course. In fact Nicotine, the main ingredient in cigarettes, is one of the most heavily used
