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In 1965, Congress passed a law requiring all cigarette packages sold in the United States to carry a health warning. In 1970, cigarette companies were no longer permitted to advertise their products on television or radio.

Led by the surgeon general, the push was on to change America's view on smoking, shifting away from the glamorous depiction in movies, to the real, often devastating consequences for health.

Statistics have shown that educating the public on the dangers of smoking is succeeding in reducing the number of smokers in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Contr...

 

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