A Brief History of Tobacco in Our Culture

1982 - 15th Surgeon General’s Report (Koop) finds possibly that second hand smoke may cause lung cancer

1984 - Advocacy Institute founded; Cigarette Labeling Act amended

1987 - Congress bans smoking on domestic flights of less than 2 hours, takes effect for 1 year; Joe Camel’s USA debut

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Tobacco no longer a problem or choice of individual users but their choice effects others. Surgeon General says that even being in the company of smokers is hazardous to you own health (Health Consequences of Involuntary Smoking)

A Brief History of Tobacco in Our Culture

1982 - 15th Surgeon General’s Report (Koop) finds possibly that second hand smoke may cause lung cancer

1984 - Advocacy Institute founded; Cigarette Labeling Act amended

1987 - Congress bans smoking on domestic flights of less than 2 hours, takes effect for 1 year; Joe Camel’s USA debut