it’s crazy how everyone believed that shit was healthy… like it doesn’t even smell healthy
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Mickey7@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Many seeing this are far too young to even remember when doctors actually endorsed cigarette smoking. There were ads in magazines and newspapers for brands of cigarette with the picture of a doctor and his reasons why this particular brand was the best one to smoke
stebo02@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 week ago
MacNCheezus@lemmy.today 1 week ago
They were even used to treat asthma at some point: www.snopes.com/fact-check/asthma-cigarettes/
skisnow@lemmy.ca 1 week ago
To be clear, when you say doctors endorsed cigarette smoking, a small percentage of doctors were duped into endorsing it and their recommendations boosted by the tobacco industry.
I’ve got my Grandfather’s old copy of The Boy’s Companion published before the date in that meme, and it’s very clear in its message that smoking is bad for you. They’ve known it was harmful to health since at least the 17th century, and tobacco was only brought to Europe in the 16th.
The cunts who sent that mascot to the hospital fucking KNEW.