That was then, when tobacco company CEOs stood before congressional committees and swore that tobacco was not addictive.
Cigarette smoking is addictive, as that term is most commonly used today.
Yes, but a different light from what you might think. Philip Morris does not intend, for the good of humanity, to stop manufacturing its product. What appears to be some sort of admission is legal passive aggression. The companies argued that in the absence of legal prohibitions against tobacco products, no one sensibly should blame a snake for being a snake. Philip Morris' current initiative is to publicize that tobacco, when used in the form Philip Morris manufactures it, puts the user at risk.