Vaccine is administered in three separate doses, and provides protective immunity to over 90 percent of vaccinated individuals. Tobacco-Free by 1st Lt. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, tobacco use remains the leading preventable cause of death in the United States. Lung cancer alone accounted for 616,800 deaths, and chronic airway obstruction for 270,100. These statistics are alarming, but this loss of life can be decreased.
Advertising plays a major role in the tobacco market.
This marketing targets the young, and has been very successful in enticing them to start, as well as to continue to use. The advertising has been geared to show that use of tobacco products is fun, cool, and fashionable, without revealing the harsh and life-threatening effects. Because of this, the prevalence of smoking among U.S. adolescents has been increasing since 1992. Just recently, efforts have succeeded in limiting the targeting of kids. Despite this success, these marketing approaches continue to lure kids and adults of all ages.