Most of us know that almost everyone who smokes begins before age 18. We know that most young people underestimate how hard it will be to quit, and are surprised when they try. Getting young people not to start smoking is difficult. They know that if they start, many of them will not be able to quit. That gives tobacco lifelong customers.
Tobacco remains unregulated.
Regulations on children's toys and car seats protect purchasers. The tobacco industry freely manipulates the amount of nicotine it adds to cigarettes and adds ammonia to boost the effect of nicotine. And they fight as hard as they can to see that the Food and Drug Administration doesn't regulate them. Tobacco ads appear everywhere . Just go into a convenience store and look closely at the advertising.