That's what the tobacco companies and their advertisers have done with smoking. They present images that are hard to shake even when you know the truth. Tobacco companies also pay to place their products in movies. In addition to that, the romantic movie characters you like are often smokers. What they don't tell you in cigarette ads is that they want you to become addicted .
Tobacco companies keep close tabs on the number of teens who are smoking.
They worry when those numbers decline because they need new smokers to replace the 1,200 who die each day from smoking-related illnesses. For specific medical advice, diagnoses, and treatment, consult your doctor.