Try to imagine the launch today of a highly addictive energy drink that smells at a distance, discolours your teeth and kills you in a protracted painful way a decade before you would have died otherwise 'But now with extra sexy!' It has been a hard-fought battle, but since the abolition of cigarette advertising on TV 60 years ago, more steps have been taken, smoking rates have dropped in the UK to around 10% and life expectancy has increased to 81 years
Very few mentioned negative cardiovascular effects, such as hypertension, atherosclerosis, aneurisms, or stroke, as smoking-related illnesses
And thats a good thing: According to the US Center for Disease Control (CDC), approximately 443,000 Americans die every year from tobacco use, and 49,000 of those deaths are caused by second-hand smoke
History [edit] International regulation [edit] In 1992, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) adopted Assembly Resolution A29-15, urging states to restrict smoking progressively on international passenger flights with the objective of complete bans by 1 July 1996