 | I started skimming through my latest issue of GOOD HOUSEKEEPING and came upon a one-column piece on page 83 of the March 2009 issue. |
Anyway, the article was about three new products R. J. Reynolds has developed that are an alternatives to smoking. Don't overlook the fact that R.J. Reynolds mentions they are:
- Principled
- Creative
- Dynamic
- Passionate
I’ll let you fill in for yourself what the full meaning of how R. J. Reynolds is principled, creative, dynamic and passionate. You might have fun with that one. I’d even like some comments from my readers about this.
If I don’t receive any comments, I’ll assume I don’t have any readers :>)
Here's some information for you to check out from a Tobacco Industry Update NEW TOBACCO PRODUCT ALERT.
Camel Orbs are not the only version of dissolvable tobacco in this new product line, which clearly states THE PRODUCT MAY CAUSE MOUTH CANCER. There's also Camel Sticks and Strips. Even though all these products are hazardous to health, they should help the tobacco company continue to make $$$. Creative indeed!
My main concern does not have to do with adults who have been smokers for years. I am a former, now reformed, smoker myself. But, can't you just picture how easy it will be for kids to use these products in secret instead of smoking or having to spit like chewing tobacco requires.
Organizations such as Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids, are concerned, like I am, about kids never taking up the addictive tobacco habit in any form. Others have organized attention getters such as Kick Butts Day. This year’s is just around the corner on Wednesday, March 25 of 2009.
Here’s another blog that had lots to say about this new development. Check it out at: Camel cigarettes in dragée.
Thank you for all those cards and letters you have been sending in the form of blog comments – much easier than going to the post office.
3 comments:
From my soapbox across the room:
Even after visiting the alarmist websites that you've shared here, I don't think this is Big Tobacco's sneaky way to hook kids on their products, because I don't expect them to appeal to youth. I suspect there's two main reasons why children and teens pick up this unhealthy habit:
• They live in a household with one or more smokers. Becoming smokers themselves isn't an unusual response to either tolerating a smoke-filled home environment or following a parent's example.
• Kids oftentimes use cigarette smoking to promote an older-and-cooler persona, an image that dissolvable tobacco won't foster.
And I absolutely don't believe that these products were developed with addicting a new generation in mind. With more and more municipalities banning smoking in all public buildings (to include restaurants and bars), I think they're actually a workable solution to the obstacles that current smokers face. Although kicking the habit is ultimately the best response, this might be just the ticket for adults who choose not to quit.
Responding to Carla: Being the fickle person I am, you may just be right. I hope you are.
"Even though all these products are hazardous to health, they should help the tobacco company continue to make $$$."
To which they're perfectly entitled. They are, after all, a stockholder-held company whose purpose is to turn a profit.
Although I think it's typical for anti-smoking organizations and their followers to suggest that earning money by marketing tobacco products is unethical, Big Tobacco's dollars are crucial to these organized groups. The Partnership for a Healthy Mississippi, for example, was funded 100% by Big Tobacco dollars, as are many others. Just imagine the fallout if the tobacco corporations were actually out of business.
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