Cigarettes Addiction and Prodeuct Dangers

It is clear that businesses have an obligation to inform their customers about their product's ingredients and dangers. Looking at the case of Rose Cipollone we see that she was a heavy smoker. Her doctor's had to remove part of her right cancerous lung and informed her that she had to quit smoking. Unfortunately, she was addicted. Her doctor's removed the rest of her lung that year and she finally quit smoking. She then sued the Liggett Group, the makers of the cigarettes she smoked. The lawsuit charged that the company knew of the link between cancer and smoking in the early 1940's. The company was found innocent of conspiring with other tobacco companies to hide the dangers of cigarette smoking but guilty on the grounds of falsely claiming its products were safe.

However, things have changed. It is not 1940 anymore, when people were ignorant about the dangers of smoking. Tobacco companies now have Surgeon General warnings on cigarette packs. Unless they have been living under a rock, the general public should have been exposed to enough information by this time when it comes to cigarettes and addiction. Nicotine

information is but a click away. Tobacco com

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It is not an issue that affects society at large, such as pollution or other environmental issues which the government has a full right to interfere in, as it affects all its citizens. 0 Chapter 11: Is Nicotine Addictive? (c) 1996

· http://www. " So, many things are harmful and addictive but people do it knowing the consequences. Users who inject the drug risk not only overdosing but also infections from unsterile needles and hepatitis or AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome) from needles shared with others. html Food and Drug Administration, Facts About Cocaine Copyright ARF 1995

· http://www. I don't see companies shoving lit cigarettes in people's mouths. Even alcohol, which is mind-altering, is not generally referred to as "additive".

Physical symptoms include accelerated heartbeat and breathing, and higher blood pressure and body temperature. And it's true that pure nicotine (a colorless, odorous liquid) is poisonous.

Cocaine's short-term effect appears soon after a single dose and disappears within a few minutes or hours.

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