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Snuff advertising to teens

The advertising of tobacco is directed mainly to young, potential consumers who have many years of smoking cigarettes. The young audience is very important for companies that manufacture the snuff and who constantly need new smokers to replace the old people who die or leave. Despite the denial, insisting that no-smoking drive in children, and to intervene in non-smoking campaigns, tobacco companies actually have the consumer appeal to a young man, and appears regularly on advertising aimed at this group with special incentives.

Designing ads for people 19 years of age and not attract attention of those with 13-17 is virtually impossible. The problem in relation to cigarette advertising is that it can be assumed that the ads that have an impact on adults will not influence a young person, whether smoker or not. The adult world is displayed in the advertisements of cigarettes is usually the world to which the adolescent aspires to belong. Moreover, the snuff product announcements designed in theory to persons 18-24 years of age they are particularly attractive to younger people who want to feel part of that age group (PAHO).

Headaches, throat or muscle aches, fatigue, sleep disorders … These are some symptoms of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS). The World Health Organization has recognized as a neurological disease, which currently is one of the most common ailments.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) to be almost unknown, is a poorly understood by most, can be interpreted in those who suffer as unmotivated or lazy.

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