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Nicotine, the active compound in tobacco and tobacco products, is a fast-acting drug that affects the central nervous system
However, it has gained some powerful enemies in the process
Sure, all smokers do! Some of the Philip Morris print advertisements and television commercials of the era went as far as to borrow the exact phrase used by Lucky Strike a decade earlier: Do you inhale? The inhalation theme would continue in Lorillards 1949 ad campaign for Embassy cigarettes, which touted a milder smoke that allowed smokers to inhale to your hearts content! It was untrue that either Lucky Strike or Philip Morris was safe to inhale, but both brands were right about one thing: the tobacco contained in American cigarettes is easily drawn into the lungs
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When it comes to exactly how risky these new products are, McGrady says, there's huge variation between the various products and it's "not responsible" to generalize