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Title
Taking a Chance... With No Chance to Win
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“TAKING A CHANCE…WITH NO CHANCE TO WIN” This educational comic was produced in 1976 by COMMERCIAL COMICS for The American Cancer Society for people who might be thinking about smoking or have recently started. Script by MALCOLM ATER, SR. Art by JACK SPARLING.
Back in the day, many people, especially impressionable teenagers, thought that smoking was a sign of sophistication, of being “grown up.” Or it was a way to go along with the “gang”, to follow the peer pressure. And smoking was quite acceptable right through the 1960’s with almost half the American population smoking cigarettes, and ashtrays being found in almost every home, even homes of non-smokers for guests. But that was before the U.S. Surgeon General came out with MANDATORY WARNINGS ON CIGARETTE PACKS that read “Cigarette smoking may cause lung cancer.” It was later changed to read, “Cigarette smoking CAUSES lung cancer.” No ifs, ands or buts!
People today want answers about cigarette smoking that are backed up by facts, and this booklet backs up everything it says with research and facts! What are some of the CONS of smoking? To begin with, and not that anyone needs to be reminded, but smoking gives you bad breath and the odor clings to your clothes, it provides an unhealthy living environment for everyone, especially children, it dulls your taste buds and takes away your appetite, the smell of cigarette smoke is very annoying to most people, and it causes “morning hacking” and shortness of breath along with a general feeling of unhealthiness. Even “second-hand” smoke, not considered to be very dangerous just fifteen years ago, is now deadly for many people who don’t smoke, especially children!
Any why shouldn’t a person who smokes feel unhealthy? Look what goes into cigarettes: at least 30 different chemicals including nicotine, propane, butane, formaldehyde (you know, the stuff they use to preserve dead bodies with), and the list goes on and on and doesn’t get any better! And the death rate of smokers shows that 8 out of 10 lung cancer deaths would not have occurred if it were not for cigarette smoking, with people who smoke two packs a day (it is ADDICTIVE, you know) having a 20 times greater risk of getting lung cancer than non-smokers! And even a single pack of cigarettes a day has the same equivalent of putting 8 ounces of gooey black tar straight into your BRONCHIAL TUBES and LUNGS! So it’s little wonder that cigarette smokers have 70% more heart attacks than non-smokers, while diseases like CHRONIC BRONCHITIS and EMPHYSEMA are a THOUSAND TIMES HIGHER THAN 40 YEARS AGO!
Oh, did I forget to go into the PROS of smoking? You know, the good reasons why a person should start smoking cigarettes? NO, BECAUSE THERE ARE NO GOOD REASONS FOR SMOKING CIGARETTES! And if you have already started to smoke cigarettes, remember that your lungs IMMEDIATELY BEGIN REPAIRING THEMSELVES WHEN YOU STOP! I can guarantee that when you read this information-packed book, you will never want to touch another cigarette again! For your own health, please read it. You won’t regret it!
7” x 10”, 16-page book
Date
1976
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