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LETTER: An ugly habit 

Tobacco companies are aggressively targeting women and girls, and your recent article played right into their marketing ("Smokin' style," March 3).

The illustrations promoted the idea that smoking is part of a fashionable image, which will inevitably recruit youthful new smokers.

Perpetuating the idea of smoking as a style accessory, especially for women, ignores the severity of tobacco addiction and its harmful health effects. . . .

The article may have been a satire, but there is nothing funny about tobacco-related diseases.

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