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Do You Think Big Tobacco Is a Bunch of Rotten, Death-Dealing Bastards? Well, Survey Says You're Probably Not a Smoker. 

A U.C. San Francisco study has revealed that young adults who deeply believe that the tobacco industry is composed of low-down, degenerate, gutless, slimy, watermelon-fucking sons of bitches are far less likely to smoke than their colleagues with less malevolent feelings toward Big Tobacco.

While this seems like the ultimate no-brainer, UCSF scientists say the data reveals a lot; this, they claim, is the first study to ever link interviewees' attitudes toward the tobacco industry to 18-to-25-year-olds' actual behavior. Depending upon young adults' responses to queries like "Taking a stand against smoking is important to me" or "I would like to see cigarette companies go out of business," researchers claim those with strongly anti-tobacco sentiments are only one-third as likely to smoke as their more wishy-washy companions. Those who do smoke -- but badmouth the industry -- are four times more likely to seriously contemplate quitting than blasé respondents.

The findings -- published this month in the American Journal of Preventative Medicine -- give ammo to those who'd like to see Big Tobacco targeted as a bunch of heartless bastards . . .

it warrants mentioning that the study was funded in part by the Flight Attendant Medical Research Institute -- because such an organization exists. You are now free to demonize the tobacco industry -- BING!

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