Jump to full article: Martinsville (VA) Bulletin, 2009-06-23
Author: KIM BARTO - Bulletin Staff Writer
Intro: Some local cigarette smokers doubt a new anti-smoking bill signed Monday by President Barack Obama will have its intended effect of keeping teenagers away from tobacco.
The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act calls for limiting tobacco advertising that could attract young people, banning candy and fruit flavors in tobacco products and requiring large graphic warnings on tobacco products.
However, some cigarette smokers interviewed Monday said these changes would not have affected their decision to light up their first cigarettes as teenagers.
“If people want to smoke, they’re going to smoke, regardless of advertising,” said Curtis Player of Martinsville, a smoker since age 18.
“When I was growing up, we didn’t have flavored cigarettes, and everybody still smoked,” Player said. “I never paid attention to advertising... Being around smoking, that’s what did it.”
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