Hollywood still glamorizes smoking better than Big Tobacco ever could. From Oscar nominees to Kylie Jenner, the culture keeps making nicotine look stylish while teen use rises again.
As iPINIONS argues, Big Tobacco no longer needs to sell the habit when Hollywood is still selling the image.

Read my full take on Substack:
https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/hollywood-was-and-still-is-big-tobaccos
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