Reply #83: That's surely true, but actually...

[InvisibleTouch]

...I wasn't even thinking of the marketing angle with regards to tobacco. I was saying that many - most - kids turn down the peer pressure to smoke, just like many - most - people gamble responsibly or not at all.

Advertising is a fascinating subject, though, and if you know about the psychological tricks that are used in everything from grocery stores to Big Pharma ads, it's easier to see through them and resist them. There's a fine line between truth in advertising and making unfounded claims, and certainly many products and services cross that line regularly.