Which of the following statements best describes what tobacco companies have done to counter their losses resulting from U.S. efforts to decrease smoking tobacco?
a. Begun advertising in more subtle ways such as sponsoring sports programs or building and naming large sport arenas
b. Bought off more restrictions on tobacco through the tobacco settlement funds, which gave a large amount of money to each state
c. Increased international exports and targeted children
d. Rapidly decreased their tobacco components and focused on other products
ANS: C
Tobacco control and secondhand smoke policies have been implemented at various political levels in the United States and abroad. To continue their profits, the tobacco industry has targeted youth and dramatically increased international exports. The tobacco industry has not begun to focus on other products, changed to more subtle advertising, or bought off more restrictions on tobacco as ways to counter their losses.
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