Child's ploy. (motivation behind anti-smoking crusade) From: National Review | Date: April 6, 1998| Author: | COPYRIGHT 1998 National Review, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

The anti-smoking campaign tugs heartstrings by referring to the 'children' who are suckered into addiction by profit-mad tobacco interests. They claim young smokers are enslaved, ignoring millions who quit without treatment. Statistics show that more than 93% of American smokers are adults.

The rallying cry of the anti-smoking crusade may be 'Save the Children.' But adults are the real target.

Mr. Sullum, a senior editor at Reason, is the author of For Your Own Good: The Anti-Smoking Crusade and the Tyranny of Public Health (The Free Press).

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