2911 Natural tobacco

Have you seen the ads for "natural tobacco?" The one I saw the other day reported that it doesn't use any of the 464 chemicals found in other cigarette brands (I don't know if they are all in the same cigarette, or if they are adding several brands together).

Oh goody. A real natural death, instead of an unsafe, chemical death. And the various lung associations and health organizations say this is just a marketing ploy (as are most products marketed as "natural") because even without the synthetics, they may contain higher levels of nicotine and tars. Bidis or beadies, the poor man's cigarette, which are flavored, are particularly bad.

Most chronic, addicted smokers started as teen-agers. By the time their brains have matured and they can make sound choices, the nicotine pull on the brain function is very strong, overriding their common sense.