What Was the Result of Growing Public Awareness of Cigarette

question 63

Multiple Choice

What was the result of growing public awareness of cigarette smoking in the late 1990s?

• A) The tobacco industry faced massive lawsuits from smokers facing smoking-related diseases.
• B) State governments were suing the tobacco industry to help defray costs of treating former smokers' health issues.
• C) The tobacco industry agreed to a settlement with the U.S. government.
• D) It was shown that the tobacco industry had hoped to lure young people to smoking with specially targeted advertising.
• E) All of these choices

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