What cigarette do you smoke Doctor?

In the late 1940s early 1950s RJ Reynold Tobacco Company featured doctors as Camel smokers commercial in order to ease consumer fears about smoking. The documents of PR firm Hill & Knowlton show that RJ Reynolds surveyed doctors as they entered a physician's convention asking, in part, "What cigarettes are you carrying?" Many doctors reported carrying Camels. Why? Because RJR also planted cartons of Camels in their hotel rooms.

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[wqwqwqwq12345]

Doctors smoke?! That bastard kept bothering me for ages about how smoking can kill :)

[gimpusmons]

I listen to old-time radio on the net once and a while and cigarette commercials just like this one used to run all the time because the tobacco companies were often the chief sponsors. It's very interesting to see how far public perception has shifted in 60 years.

[boblackey1]

@xmasterfunk I'm a doctor and been smoking Pall Mall for over 50 years. So I wouldn't walk 2 feet for a camel.

[xmasterfunk]

wait so the media can be wrong?!!!???

[princesscitric]

hahahah

[frumpy4]

your moms cigarette

[ekocentric]

@inkey2 You're right about the cigarettes. Centuries ago people had so many other things to contend with that it was just as easy to smoke it from a pipe or use a pinch of snuff. I used the wrong words but tobacco use has been mentioned back as far "700B.C. to 1200A.D.) the ancient Mayans of 700B.C. to 1200A.D.

[inkey2]

to me smoking in "moderation" is no more dangerous than joining the military or riding a motorcycle. I mean, if everyone wanted to live long all they have to do is never go in the sun, live only where there is no car exhaust, don't have a job (to eliminate stress), never drink anything but water, never eat any meat just bean sprouts and greens, never use salt, never use sugar, don't play any sports (to many injuries), yeah, there is all kinds of things that can make you live longer

[inkey2]

@ekocentric LOL......people have known the harm from cigarettes for "centuries"?????? Smoking in cigarette form has only existed since about the 1880s............before that it was nasal snuff, chew, cigar and pipe

[areufkingkiddingme]

im a doctor and i enjoy camels

[TheVictor1963]

see,nothing wrong with tobacco all a scam to raise taxes,,,

[nefandix]

The green one, Sir.