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Aug 28, 2026 at 4:03 PM ET
Article argues smoking’s “big tobacco moment” is a myth
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The piece says smoking was once as ubiquitous as today’s social platforms like Facebook, TikTok, Snap, YouTube and Instagram. It argues that society eventually chose to break the habit, but that change took a long time, challenging the idea of a single decisive “big tobacco moment.”
WHO: The article’s author
WHAT: Commentary argues there was no single decisive “big tobacco moment” and that smoking’s decline took time.
WHEN: Reported Aug 28, 2026 at 2:52 PM ET
WHERE: Location not specified
WHY: Cause not yet established.
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