ere called Tumors that came in a black pack, with a skull and crossbones and smokers would be lining up for a block waiting to get them. We all know this is true but what keeps people coming towards tobacco? Simply put in Dennis Leary terms, “They are a drug, we are addicted. ”So why do people start with tobacco? For me it simply seemed as something to do. I have always seen it as a manly thing to do, chewing tobacco or dipping snuff while working outdoors. So what influenced me to start? It was not the advertisements, because U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Co. does not advertise directly or indirectly people under the age of 18. At the same time it is the only smokeless tobacco company that does not advertise outdoors, by way of billboards, or signs in stadiums. Also, it does not offer sponsorship of concerts, sporting events or events in which youths are a significant portion of the audience or participants. In fact, in the process of this report I learned why I have not been able to find a spittoon with a Copenhagen logo on it. U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Co. does not distribute non-tobacco merchandise bearing the brand name, logo, or trademark of a tobacco product to the general public. Simply, I don’t know what made me start, I just did. No influence of one thing has let me to dipping. The best explanation of why I use Copenhagen, and most people use tobacco; can probably be summed up by the lyrics of Pat Green. In the song, Here We Go, he sings, “After 12 yrs with the Copenhagen, I found out I was mistaken. Its not gonna be something to add years to my life. And that’s why I am still dipping it today and each and every morning I hear momma say, that’s *censored*s gonna kill you if I don’t get you first.” ...
