Though it's illegal to advertise tobacco products on television and Big Tobacco no longer sponsors major sporting events, it doesn't mean that cigarettes have been relegated to the back pages of little-read magazines. Quite the contrary. Though they might not be advertised-at least in the traditional meaning of the word-cigarettes continue to hold a prominent place in the media.
Smoking is an expensive habit, but it is not just the cost of buying cigarettes that can affect our finances. Smokers' houses take longer to sell and sell for lower prices. Smoking related fires cause insurance rates to increase for everyone. Smoking related diseases cause many deaths and cost the heatlth services huge amounts of money.