In the 1950s,doctors appeared in advertisements for cigarettes claiming the health benefits of smoking.The doctors appeared in these advertisements because:
A) in the 1950s,cigarettes were not addictive.
B) before 1979,cigarettes did not contain nicotine.
C) before repeated exposure,people were not as susceptible to the negative consequences of smoking.
D) doctors were hired by the tobacco companies as role models to encourage smoking even though medical doctors knew smoking was dangerous.

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Doctors were hired by tobacco companies to promote smoking despite knowing the harmful effects of cigarettes. Cigarettes contained nicotine even before 1979 and were addictive. The claim that repeated exposure made people less susceptible to the negative consequences of smoking is unfounded.

In the 1950s,doctors Appeared in Advertisements for Cigarettes Claiming the Health