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Hahah Actually its worse, "Ask your doctor about XYZ, and if your doctor did not tell you about it, We will find out! Since we know her name and how much XYZ she prescribed vs generic ABC!"

It was Pfizer that pioneered that, and it's cataloged wonderfully in the book "Overdosed America"

Is it really, so why they don't advertise cigarettes?

Because - at least in the US - Tobacco advertising is specifically banned. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Health_Cigarette_Smokin...

But if it is a free speech, doesn't this law then violate the constitution?

I would imagine that if it was a free speech, then tobacco industry already would have this law thrown out.

Can you legally tell children to kill themselves?

Only if you do it on twitter.