Tobacco Advertising and its Effects on Young People In this world there are many injustices that deal with our children. A main injustice is the advertising of tobacco directed to our youths. Every day 3,000 children start smoking, most of them between the ages of 10 and 18. These kids account for 90 percent of all new smokers. In fact, 90 percent of all adults state that they first start smoking as a teenager. The statistics clearly show that young people are the prime targets of tobacco sales. The head of these media companies are Marlboro and Camel. Marlboro uses a western character known as The Marlboro Man, and Camel