Smoking cigarettes costs more than money

Eric Lawson, who portrayed the Marlboro man in cigarette ads during the late 1970s, died Jan. 10 at his home in San Luis Obispo, Calif., of respiratory failure due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. He was 72.

0202Marlboroman1 — Eric Lawson, who portrayed the Marlboro man in cigarette ads during the late 1970s, died Jan. 10 at his home in San Luis Obispo, Calif., of respiratory failure due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. He was 72.

January was an important month for former smokers. It marked the 50th anniversary of the first surgeon’s general report on smoking. Released by Surgeon General Dr. Luther Terry in 1964, the landmark study was the first one released by the federal government linking smoking and negative health effects such as lung cancer and heart disease.

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