'Sex, Lies & Cigarettes': Vanguard Trailer

I've seen this little boy dying to have cigarettes on YOUTUBE. I've heard he'll be put into special care. I hope they succeed over his addiction.

So sad that Phillip Morris is moving on to advertising to children and remote villages in up and coming countries to market their addictive, cancer causing products. The US and Europe wizened up so they have found new victims who have yet to learn the dangers of smoking.

Buy cigarettes Marlboro menthol lights this woman's brand.

it looks like america 40 years ago and earlyer... tobaco componys exectutives should be put on trial and exacuted.. one question how many of these executives smoke?? if they don't then Y..?

Excellent work... I'm really impressed. This is why business gets such a bad rap. Gotta get rid of those bad apples.

i haven't been on current in forever; how do i watch the whole thing?

Outstanding job on this intense, mind boggling research project you have going on! I still wonder if this issue will only worsen or perhaps come to an end before so many children have to die of the estimated 1 billion death toll...

Some Q's that popped up in my head while viewing the Vanguard Trailer:

In what ways can we possibly reduce the amount of smokers in Indonesia?

Does no one have power over the Tobacco Company, displaying these harmful, influential advertisements upon Indonesia?

yea very well done i saw this last night too. great reporting thumbs up way up! smoking will kill 1billion people !@#!@#!@# crazy stuff and thanks for reporting on this major issue others refuse to because they own the large food and product companies that pay tv to stay on air. the largest smoking company in the world only makes 25% of its money from cigs most money comes from there drinks and food products. major news will not cover this so we turn to the new major news network Current. we need some new award shows for these real reporting!

I saw this last night. Well done, especially the undercover work.

Watching not even a minute of the marketing clip seeing the giant "extreme" skateboarder cigarette ad you can see they(big tobacco) have no defense. The only response they can give is they care dearly, about no one except their shareholders.$$$.

Amazing. Just when you think there might be hope for the world, the profit god rears it's ugly head and once again damages people.

VERY powerful. Can't wait to see the whole thing.

OK, I see the usual threadbare arguments from people who are either hacks for the tobacco lobby or simply free-market reactionaries. Allow me to address them:

Argument #1: What about fat people and cheeseburgers? They're bad, too.

Answer: There is no secondhand cheeseburger breath that will make me fat. In addition, a cheeseburger, regardless of its caloric count, provides nutrition. A cigarette, meanwhile, does not. I would be overjoyed if the poor kids in the Third World were eating cheeseburgers and getting fat as opposed to smoking. Heavy lifelong smokers are more of a burden on public health than fat people.

#2: What about alcohol? Studies show that a large percentage of drinkers are casual drinkers, who drink simply for the taste and don't drink daily. Ninety percent of cigarette smokers, meanwhile, are addicted and must smoke daily. Again, in addition, there is no second-hand wine buzz.

#3: The free market should be able to do what it wants. Really? You would support selling cigarettes to children and targeting them? If you make this argument you're just plain evil.

#4: It's the parents' responsibility. True. But the beauty for cigarette companies when it comes to advertising and giving out samples in Third World shantytowns is the parents are nowhere to be found. They can use poverty and social dysfunction to their advantage. Again, what about the children?

I find it interesting how people are always so quick to blame their addictions on anything other than themselves. What if a person smokes one cigarette every 15 years? Is it still dangerous? These types of smokers exist. No one wants to acknowledge the dangers of cell phones, or sucralose, aspartame, etc...I see idiots sticking cell phones right up against their head. Would you stick your head in a microwave oven and turn it on?? But oh man, those cigarettes.

Now I do agree, that the dumb parents allowing that kid to smoke are poor excuses for parents. We do have to exercise common sense throughout our lives. Some things, you should just know. If you don't know, get educated, and until you know, don't pro-create. Common sense seems to be facing extinction

Truman: " leave them alone, I am an adult and I know the dangers of smoking as I'm sure the people in the video do also."

THESE PEOPLE ARE CHILDREN, NOT ADULTS. THERE IS NO OBLIGATION BY BIG TOBACCO TO WARN OF HEALTH RISKS IN THESE COUNTRIES.

Longhao: " Cigarettes really aren't that bad in moderation. It's chain smoking that kills."

REALLY longhao??? Smoking will kill ONE BILLION people in this century. In the US, it accounts for more deaths per year than drug overdoses, AIDS, and car accidents combined.

Your combined ignorance of the true fatal nature of smoking and how reprehensible Big Tobacco is for looking for other (underaged) markets, reinforces the fact that THIS IS INDEED NEWS.

I think this documentary is very interesting. Especially because there is a discussion now in the Netherlands about smoking prevention. Our Government thinks people should know the consequences of tobacco use and wont spent any more money over prevention nor cessation.
A member of the dutch parliament said in a debate: "when smokers quit, they live longer and costs for healthcare will rise over the longer term".

Unfortunately we are not able to watch Current TV in the Netherlands.
Will there be a possibility to watch this documentary online?

As a smoker I say "leave them alone" I am an adult and I know the dangers of smoking as I'm sure the people in the video do also. I have been made to feel like a leper for doing something that is legal and for my enjoyment and now you want to span out to other countries. Give it a rest for gods sake

This is stupid.... Fast food conglomerations meticulously target urban low income areas. Snack food brands directly target children, and women during their most viewed T.V programs . And today there is a diagnosed medicated prescription for everything with no studies for long term symptoms. Cigarettes actually aren't that bad in moderation; it's chain smoking that kills. How is it that no one knows that American trends good and bad catch on in other countries? You are in pretty bad shape if this is news.

I love Current TV,Keith Olberman welcome back on TV,Vangaurd is great journalism.Al Gore,Great Job.

This is stupid.... Fast food conglomerations meticulously target urban low income areas. Snack food brands directly target children, and women during their most viewed T.V programs . And today there is a diagnosed medicated prescription for everything with no studies for long term symptoms. Cigarettes actually aren't that bad in moderation; it's chain smoking that kills. How is it that no one knows that American trends good and bad catch on in other countries? You are in pretty bad shape if this is news.

Sex, lies, and a videotape is overly talked about in every conversation circle. So why not this?