cigarette mascot hospital The Shocking History of Mr. Ciggy: A for Smoking In 1948, a bizarre and
In 1948, a bizarre and unsettling scene unfolded in a hospital room when a cigarette mascot appeared beside a patient as part of a promotional campaign. The grinning, anthropomorphic cigarette figureintended to Earth Day at Upstate Volunteers cleaned up litter and cigarette butts across campus, while sharing resources on quitting smoking and vaping and lung cancer prevention. Every small action adds up! #EarthDay In 1948, a human sized cigarette mascot named Mr. Cig visited hospital patients, handing out free cigarettes. This was during a time when smoking was widely accepted and even promoted, with the In the 1950s, it was completely normal for hospitals to sell cigarettes. Staff pushed carts through the wards offering packs alongside magazines and snacks, and patients could even smoke from their beds.
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