These Vintage Ads Would Instantly Be Banned Today

Ho ho ho! Merry Christmas!

Santa's here, and he brought you every child's dream: a gigantic box of Camel cigarettes. There's no better way to celebrate the holidays than with emphysema.

Doctors Loved Their Cigarettes

Don't you miss the good old days, when witch doctors would prescribe you cocaine to cure the ghosts in your blood, and your primary care physician smoked a pack of Camels while diagnosing you with polio?

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.