Fact
1981: "Today's teenager is tomorrow's potential regular customer." Said a tobacco researcher whose company was definitely not targeting kids.
Source 1:
"PM USA Research Center - Young Smokers Prevalence, Trends, Implications and Related Demographic Trends." Truth Tobacco Industry Documents. 31 Mar. 1981. Report.
http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/fts84a00/pdf?search=%22teens%20smoking%20patterns%22