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Nearly 45% of African American menthol smokers say they would quit smoking altogether if menthols were banned, as opposed to switching to a non-flavored product.
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Truth Initiative, Menthol Fact Sheet. December 2018.
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You get double the matches if you're not smoking in your profile pics.
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Edmunds, Simon. "Anti-Smoking Group Use Tinder for Campaign." GlobalDatingInsights.com. 30 Apr. 2014. Web.
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Owensboro, Kentucky, a small town in the heart of tobacco country, banned cigarette smoking in all public places.
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"Smoking Ordinance 23-2014. Frequently Asked Questions." City of Owensboro. Owensboro, KY. Web.
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Menthol cigarettes are easier to start and harder to quit.
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Truth Initiative, October 12, 2016.
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Less than 6% of teens still smoke. That's less than the number of landlines still in use.
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Johnston, L. D., O’Malley, P. M., Miech, R. A., Bachman, J. G., & Schulenberg, J. E. (2015). Monitoring the Future national results on drug use: 1975-2015: Overview, Key Findings on Adolescent Drug Use. Ann Arbor: Institute for Social Research, The University of Michigan.
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Back in 2003, there was only one lonely smoke-free college campus. Now, there are 1,475!
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"Smokefree and Tobacco-Free Colleges and Universities." Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights. Berkeley, CA. Web.
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The number of tobacco farms in the U.S. has gone from 415,315 in 1959 to 10,014 today.
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"Tobacco-Farms and Acres, by Acres Harvested, Quantity Harvested, and Value of Crop for Tobacco, for Selected States: 1964 and 1959." U.S. Department of Agriculture. Table 59.
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Tobacco farmers are starting to grow chickpeas because of the increase in hummus sales. Support Big Hummus!
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"Could Hummus Put an End to Smoking?" Haaretz. 26 Nov. 2014. Web.
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In 1995, 43% of teens in West Virginia smoked. Today, only 19.6% of teens in West Virginia smoke. Damn, West Virginia teens are killing it at living.
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"West Virginia, High School Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2013." CDC. 2013. Survey.
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In 1993, the Supreme Court decided that an inmate could sue a prison claiming that exposure to his cellmate's secondhand smoke could constitute cruel and unusual punishment.
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"Helling v. McKenney (91-1958), 509 U.S. 25 (1993)." Supreme Court of the United States. 1993. 1, 5.
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In 2010, 52.4% of U.S. smokers quit for at least a day.
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"Quitting Smoking Among Adults --- United States, 2001--2010." CDC. 11 Nov. 2011. 60(44): 1513-1519. Web.
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RJ Reynolds, the maker of Camel cigarettes, banned smoking in their offices.
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The Associated Press. "Maker of Camel Cigarettes to End Smoking in Its Offices." The New York Times. 22 Oct. 2014. Web.
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