Fact A major tobacco company visited a Pride festival to hand out coupons for cigarettes priced at $1 per pack. That’s five cents a smoke. Smoking, Cost, Profiling
Fact People with mental illness die about 5 years earlier than those without these disorders; many of these deaths are caused by smoking cigarettes. Smoking, Death, Environment
Fact People with serious mental illness are more likely to smoke, putting them at risk for smoking-related cancer, lung disease, and cardiovascular disease. Smoking, Cancer, Disease
Fact The most common causes of death among people with mental illness are heart disease, cancer, and lung disease, which can all be caused by smoking. Smoking, Cancer, Death, Disease
Fact People with any mental health issues or substance abuse disorders account for 40% of the cigarettes smoked in the U.S. Smoking, Disease
Fact African-Americans are more likely to die from smoking-related diseases than whites, even though they smoke fewer cigarettes and make more quit attempts. Smoking, Death, Environment, Pop Culture
Fact Stores near high schools with higher African American enrollment had more menthol cigarette advertisements and cheaper Newport cigarettes than stores near high schools with higher white enrollment. Smoking, Cost, Environment, FlavorsMenthol
Fact According to a Newport planning document, in the past Big Tobacco has said “there isn’t a market in the country that has the sales potential for Newport like the military market”, adding “the plums are here to be plucked”. Smoking, Profiling, Tobacco Sales