Fact In the past, a report done by Big Tobacco noted that “raising the legal minimum age for cigarette purchaser to 21 could gut our key young adult market.” Smoking, Advertising, Legal Age
Fact The overwhelming majority of smokers—72%—either earn lower wages, lack health insurance and/or have less education. Smoking, Profiling
Fact Big Tobacco spent more than 71% of their marketing budget, over $6bil, to make cigarettes cheaper in 2017. Smoking, Cost
Fact Big Tobacco grew genetically engineered tobacco plants with 2X the natural levels of nicotine. Smoking, Cigarettes, Environment
Fact According to tobacco21.org, If a person has reached age 21 without picking up smoking, their chances of starting are only 2%. Smoking, Legal Age
Fact In 2014, the Surgeon General estimated that if tobacco use trends remain as they are, 5.6 million US youth will die prematurely due to smoking. Smoking, Death
Fact Smoke-free policies are more likely to protect white-collar employees than those working blue-collar jobs. Smoking, Environment, SmokeFree Places
Fact Secondhand smoke causes more than 41,000 deaths among nonsmoking adults every single year. Smoking, Death