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Big Tobacco has targeted the LGBTQ+ community

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Big Tobacco disproportionately targeted the LGBTQ community. They even used “pride” in their advertisements.

"How the Tobacco Industry Has Targeted the LGBT Community for Decades." ATTN.com; 13 Jan 2017.

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Big Tobacco used Pride to target members of the LGBTQ+ community. So we’re asking you: what makes you feel proud?

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Cigarettes are the most Littered Item On Earth.

"Top 10 Items Found." Ocean Conservancy. Web.

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Back in the day, Big tobacco exposed sheep to smoke by sticking tracheotomy tubes down their throats.

"Exposure of Sheep to Smoke by way of a Tracheostomy Tube." Truth Tobacco Industry Documents. Oct. 1970. Chart, Graph. Osdene, T.S. "Visit to Huntingdon Research Center, Huntingdon, England." Truth Tobacco Industry Documents. 10 Apr. 1970. Report. Coleman, Frank Philip. "Application for Research Grant: Effects of Prolonged Inhalation of Cigarette Smoke on the Respiratory Tract of Sheep." Truth Tobacco Industry Documents. 07 Apr. 1955. Application.

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Tobacco products are the only legal consumer product that can kill people when used as intended.

"Tobacco Free Initiative (TFI). WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic, 2008 - The MPOWER package." World Health Organization. 2009: 15. Web. "PAHO welcomes tobacco ban at 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil." Pan American Health Organization, World Health Organization. 01 Apr. 2003. Web.

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Back in the day, tobacco documents included a segmentation of the women's market into groups like "emotional bra burning extremists" and "blatant lesbians."

Satterthwaite, F.B. "Segmenting the Women's Market by Women's Role, Women's Lib and Other Social Forces #7591." Truth Tobacco Industry Documents. 18 June 1973. Report.

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Penis. PENIS! Got your attention? Keep it at attention - smoking can cause erectile dysfunction in men as young as 20.

"The Health Consequences of Smoking—50 Years of Progress. A Report of the Surgeon General." U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health. 2014. Report.

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Less than 6% of teens still smoke. That's less than the number of landlines still in use.

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. CIA World Factbook

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Insecure follower. Has menial boring job. Probably leads fairly dull existence. Emotionally insecure. Problems with self-esteem. Passive-aggressive. Lacks inner resources. Grooming not a strong priority. Lower standard of living. These are all terms taken from Big Tobacco's files that have been used to describe different groups of potential customers for their deadly, addictive products.

Hunter, C.S. "Marketing Research Report. Inner City Black Creative Exploratory." Truth Tobacco Industry Documents. 16 Jan. 1989: 5.

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E-cigarettes are smoke-free and tobacco-free, but not all are nicotine-free even though some claim to be.

"The Truth About: Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems." Truth Initiative.

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The CEO of a top e-cig brand said other e-cig manufacturers used flavorings "to attract children." Fast-forward ten months and that same CEO was introducing "Butter Crumble" and berry flavors, saying, "flavor is essential to vapors' satisfaction." How old are those vapors?

Richtel, Matt. “E-Cigarette Makers Are in an Arms Race for Exotic Vapor Flavors.” The New York Times. 15 June 2014. Web.

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E-cigarettes have had some quality-control issues. Plus, most e-cigs contain addictive nicotine, and carcinogens have been found in some e-cig vapor. How about we get some more research and regulation up in here?

Cobb, Nathan K., et al. "Novel Nicotine Delivery Systems and Public Health: The Rise of the “E-Cigarette"." American Journal of Public Health. 100(12). Dec. 2010: 2340–2342. Web. Schober, Wolfgang, et al. "Use of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) impairs indoor air quality and increases FeNO levels of e-cigarette consumers." International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health. 217(6). July 2014: 628–637. Web. Cobb Nathan K., and David B. Abrams. "E-cigarette or drug-delivery device? Regulating novel nicotine products." The New England journal of medicine. 365(3). 21 July 2011: 193-195.

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