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As part of a 1982 tobacco company's report on how to "get a foothold in the young black menthol market," they said they'd need a brand "with a short, easily pronounced name."
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Johnston, Myron. "Newport Smokers." Truth Tobacco Industry Documents. 18 Nov. 1982. Memo.
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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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Florida recorded its lowest teen smoking rate ever in 2016, 5.2%!
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Florida Health. (2017). Celebrating 10 Successful Years [Fact sheet]. Retrieved from http://tobaccofreeflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/TFF10Years.pdf
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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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Big Tobacco's products affect the readiness and performance of the military.
Source:
Combating Tobacco Use in Military and Veteran Populations, 2009
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In 2006, a former Russian spy was allegedly murdered using Polonium -210. This radioactive chemical is also found in cigarette smoke, a fact at least one tobacco company was aware of in 1964.
Source:
Proctor, R.N. "Puffing on Polonium." The New York Times. 01 Dec. 2006. Web.
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A study conducted in Philadelphia found that there were 69% more tobacco retailers per capita in low-income areas than in high-income areas.
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Philadelphia Department of Public Health. Tobacco Sales and Neighborhood Income in Philadelphia. CHART 2016;1(2):1–6
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Big Tobacco's products kill 1,300 smokers every day.
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"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. Smoking-Attributable Morbidity, Mortality, and Economic Costs, 2014. Report.
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