Smoke-free policies are more likely to protect white-collar employees than those working blue-collar jobs.
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“Get the Facts.” Smoke-Free ATL - Everyone in ATL Has the Right to Breathe Smoke-Free Air. 2018.
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Chemicals that seep out of cigarette butts can be acutely toxic to fish and micro-organisms.
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Micevska, T., et al. "Variation in, and Causes of, Toxicity of Cigarette Butts to a Cladoceran and Microtox." Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 50(2). Feb. 2006: 205-12. Web.
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Sunburns can cause wrinkles; so can cigarettes.
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"Women and Smoking: A Report of the Surgeon General." U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Mar. 2001. Health Consequences of Tobacco Use Among Women. Web.
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Cigarettes are the most Littered Item On Earth.
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"Top 10 Items Found." Ocean Conservancy. Web.
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Even brief contact with secondhand smoke can cause harm.
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. A Report of the Surgeon General: How Tobacco Smoke
Causes Disease: What It Means to You. 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, 2010.
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Big Tobacco's products affect the readiness and performance of the military.
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Combating Tobacco Use in Military and Veteran Populations, 2009
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Acetanisole is found in cigarettes. Acetanisole is also an ingredient in some perfumes.
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"PM USA Cigarette Tobacco & Flavor Ingredients." Altria. 1. Web.
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In 1989, millions of cases of imported fruit were banned after a small amount of cyanide was found in just two grapes. There's 33 times more cyanide in a single cigarette than was found in both of those grapes.
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"Economic Policy: Interest Rates Are Kept High." Truth Tobacco Industry Documents. 16 Feb. 1989. Report.
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Secondhand smoke causes more than 41,000 deaths among nonsmoking adults every single year.
Source:
“Get the Facts.” Smoke-Free ATL - Everyone in ATL Has the Right to Breathe Smoke-Free Air. 2018.
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Every year, 27 million pounds of pesticides are used to grow tobacco.
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"Fact Sheet: Environmental Impact of Tobacco." Multnomah County Health Department. March 2013. Web.
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Studies show that people seeking treatment for nicotine dependence alongside substance abuse are more likely to be successful.
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Baca & Yahne, 2008; Prochaska et al., Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2004.
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In 1997, one tobacco company CEO said he would probably "instantly" shut his doors "to get a better hold on things" if it were proved to his satisfaction that smoking causes cancer. That same company now admits on their website that smoking causes cancer, but they're still open for business.
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"In the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Court in and for Palm Beach County, Florida Case No. CL 95-1466 AH The State of Florida, et al., Plaintiff, Vs. The American Tobacco Company, et al., Defendants. Deposition of Geoffrey C. Bible Taken at the Instance of Plaintiffs." Truth Tobacco Industry Documents. 21 Aug. 1997. Deposition.
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African Americans are less likely to successfully quit smoking than white Americans.
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Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR): Quitting Smoking Among Adults --- United States, 2001--2010 ; Center for Disease Control and Prevention ; November 11, 2011
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