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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An estimated 1.69 BILLION pounds of butts wind up as toxic trash each year.
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"Cigarette Butts Are Toxic Waste." California Department of Public Health. 2015. Web.
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Cigarettes aren’t biodegradable — which means they don’t fully break down over time.
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"The Environment vs Cigarettes." Quit Smoking Community. 27 Nov. 2013.
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Every cigarette a man smokes takes 11 minutes off his life. That means every pack of cigarettes Big Tobacco makes shortens a man's life by 3.5 hours. Let that blow your mind.
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Shaw, Mary, Richard Mitchell, and Danny Dorling. "Time for a smoke? One cigarette is equivalent to 11 minutes of life expectancy." British Medical Journal. 320(53). 2000. Web.
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One cigarette company biologically engineered tobacco plants to have twice the normal level of nicotine.
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"A Report of the Surgeon General." U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health. Other Effects. 2004: 616. Report.
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Urea was found in cigarettes. Urea is also found in Pee.
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Covington & Burling. "Summary of Data on Urea." Truth Tobacco Industry Documents. 05 Feb. 1993. Report.
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Even if someone doesn't consider themselves a smoker, every "bummed" cigarette causes damage to vital organs in the body. Give that pancreas a break.
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Young, Saundra. "Surgeon General report: Tobacco smoke does immediate damage." CNN. 09 Dec. 2010. Web.
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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.
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"Where We Stand: Raising the Tobacco Age to 21." Truth Initiative. October 2017.
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Penis. PENIS! Got your attention? Keep it at attention - smoking can cause erectile dysfunction in men as young as 20.
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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. 2014. Report.
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Cadmium is found in cigarettes. Cadmium is also found in batteries.
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"Smoking and Tobacco Control." U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute. Risks Associated with Smoking Cigarettes with Low Machine-Measured Yields of Tar and Nicotine, Oct. 2001.
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Secondhand smoke causes more than 41,000 deaths among nonsmoking adults every single year.
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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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Some kids exposed to secondhand smoke have more body fat and slower learning skills.
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"Second-hand Smoke Increases Fatness, Hinders Cognition in Children." Medical Xpress. 28 Jan. 2016.
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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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