Topic AddictionAdvertisingAdvertisingCancerCancerChewing TobaccoCigarettesCigarsCostCostDeathDeathDiseaseDiseaseE-cigarettesEnvironmentEpidemicFashionFlavors/MentholFlavors/MentholGamingHealth RisksHealth RisksHealth RisksHeroinHookahIngredientsIngredientsJuulLegal AgeLegal AgeMarketingMarketingMoviesMusicOpioidsOverdosePainkillersPetsPop CulturePop CulturePrescriptionsProductsProfilingProfilingQuittingQuittingRecoveryRetailRetailSmoke-Free PlacesSmoke-Free PlacesSmokingSocial MediaStreamingTobacco SalesTobacco SnuffTVVaping ShowClose Filters Filter by Tags Subtags Search Change Issue SmokingVapingOpioids Showing 261 of 549 results. Fact Fact Fact 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. 2 Reactions Source: "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. Home - Philip Morris USA. Altria. 2016. Web. See all +less − Cancer Fact Fact Fact In 1996, the tobacco industry said that drinking one to two glasses of whole milk a day was riskier than second-hand smoke. 7 Reactions Source: "Second-Hand Tobacco Smoke in Perspective. What Risks Do You Take?" Truth Tobacco Industry Documents, 1994. Advertisement. See all +less − Health Risks, Advertising Fact Fact Fact Smokeless tobacco use causes oral cancer, lesions, and gum recession. 2 Reactions Source: Nelson, D.E., et al. "Trends in Smokeless Tobacco Use Among Adults and Adolescents in the United States." American Journal of Public Health. 96(5). May 2006: 897–905. See all +less − Cancer, Disease Fact Fact Fact In 1981, one tobacco company document said, "Hispanic men still strive to project a macho image." 2 Reactions Source: "Salem Black Initiative Program Brand Team Ideation Session." Truth Tobacco Industry Documents. 03 Aug. 1989. Report. See all +less − Profiling Fact Fact Fact 600 MILLION TREES are chopped down every year for Big Tobacco. 3 Reactions Source: "Tobacco and the environment." Action on Smoking and Health. Sept. 2015. Web. See all +less − Environment Fact Fact Fact A study conducted in Philadelphia found that there were 69% more tobacco retailers per capita in low-income areas than in high-income areas. 1 Reactions Source: Philadelphia Department of Public Health. Tobacco Sales and Neighborhood Income in Philadelphia. CHART 2016;1(2):1–6 See all +less − Retail Fact Fact Fact Over 99% of convenience stores in the U.S. sell cigarettes. 99.6% sell other tobacco products. And 92% have tobacco ads on display. That's a lot of 9's to say: convenience stores sure seem to be crazy about cigarettes. 1 Reactions Source: 1. Cigarettes Generate Big Revenue for Convenience Stores: Analysis of 2013 State of the Industry Report. The Center for Tobacco Policy & Organizing http://center4tobaccopolicy.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Cigarettes-Generate-Big-Revenue-September-2013.pdf 2. Feighery, E. C., Ribisl, K. M., Schleicher, N. C., & Clark, P. I. (2004). Retailer participation in cigarette company incentive programs is related to increased levels of cigarette advertising and cheaper cigarette prices in stores. Prev Med, 38(6), 876-884. See all +less − Retail, Products, Cigarettes Fact Fact Fact Quitting smoking has been linked to helping with symptoms of depression. 3 Reactions Source: Lembke, Anna, Kenasha Johnson, and Charles DeBattista. “Depression and Smoking Cessation: Does the Evidence Support Psychiatric Practice?” Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment 3.4 (2007): 487–493. Print. See all +less − Quitting Fact Fact Fact In a grim milestone, more people died from heroin-related causes than from gun homicides in 2017. 1 Reactions Source: Scholl L, Seth P, Kariisa M, Wilson N, Baldwin G. Drug and Opioid-Involved Overdose Deaths — United States, 2013–2017. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2019;67:1419–1427. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm675152e1. See all +less − Pagination First page« First Previous page‹ Previous … Page25 Page26 Page27 Page28 Current page29 Page30 Page31 Page32 Page33 … Next pageNext › Last pageLast »
Fact Fact Fact 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. 2 Reactions Source: "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. Home - Philip Morris USA. Altria. 2016. Web. See all +less − Cancer
Fact Fact Fact In 1996, the tobacco industry said that drinking one to two glasses of whole milk a day was riskier than second-hand smoke. 7 Reactions Source: "Second-Hand Tobacco Smoke in Perspective. What Risks Do You Take?" Truth Tobacco Industry Documents, 1994. Advertisement. See all +less − Health Risks, Advertising
Fact Fact Fact Smokeless tobacco use causes oral cancer, lesions, and gum recession. 2 Reactions Source: Nelson, D.E., et al. "Trends in Smokeless Tobacco Use Among Adults and Adolescents in the United States." American Journal of Public Health. 96(5). May 2006: 897–905. See all +less − Cancer, Disease
Fact Fact Fact In 1981, one tobacco company document said, "Hispanic men still strive to project a macho image." 2 Reactions Source: "Salem Black Initiative Program Brand Team Ideation Session." Truth Tobacco Industry Documents. 03 Aug. 1989. Report. See all +less − Profiling
Fact Fact Fact 600 MILLION TREES are chopped down every year for Big Tobacco. 3 Reactions Source: "Tobacco and the environment." Action on Smoking and Health. Sept. 2015. Web. See all +less − Environment
Fact Fact Fact A study conducted in Philadelphia found that there were 69% more tobacco retailers per capita in low-income areas than in high-income areas. 1 Reactions Source: Philadelphia Department of Public Health. Tobacco Sales and Neighborhood Income in Philadelphia. CHART 2016;1(2):1–6 See all +less − Retail
Fact Fact Fact Over 99% of convenience stores in the U.S. sell cigarettes. 99.6% sell other tobacco products. And 92% have tobacco ads on display. That's a lot of 9's to say: convenience stores sure seem to be crazy about cigarettes. 1 Reactions Source: 1. Cigarettes Generate Big Revenue for Convenience Stores: Analysis of 2013 State of the Industry Report. The Center for Tobacco Policy & Organizing http://center4tobaccopolicy.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Cigarettes-Generate-Big-Revenue-September-2013.pdf 2. Feighery, E. C., Ribisl, K. M., Schleicher, N. C., & Clark, P. I. (2004). Retailer participation in cigarette company incentive programs is related to increased levels of cigarette advertising and cheaper cigarette prices in stores. Prev Med, 38(6), 876-884. See all +less − Retail, Products, Cigarettes
Fact Fact Fact Quitting smoking has been linked to helping with symptoms of depression. 3 Reactions Source: Lembke, Anna, Kenasha Johnson, and Charles DeBattista. “Depression and Smoking Cessation: Does the Evidence Support Psychiatric Practice?” Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment 3.4 (2007): 487–493. Print. See all +less − Quitting
Fact Fact Fact In a grim milestone, more people died from heroin-related causes than from gun homicides in 2017. 1 Reactions Source: Scholl L, Seth P, Kariisa M, Wilson N, Baldwin G. Drug and Opioid-Involved Overdose Deaths — United States, 2013–2017. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2019;67:1419–1427. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm675152e1. See all +less −