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 477 of 549 results. Fact Fact Fact In a year, the VA spent 5 billion dollars to treat veterans with tobacco-related COPD. 1 Reactions Source: See all +less − Disease, Cost Fact Fact Fact Every day, 130 Americans die after overdosing on opioids. 12 Reactions Source: Hedegaard H, Miniño AM, Warner M. Drug overdose deaths in the United States, 1999–2017. NCHS Data Brief, no 329. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2018. See all +less − Addiction, Epidemic, Overdose Fact Fact Fact Individuals who are prescribed opioids prior to graduating high school are 33% more likely to misuse prescription opioids after graduating. Reactions Source: Prescription Opioids in Adolescence and Future Opioid Misuse Richard Miech, Lloyd Johnston, Patrick M. O’Malley, Katherine M. Keyes, Kennon Heard Pediatrics Nov 2015, 136 (5) e1169-e1177; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2015-1364 See all +less − Fact Fact Fact In the U.S., about 41,000 people die each year from secondhand smoke-related diseases. 94 Reactions Source: "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. Cardiovascular Diseases. 2014. Report. See all +less − Death, Disease Fact Fact Fact Radioactive Polonium-210 is found in cigarette smoke. Polonium-210 contributes to cancer. 2 Reactions Source: "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. 19 Nov. 2001: 180. See all +less − Cancer, Ingredients Fact Fact Fact In the US, 36,000 people die each year from cancers other than lung caused by smoking. 1 Reactions Source: "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. See all +less − Cancer, Death, Cigarettes Fact Fact Fact In the past, Big Tobacco has compared the addictiveness of cigarettes with that of television. 3 Reactions Source: "Hearing Of The House Energy & Commerce Committee Subcommittee On Health And The Environment, On Nicotine And Cigarettes." Truth Tobacco Industry Documents. 14 Apr. 1994. Deposition. See all +less − Products 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. 1 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. 6 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 Pagination First page« First Previous page‹ Previous … Page49 Page50 Page51 Page52 Current page53 Page54 Page55 Page56 Page57 … Next pageNext › Last pageLast »
Fact Fact Fact In a year, the VA spent 5 billion dollars to treat veterans with tobacco-related COPD. 1 Reactions Source: See all +less − Disease, Cost
Fact Fact Fact Every day, 130 Americans die after overdosing on opioids. 12 Reactions Source: Hedegaard H, Miniño AM, Warner M. Drug overdose deaths in the United States, 1999–2017. NCHS Data Brief, no 329. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2018. See all +less − Addiction, Epidemic, Overdose
Fact Fact Fact Individuals who are prescribed opioids prior to graduating high school are 33% more likely to misuse prescription opioids after graduating. Reactions Source: Prescription Opioids in Adolescence and Future Opioid Misuse Richard Miech, Lloyd Johnston, Patrick M. O’Malley, Katherine M. Keyes, Kennon Heard Pediatrics Nov 2015, 136 (5) e1169-e1177; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2015-1364 See all +less −
Fact Fact Fact In the U.S., about 41,000 people die each year from secondhand smoke-related diseases. 94 Reactions Source: "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. Cardiovascular Diseases. 2014. Report. See all +less − Death, Disease
Fact Fact Fact Radioactive Polonium-210 is found in cigarette smoke. Polonium-210 contributes to cancer. 2 Reactions Source: "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. 19 Nov. 2001: 180. See all +less − Cancer, Ingredients
Fact Fact Fact In the US, 36,000 people die each year from cancers other than lung caused by smoking. 1 Reactions Source: "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. See all +less − Cancer, Death, Cigarettes
Fact Fact Fact In the past, Big Tobacco has compared the addictiveness of cigarettes with that of television. 3 Reactions Source: "Hearing Of The House Energy & Commerce Committee Subcommittee On Health And The Environment, On Nicotine And Cigarettes." Truth Tobacco Industry Documents. 14 Apr. 1994. Deposition. See all +less − Products
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. 1 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. 6 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