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 423 of 549 results. Fact Fact Fact Every day in 2017, an estimated 1,300 young adults misused an opioid prescription for the first time. 189 Reactions Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (2018). Key substance use and mental health indicators in the United States: Results from the 2017 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (HHS Publication No. SMA 18-5068, NSDUH Series H-53). Rockville, MD: Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. See all +less − Addiction, Painkillers Fact Fact Fact In 2010, for every woman that died of a prescription painkiller overdose, 30 went to the ER for misuse or abuse. 11 Reactions Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Vital Signs: Overdoses of Prescription Opioid Pain Relievers and Other Drugs Among Women — United States, 1999–2010. MMWR 2013;62:537-542. See all +less − Addiction, Epidemic, Health Risks, Heroin, Overdose, Painkillers, Prescriptions, Recovery Fact Fact Fact In the U.S., smoking results in 5.4 million years of potential life lost each year. 13 Reactions Source: "The Health Consequences of Smoking." CDC. Respiratory Diseases. 2004. 43, 47. Report. See all +less − Death Fact Fact Fact Of current smokers in the U.S., 1,273,000 have emphysema from smoking. 2 Reactions Source: "Cigarette Smoking Attributable Morbidity - United States, 2000." CDC. 04 Sept. 2003; 52(35) 842-844. Table. See all +less − Health Risks Fact Fact Fact In 2008, 48.8% of people for whom their high school diploma was their highest level of educational attainment who have ever smoked reported that they had successfully quit. 1 Reactions Source: "Cigarette Smoking Among Adults and Trends in Smoking Cessation --- United States, 2008." CDC. Atlanta, GA. 58(44). 13 Nov. 2009: 1227-1232. Web. See all +less − Quitting Fact Fact Fact 69 animal and/or human carcinogens are in tobacco smoke. 3 Reactions Source: "Smoking and Tobacco Control." U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute. Bethesda, MD. Risks Associated with Smoking Cigarettes with Low Machine-Measured Yields of Tar and Nicotine. 19 Nov. 2001. See all +less − Cigarettes Fact Fact Fact An ingredient in mothballs- naphthalene- is also found in cigarette smoke. 4 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. Oct. 2001. "Naphthalene in Moth Balls and Toilet Deodorant Cakes." New South Wales Government Department of Health. Jan. 2011. See all +less − Ingredients, Cigarettes Fact Fact Fact Nicotine is as addictive as heroin, cocaine and alcohol. 14 Reactions Source: "International Symposium on Nicotine: The Effects of Nicotine on Biological Systems II." Google Books. Ed. Clarke, P.B.S., et al., 1994. Web. See all +less − Health Risks Fact Fact Fact Back in the day, Big tobacco exposed sheep to smoke by sticking tracheotomy tubes down their throats. 6 Reactions Source: "Exposure of Sheep to Smoke by way of a Tracheostomy Tube." Truth Tobacco Industry Documents. Oct. 1970. Chart, Graph. Osdene, T.S. "Visit to Huntingdon Research Center, Huntingdon, England." Truth Tobacco Industry Documents. 10 Apr. 1970. Report. Coleman, Frank Philip. "Application for Research Grant: Effects of Prolonged Inhalation of Cigarette Smoke on the Respiratory Tract of Sheep." Truth Tobacco Industry Documents. 07 Apr. 1955. Application. See all +less − Smoking Pagination First page« First Previous page‹ Previous … Page43 Page44 Page45 Page46 Current page47 Page48 Page49 Page50 Page51 … Next pageNext › Last pageLast »
Fact Fact Fact Every day in 2017, an estimated 1,300 young adults misused an opioid prescription for the first time. 189 Reactions Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (2018). Key substance use and mental health indicators in the United States: Results from the 2017 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (HHS Publication No. SMA 18-5068, NSDUH Series H-53). Rockville, MD: Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. See all +less − Addiction, Painkillers
Fact Fact Fact In 2010, for every woman that died of a prescription painkiller overdose, 30 went to the ER for misuse or abuse. 11 Reactions Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Vital Signs: Overdoses of Prescription Opioid Pain Relievers and Other Drugs Among Women — United States, 1999–2010. MMWR 2013;62:537-542. See all +less − Addiction, Epidemic, Health Risks, Heroin, Overdose, Painkillers, Prescriptions, Recovery
Fact Fact Fact In the U.S., smoking results in 5.4 million years of potential life lost each year. 13 Reactions Source: "The Health Consequences of Smoking." CDC. Respiratory Diseases. 2004. 43, 47. Report. See all +less − Death
Fact Fact Fact Of current smokers in the U.S., 1,273,000 have emphysema from smoking. 2 Reactions Source: "Cigarette Smoking Attributable Morbidity - United States, 2000." CDC. 04 Sept. 2003; 52(35) 842-844. Table. See all +less − Health Risks
Fact Fact Fact In 2008, 48.8% of people for whom their high school diploma was their highest level of educational attainment who have ever smoked reported that they had successfully quit. 1 Reactions Source: "Cigarette Smoking Among Adults and Trends in Smoking Cessation --- United States, 2008." CDC. Atlanta, GA. 58(44). 13 Nov. 2009: 1227-1232. Web. See all +less − Quitting
Fact Fact Fact 69 animal and/or human carcinogens are in tobacco smoke. 3 Reactions Source: "Smoking and Tobacco Control." U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute. Bethesda, MD. Risks Associated with Smoking Cigarettes with Low Machine-Measured Yields of Tar and Nicotine. 19 Nov. 2001. See all +less − Cigarettes
Fact Fact Fact An ingredient in mothballs- naphthalene- is also found in cigarette smoke. 4 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. Oct. 2001. "Naphthalene in Moth Balls and Toilet Deodorant Cakes." New South Wales Government Department of Health. Jan. 2011. See all +less − Ingredients, Cigarettes
Fact Fact Fact Nicotine is as addictive as heroin, cocaine and alcohol. 14 Reactions Source: "International Symposium on Nicotine: The Effects of Nicotine on Biological Systems II." Google Books. Ed. Clarke, P.B.S., et al., 1994. Web. See all +less − Health Risks
Fact Fact Fact Back in the day, Big tobacco exposed sheep to smoke by sticking tracheotomy tubes down their throats. 6 Reactions Source: "Exposure of Sheep to Smoke by way of a Tracheostomy Tube." Truth Tobacco Industry Documents. Oct. 1970. Chart, Graph. Osdene, T.S. "Visit to Huntingdon Research Center, Huntingdon, England." Truth Tobacco Industry Documents. 10 Apr. 1970. Report. Coleman, Frank Philip. "Application for Research Grant: Effects of Prolonged Inhalation of Cigarette Smoke on the Respiratory Tract of Sheep." Truth Tobacco Industry Documents. 07 Apr. 1955. Application. See all +less − Smoking