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Drug Alcohol Depend (2013) 132:95–100 See all +less − Addiction, Epidemic, Painkillers Fact Fact Fact Since 1999, over 9,000 children and teens have died from opioid overdoses. Reactions Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC WONDER: Multiple Cause of Death 1999-2017. See all +less − Fact Fact Fact Of current smokers in the U.S., 358,000 have a cancer other than lung cancer from smoking. 46 Reactions Source: Cigarette Smoking Attributable Morbidity - United States, 2000. CDC. 04 Sept. 2003; 52(35) 842-844. Table. See all +less − Cancer 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. 4 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. 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 Benzene, arsenic and cyanide are all poisons. They're all in cigarette smoke too. 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. "Toxicological Profile For Benzene." U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Atlanta, GA., Aug. 2007. "Toxicological Profile For Arsenic." U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Atlanta, GA., Aug. 2007. "Toxicological Profile For Cyanide." U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Atlanta, GA., Aug. 2007. See all +less − Ingredients, Cigarettes Fact Fact Fact Using smokeless tobacco is also associated with gum recession, dental caries, and dental staining and abrasion. 2 Reactions Source: "Youth and Tobacco: Preventing Tobacco Use among Young People. A Report of the Surgeon General." Department of Health and Human Services. Washington, DC. 33. Web. See all +less − Disease Fact Fact Fact 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. 190 Reactions Source: Young, Saundra. "Surgeon General report: Tobacco smoke does immediate damage." CNN. 09 Dec. 2010. Web. "How Tobacco Smoke Causes Disease: The Biology and Behavioral Basis for Smoking-Attributable Disease." 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Fact Fact Fact 80% of heroin users started with a prescription painkiller. 20 Reactions Source: Jones CM. Heroin use and heroin use risk behaviors among nonmedical users of prescription opioid pain relievers – United States, 2002-2004 and 2008-2010. Drug Alcohol Depend (2013) 132:95–100 See all +less − Addiction, Epidemic, Painkillers
Fact Fact Fact Since 1999, over 9,000 children and teens have died from opioid overdoses. Reactions Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC WONDER: Multiple Cause of Death 1999-2017. See all +less −
Fact Fact Fact Of current smokers in the U.S., 358,000 have a cancer other than lung cancer from smoking. 46 Reactions Source: Cigarette Smoking Attributable Morbidity - United States, 2000. CDC. 04 Sept. 2003; 52(35) 842-844. Table. See all +less − Cancer
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. 4 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. 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 Benzene, arsenic and cyanide are all poisons. They're all in cigarette smoke too. 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. "Toxicological Profile For Benzene." U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Atlanta, GA., Aug. 2007. "Toxicological Profile For Arsenic." U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Atlanta, GA., Aug. 2007. "Toxicological Profile For Cyanide." U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Atlanta, GA., Aug. 2007. See all +less − Ingredients, Cigarettes
Fact Fact Fact Using smokeless tobacco is also associated with gum recession, dental caries, and dental staining and abrasion. 2 Reactions Source: "Youth and Tobacco: Preventing Tobacco Use among Young People. A Report of the Surgeon General." Department of Health and Human Services. Washington, DC. 33. Web. See all +less − Disease
Fact Fact Fact 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. 190 Reactions Source: Young, Saundra. "Surgeon General report: Tobacco smoke does immediate damage." CNN. 09 Dec. 2010. Web. "How Tobacco Smoke Causes Disease: The Biology and Behavioral Basis for Smoking-Attributable Disease." Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health. Atlanta, GA. 2010: 6. See all +less − Health Risks