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 486 of 549 results. Fact Fact Fact For approximately 50 years, tobacco companies falsely and fraudulently denied that smoking causes lung cancer and emphysema. 1 Reactions Source: "United States of America, Plaintiff, and Tobacco-Free Kids Action Fund, American Cancer Society, American Heart Association, American Lung Association, Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights, and Nationals African American Tobacco Prevention Network, Intervenors, and Philip Morris USA, Inc. (f/k/a Philip Morris, Inc.), et al., Defendants." United States District Court for the District of Columbia. 17 Aug. 2006: 1-4, 219, 259, 293, 330, 479, 655, 819, 1397. Document. See all +less − Cancer Fact Fact Fact There is more smoking in TV shows rated TV-PG than in TV shows with a TV-14 rating. In other words, smoking is more prevalent on shows that aim to reach younger viewers. Hmm. 2 Reactions Source: Cullen, Jennifer, et al. "Depictions of Tobacco Use in 2007 Broadcast Television Programming Popular Among US Youth." Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine. 165(2). 07 Feb. 2011: 147-151. Web. See all +less − Legal Age, Pop Culture, Cigarettes Fact Fact Fact Cigarettes aren’t biodegradable — which means they don’t fully break down over time. 3 Reactions Source: "The Environment vs Cigarettes." Quit Smoking Community. 27 Nov. 2013. See all +less − Ingredients Fact Fact Fact During Desert Storm, Big Tobacco sent Marlboro-branded merch to troops deployed in Saudi Arabia. Reactions Source: Smith, E. A., & Malone, R. E. (2009). Tobacco Promotion to Military Personnel: “The Plums Are Here to Be Plucked.” Military Medicine, 174(8), 797–806. See all +less − Advertising Fact Fact Fact Big Tobacco disproportionately targeted the LGBTQ community. They even used “pride” in their advertisements. 258 Reactions Source: "How the Tobacco Industry Has Targeted the LGBT Community for Decades." ATTN.com; 13 Jan 2017. See all +less − Profiling, Pop Culture Fact Fact Fact There is no level or amount of exposure to secondhand smoke that is “risk-free.” 4 Reactions Source: “Smokefree Policies Improve Health.” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1 Dec. 2016, See all +less − Health Risks, Smoke-Free Places Fact Fact Fact Propylene glycol can become formaldehyde — a carcinogen — when heated to vaping temperatures. 21 Reactions Source: Salamanca, J. C., Meehan-Atrash, J., Vreeke, S., Escobedo, J. O., Peyton, D. H., & Strongin, R. M. (2018). E-cigarettes can emit formaldehyde at high levels under conditions that have been reported to be non-averse to users. Scientific reports, 8(1), 7559. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-25907-6 Formaldehyde and Cancer Risk was originally published by the National Cancer Institute. (n.d.). See all +less − E-cigarettes, Cancer, Ingredients Fact Fact Fact Carbon monoxide is in tobacco smoke. Carbon monoxide is a toxic gas which can cause death. 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. 19 Nov. 2001: 185. "Carbon Monoxide's Impact on Indoor Air Quality." United States Environmental Protection Agency. 05 Jan. 2016. Web. See all +less − Ingredients Fact Fact Fact In 1993, the Supreme Court decided that an inmate could sue a prison claiming that exposure to his cellmate's secondhand smoke could constitute cruel and unusual punishment. 1 Reactions Source: "Helling v. McKenney (91-1958), 509 U.S. 25 (1993)." Supreme Court of the United States. 1993. 1, 5. See all +less − Environment, Disease Pagination First page« First Previous page‹ Previous … Page50 Page51 Page52 Page53 Current page54 Page55 Page56 Page57 Page58 … Next pageNext › Last pageLast »
Fact Fact Fact For approximately 50 years, tobacco companies falsely and fraudulently denied that smoking causes lung cancer and emphysema. 1 Reactions Source: "United States of America, Plaintiff, and Tobacco-Free Kids Action Fund, American Cancer Society, American Heart Association, American Lung Association, Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights, and Nationals African American Tobacco Prevention Network, Intervenors, and Philip Morris USA, Inc. (f/k/a Philip Morris, Inc.), et al., Defendants." United States District Court for the District of Columbia. 17 Aug. 2006: 1-4, 219, 259, 293, 330, 479, 655, 819, 1397. Document. See all +less − Cancer
Fact Fact Fact There is more smoking in TV shows rated TV-PG than in TV shows with a TV-14 rating. In other words, smoking is more prevalent on shows that aim to reach younger viewers. Hmm. 2 Reactions Source: Cullen, Jennifer, et al. "Depictions of Tobacco Use in 2007 Broadcast Television Programming Popular Among US Youth." Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine. 165(2). 07 Feb. 2011: 147-151. Web. See all +less − Legal Age, Pop Culture, Cigarettes
Fact Fact Fact Cigarettes aren’t biodegradable — which means they don’t fully break down over time. 3 Reactions Source: "The Environment vs Cigarettes." Quit Smoking Community. 27 Nov. 2013. See all +less − Ingredients
Fact Fact Fact During Desert Storm, Big Tobacco sent Marlboro-branded merch to troops deployed in Saudi Arabia. Reactions Source: Smith, E. A., & Malone, R. E. (2009). Tobacco Promotion to Military Personnel: “The Plums Are Here to Be Plucked.” Military Medicine, 174(8), 797–806. See all +less − Advertising
Fact Fact Fact Big Tobacco disproportionately targeted the LGBTQ community. They even used “pride” in their advertisements. 258 Reactions Source: "How the Tobacco Industry Has Targeted the LGBT Community for Decades." ATTN.com; 13 Jan 2017. See all +less − Profiling, Pop Culture
Fact Fact Fact There is no level or amount of exposure to secondhand smoke that is “risk-free.” 4 Reactions Source: “Smokefree Policies Improve Health.” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1 Dec. 2016, See all +less − Health Risks, Smoke-Free Places
Fact Fact Fact Propylene glycol can become formaldehyde — a carcinogen — when heated to vaping temperatures. 21 Reactions Source: Salamanca, J. C., Meehan-Atrash, J., Vreeke, S., Escobedo, J. O., Peyton, D. H., & Strongin, R. M. (2018). E-cigarettes can emit formaldehyde at high levels under conditions that have been reported to be non-averse to users. Scientific reports, 8(1), 7559. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-25907-6 Formaldehyde and Cancer Risk was originally published by the National Cancer Institute. (n.d.). See all +less − E-cigarettes, Cancer, Ingredients
Fact Fact Fact Carbon monoxide is in tobacco smoke. Carbon monoxide is a toxic gas which can cause death. 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. 19 Nov. 2001: 185. "Carbon Monoxide's Impact on Indoor Air Quality." United States Environmental Protection Agency. 05 Jan. 2016. Web. See all +less − Ingredients
Fact Fact Fact In 1993, the Supreme Court decided that an inmate could sue a prison claiming that exposure to his cellmate's secondhand smoke could constitute cruel and unusual punishment. 1 Reactions Source: "Helling v. McKenney (91-1958), 509 U.S. 25 (1993)." Supreme Court of the United States. 1993. 1, 5. See all +less − Environment, Disease