Fact The DoD spends more than $1.6 billion each year on tobacco-related medical care, increased hospitalization, and lost days of work. Smoking, Health Risks
Fact Despite declining smoking rates in civilians, smoking prevalence in the military continues to rise. Smoking, Marketing
Fact Low-income neighborhoods are more likely to have tobacco retailers near schools than other neighborhoods Smoking, Advertising
Fact Low-Income neighborhoods are more likely to have tobacco retailers near schools than other neighborhoods Smoking, Advertising
Fact In DC, Big Tobacco advertises up to 10x more in black neighborhoods than in other neighborhoods Smoking, Advertising
Fact "Point of sale" refers to a place where people purchase things — like the counter at a drugstore. Big Tobacco spends 95% of its $9.1 billion annual marketing budget here. Smoking, Marketing
Fact Big Tobacco spends nearly $1 million every hour marketing their products at the "point of sale" — a.k.a. where people buy things (like the counter at a drugstore). Smoking, Advertising, Retail
