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Big Tobacco has targeted the LGBTQ+ community

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Big Tobacco disproportionately targeted the LGBTQ community. They even used “pride” in their advertisements.

"How the Tobacco Industry Has Targeted the LGBT Community for Decades." ATTN.com; 13 Jan 2017.

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Profiling, Pop Culture

PROUD

PROUD

Big Tobacco used Pride to target members of the LGBTQ+ community. So we’re asking you: what makes you feel proud?

Advertising, Pop Culture

The Environment and Tobacco

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Cigarettes are the most Littered Item On Earth.

"Top 10 Items Found." Ocean Conservancy. Web.

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In the US, cigarettes kill about 54 people an hour.

"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.

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Death, Cigarettes

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Urea was found in cigarettes. Urea is also found in Pee.

Covington & Burling. "Summary of Data on Urea." Truth Tobacco Industry Documents. 05 Feb. 1993. Report. "Cigarette Ingredients. R.J. Reynolds List of Ingredients." R.J. Reynolds. 2013. Web.

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Ingredients, Cigarettes

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Methanol is found in cigarettes. Methanol is also found in antifreeze.

Perez, E. "Antifreeze Poisoning." U.S. National Library of Medicine, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, 13 Jan. 2016. Web. "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: 161.

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Ingredients, Cigarettes

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Cinnamaldehyde is found in cigarettes. Cinnamaldehyde is also found in pet repellant.

"PM USA Cigarette Tobacco & Flavor Ingredients." Altria. 1. Web. "Cinnamaldehyde - Identification, toxicity, use, water pollution potential, ecological toxicity and regulatory information." Pesticide Action Network. Oakland, CA. Web.

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Ingredients, Cigarettes

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Cadmium is found in cigarettes. Cadmium is also found in batteries.

"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.
"ToxFAQsTM for Cadmium." Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Atlanta, GA., 12 Mar. 2015. Web.

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Ingredients, Cigarettes

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Toluene is found in cigarette smoke. Toluene is also found in gasoline.

McKeown, N J. "Toluene Toxicity." Medscape, 01 Feb. 2015. Web. "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.

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Ingredients, Cigarettes

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Hydrazine is found in cigarettes. Hydrazine is also found in rocket fuel.

"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: 180. "HYDRAZINE, 1,1-DIMETHYLHYDRAZINE AND 1, 2-DIMETHYLHYDRAZINE." Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, June 2013.

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Ingredients, Cigarettes

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Acetone is found in cigarette smoke. Acetone also removes nail polish.

"ToxFAQs™ for Acetone." Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Atlanta, GA., Sept. 1995. Web. "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.

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Ingredients, Cigarettes

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Geraniol is found in cigarettes. Geraniol is also found in pesticides.

"PM USA Cigarette Tobacco & Flavor Ingredients." Altria. 2. Web.
Kegley, S.E., et al. "Geraniol." Pesticide Action Network. Oakland, CA. 2014. Web.

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