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"Philip Morris' Ad on Macaroni and Peace - Kosoco Tale Narrows Gap Between Philanthropy, Publicity." Truth Tobacco Industry Documents. 24 Jul. 2001. Article. See all +less − Advertising Fact Fact Fact About one third of youth smokers will eventually die from a tobacco-related disease. 1 Reactions Source: Epstein, D. "Tobacco: the next World War?" Pan American Health Organization. World Health Organization. 1997. 2(2). Web. See all +less − Death Fact Fact Fact On their websites, tobacco companies encourage people to quit smoking. However, in 2006, a court found that tobacco companies manipulate nicotine levels to keep smokers addicted. 2 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 National African American Tobacco Prevention Network, Ontervenors, v. 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: 5. Home - Philip Morris USA. Altria, 2016. Web. See all +less − Ingredients, Advertising, Cigarettes Fact Fact Fact The five major smokeless manufacturers spent a total of $718.3 million on advertising and promotion in 2017, a decrease from the $759.3 million spent in 2016. 2 Reactions Source: Federal Trade Commission. Smokeless Tobacco Report for 2017. Retrieved from https://www.ftc.gov/reports/federal-trade-commission-cigarette-report-2017-federal-trade-commission-smokeless-tobacco. Published February, 2019. See all +less − Advertising Fact Fact Fact Big Tobacco's products kill 112 people from secondhand smoke every day. 2 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 − Death Fact Fact Fact One tree is killed for just 15 packs of Cigarettes. 12 Reactions Source: "Billions of trees. Millions of cigarette butts. One dangerous product." California Department of Public Health. 2015. Web. See all +less − Environment Fact Fact Fact Several studies have found a greater number of tobacco advertisements in African American neighborhoods. 1 Reactions Source: "Disparities and Menthol Marketing: Additional Evidence in Support of Point of Sale Policies." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health — Open Access Journal, Anderson, 2016 ; Moreland-Russel, 2013; Rising 2011 See all +less − Profiling Fact Fact 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). 6 Reactions Source: Federal Trade Commission. Federal Trade Commission Cigarette Report for 2012. Washington, DC: Federal Trade Commission, 2015. http://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents /reports/federal-trade-commission-cigarette-report-2012/150327-2012cigaretterpt.pdf. Accessed November 16, 2015. See all +less − Advertising, Retail Fact Fact Fact Big tobacco targeted people with mental health issues. 2 Reactions Source: Preparation of a Scientific American Article in How Nicotine Works in the Human Brain April 9,1993 / RJR, Smith CJR Thank you note addressed to RJ Reynolds: “Thank you for your generous contribution…”March 4, 1985 / RJR Request letter addressed to RJ Reynolds: Operation Santa Claus October 4, 1984 / RJR Itemized list of all samples distributed by Lorillard employees February 22, 1983 / Lorillard Records The National Survey on Drug Use and Health Report March 20, 2013 / SAMHSA Tobacco: US Domestic Tobacco Primer, 2017 Edition March 22, 2017 / Bank of America, Merrill Lynch Tobacco Use Among Adults with Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders June, 2016 / CDC Understanding Excess Mortality in Persons with Mental Illness June, 2011 / Medical Care. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1EEuLGQRomzb2Y5TE5aVS1HWFU/view?usp=sharing Vital Signs: Current Cigarette Smoking Among Adults Aged > 18 Years with Mental Illness – United States, 2009-2011 February 8, 2013 / CDC See all +less − Profiling Pagination First page« First Previous page‹ Previous … Page14 Page15 Page16 Page17 Current page18 Page19 Page20 Page21 Page22 … Next pageNext › Last pageLast »
Fact Fact Fact A tobacco company once gave $125,000 worth of food to a charity, according to an estimate by The Wall Street Journal. Then, they spent well over $22 million telling people about it. I guess when you sell a deadly, addictive product, you need all the good PR you can get. 3 Reactions Source: Branch, Shelly. "Philip Morris' Ad on Macaroni and Peace - Kosoco Tale Narrows Gap Between Philanthropy, Publicity." Truth Tobacco Industry Documents. 24 Jul. 2001. Article. See all +less − Advertising
Fact Fact Fact About one third of youth smokers will eventually die from a tobacco-related disease. 1 Reactions Source: Epstein, D. "Tobacco: the next World War?" Pan American Health Organization. World Health Organization. 1997. 2(2). Web. See all +less − Death
Fact Fact Fact On their websites, tobacco companies encourage people to quit smoking. However, in 2006, a court found that tobacco companies manipulate nicotine levels to keep smokers addicted. 2 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 National African American Tobacco Prevention Network, Ontervenors, v. 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: 5. Home - Philip Morris USA. Altria, 2016. Web. See all +less − Ingredients, Advertising, Cigarettes
Fact Fact Fact The five major smokeless manufacturers spent a total of $718.3 million on advertising and promotion in 2017, a decrease from the $759.3 million spent in 2016. 2 Reactions Source: Federal Trade Commission. Smokeless Tobacco Report for 2017. Retrieved from https://www.ftc.gov/reports/federal-trade-commission-cigarette-report-2017-federal-trade-commission-smokeless-tobacco. Published February, 2019. See all +less − Advertising
Fact Fact Fact Big Tobacco's products kill 112 people from secondhand smoke every day. 2 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 − Death
Fact Fact Fact One tree is killed for just 15 packs of Cigarettes. 12 Reactions Source: "Billions of trees. Millions of cigarette butts. One dangerous product." California Department of Public Health. 2015. Web. See all +less − Environment
Fact Fact Fact Several studies have found a greater number of tobacco advertisements in African American neighborhoods. 1 Reactions Source: "Disparities and Menthol Marketing: Additional Evidence in Support of Point of Sale Policies." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health — Open Access Journal, Anderson, 2016 ; Moreland-Russel, 2013; Rising 2011 See all +less − Profiling
Fact Fact 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). 6 Reactions Source: Federal Trade Commission. Federal Trade Commission Cigarette Report for 2012. Washington, DC: Federal Trade Commission, 2015. http://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents /reports/federal-trade-commission-cigarette-report-2012/150327-2012cigaretterpt.pdf. Accessed November 16, 2015. See all +less − Advertising, Retail
Fact Fact Fact Big tobacco targeted people with mental health issues. 2 Reactions Source: Preparation of a Scientific American Article in How Nicotine Works in the Human Brain April 9,1993 / RJR, Smith CJR Thank you note addressed to RJ Reynolds: “Thank you for your generous contribution…”March 4, 1985 / RJR Request letter addressed to RJ Reynolds: Operation Santa Claus October 4, 1984 / RJR Itemized list of all samples distributed by Lorillard employees February 22, 1983 / Lorillard Records The National Survey on Drug Use and Health Report March 20, 2013 / SAMHSA Tobacco: US Domestic Tobacco Primer, 2017 Edition March 22, 2017 / Bank of America, Merrill Lynch Tobacco Use Among Adults with Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders June, 2016 / CDC Understanding Excess Mortality in Persons with Mental Illness June, 2011 / Medical Care. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1EEuLGQRomzb2Y5TE5aVS1HWFU/view?usp=sharing Vital Signs: Current Cigarette Smoking Among Adults Aged > 18 Years with Mental Illness – United States, 2009-2011 February 8, 2013 / CDC See all +less − Profiling