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 360 of 549 results. Fact Fact Fact In 1989, millions of cases of imported fruit were banned after a small amount of cyanide was found in just two grapes. There's 33 times more cyanide in a single cigarette than was found in both of those grapes. Reactions Source: "Economic Policy: Interest Rates Are Kept High." Truth Tobacco Industry Documents. 16 Feb. 1989. Report. Kazman, Sam."When Chemophobia Ruled the Land." Truth Tobacco Industry Documents. June 1993. News Article. "April Risk Assessment: Low Through Out the Country." Truth Tobacco Industry Documents. 17 Mar. 1989. Note. Mejia, John. "A Year After Grape Scare, Chilean Fruit Sales Thrive." Truth Tobacco Industry Documents. 05 Mar. 1990. Article. Hoffman, Diertrich, Ilse Hoffman, and Karen El-Bayoumy. "The Less Harmful Cigarette: A Controversial Issue. A Tribute to Ernst L. Wynder." Chemical Research in Toxicology. The American Chemical Society, 28 June 2001. 14 (7): 767–90. Web. See all +less − Ingredients Fact Fact Fact Hydrazine is found in cigarettes. Hydrazine is also found in rocket fuel. 7 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: 180. "HYDRAZINE, 1,1-DIMETHYLHYDRAZINE AND 1, 2-DIMETHYLHYDRAZINE." Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, June 2013. See all +less − Ingredients, Cigarettes Fact Fact Fact As part of a 1982 tobacco company's report on how to "get a foothold in the young black menthol market," they said they'd need a brand "with a short, easily pronounced name." 1 Reactions Source: Johnston, Myron. "Newport Smokers." Truth Tobacco Industry Documents. 18 Nov. 1982. Memo. "Myron E. Johnston." SourceWatch. 11 Sept. 2008. Web. "Tobacco Company Quotes on Marketing to Kids." Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. Washington, DC. 14 May 2001. Web. See all +less − Marketing Fact Fact Fact The CEO of a top e-cig brand said other e-cig manufacturers used flavorings "to attract children." Fast-forward ten months and that same CEO was introducing "Butter Crumble" and berry flavors, saying, "flavor is essential to vapors' satisfaction." How old are those vapors? 3 Reactions Source: Richtel, Matt. “E-Cigarette Makers Are in an Arms Race for Exotic Vapor Flavors.” The New York Times. 15 June 2014. Web. See all +less − Marketing Fact Fact Fact Fish can be unintentionally killed if their owner smokes. Gulp. 2 Reactions Source: Axelrod, Herbert R. et al. Dr. Axelrod’s Mini-Atlas of Freshwater Aquarium Fish. 1987 p. 827. See all +less − Pets Fact Fact Fact Big Tobacco once said people “entering stressful situations, e.g., starting a new job or entering the military” often start to smoke or smoke more. They targeted their products to the US military. 12 Reactions Source: PM, PHILIP MORRIS,DUNN,WL JR,SCHORI,TR. SMOKING BEHAVIOR AND STRESS. 1971 November. Philip Morris Records. See all +less − Fact Fact Fact A recent study showed that low-income neighborhoods are more likely to have tobacco retailers near schools than other neighborhoods. Reactions Source: Heather D’Angelo, PhD, Alice Ammerman, DrPH, RD, Penny Gordon-Larsen, PhD, Laura Linnan, ScD, Leslie Lytle, PhD, and Kurt M. Ribisl, PhD. Sociodemographic Disparities in Proximity of Schools to Tobacco Outlets and Fast-Food Restaurants. AJPH ; September 2016, Vol 106, No. 9 See all +less − Profiling, Retail, Tobacco Sales Fact Fact Fact Big Tobacco grew genetically engineered tobacco plants with 2X the natural levels of nicotine. 1 Reactions Source: Lewan T. Dark secrets of tobacco company exposed, 1998 See all +less − Environment, Cigarettes Fact Fact Fact Heroin-related overdose deaths increased 5x from 2010 to 2017. 1 Reactions Source: Scholl L, Seth P, Kariisa M, Wilson N, Baldwin G. Drug and Opioid-Involved Overdose Deaths — United States, 2013–2017. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2019;67:1419–1427. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm675152e1. See all +less − Epidemic, Heroin, Overdose Pagination First page« First Previous page‹ Previous … Page36 Page37 Page38 Page39 Current page40 Page41 Page42 Page43 Page44 … Next pageNext › Last pageLast »
Fact Fact Fact In 1989, millions of cases of imported fruit were banned after a small amount of cyanide was found in just two grapes. There's 33 times more cyanide in a single cigarette than was found in both of those grapes. Reactions Source: "Economic Policy: Interest Rates Are Kept High." Truth Tobacco Industry Documents. 16 Feb. 1989. Report. Kazman, Sam."When Chemophobia Ruled the Land." Truth Tobacco Industry Documents. June 1993. News Article. "April Risk Assessment: Low Through Out the Country." Truth Tobacco Industry Documents. 17 Mar. 1989. Note. Mejia, John. "A Year After Grape Scare, Chilean Fruit Sales Thrive." Truth Tobacco Industry Documents. 05 Mar. 1990. Article. Hoffman, Diertrich, Ilse Hoffman, and Karen El-Bayoumy. "The Less Harmful Cigarette: A Controversial Issue. A Tribute to Ernst L. Wynder." Chemical Research in Toxicology. The American Chemical Society, 28 June 2001. 14 (7): 767–90. Web. See all +less − Ingredients
Fact Fact Fact Hydrazine is found in cigarettes. Hydrazine is also found in rocket fuel. 7 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: 180. "HYDRAZINE, 1,1-DIMETHYLHYDRAZINE AND 1, 2-DIMETHYLHYDRAZINE." Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, June 2013. See all +less − Ingredients, Cigarettes
Fact Fact Fact As part of a 1982 tobacco company's report on how to "get a foothold in the young black menthol market," they said they'd need a brand "with a short, easily pronounced name." 1 Reactions Source: Johnston, Myron. "Newport Smokers." Truth Tobacco Industry Documents. 18 Nov. 1982. Memo. "Myron E. Johnston." SourceWatch. 11 Sept. 2008. Web. "Tobacco Company Quotes on Marketing to Kids." Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. Washington, DC. 14 May 2001. Web. See all +less − Marketing
Fact Fact Fact The CEO of a top e-cig brand said other e-cig manufacturers used flavorings "to attract children." Fast-forward ten months and that same CEO was introducing "Butter Crumble" and berry flavors, saying, "flavor is essential to vapors' satisfaction." How old are those vapors? 3 Reactions Source: Richtel, Matt. “E-Cigarette Makers Are in an Arms Race for Exotic Vapor Flavors.” The New York Times. 15 June 2014. Web. See all +less − Marketing
Fact Fact Fact Fish can be unintentionally killed if their owner smokes. Gulp. 2 Reactions Source: Axelrod, Herbert R. et al. Dr. Axelrod’s Mini-Atlas of Freshwater Aquarium Fish. 1987 p. 827. See all +less − Pets
Fact Fact Fact Big Tobacco once said people “entering stressful situations, e.g., starting a new job or entering the military” often start to smoke or smoke more. They targeted their products to the US military. 12 Reactions Source: PM, PHILIP MORRIS,DUNN,WL JR,SCHORI,TR. SMOKING BEHAVIOR AND STRESS. 1971 November. Philip Morris Records. See all +less −
Fact Fact Fact A recent study showed that low-income neighborhoods are more likely to have tobacco retailers near schools than other neighborhoods. Reactions Source: Heather D’Angelo, PhD, Alice Ammerman, DrPH, RD, Penny Gordon-Larsen, PhD, Laura Linnan, ScD, Leslie Lytle, PhD, and Kurt M. Ribisl, PhD. Sociodemographic Disparities in Proximity of Schools to Tobacco Outlets and Fast-Food Restaurants. AJPH ; September 2016, Vol 106, No. 9 See all +less − Profiling, Retail, Tobacco Sales
Fact Fact Fact Big Tobacco grew genetically engineered tobacco plants with 2X the natural levels of nicotine. 1 Reactions Source: Lewan T. Dark secrets of tobacco company exposed, 1998 See all +less − Environment, Cigarettes
Fact Fact Fact Heroin-related overdose deaths increased 5x from 2010 to 2017. 1 Reactions Source: Scholl L, Seth P, Kariisa M, Wilson N, Baldwin G. Drug and Opioid-Involved Overdose Deaths — United States, 2013–2017. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2019;67:1419–1427. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm675152e1. See all +less − Epidemic, Heroin, Overdose