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 216 of 549 results. Fact Fact Fact Fact: 81% of youth who have ever used tobacco started with a flavored product. 26 Reactions Source: "Flavored Tobacco Product Use in Youth and Adults: Findings From the First Wave of the PATH Study (2013–2014)." American Journal of Preventative Medicine, 2017. https://www.thetruth.com/sites/default/files/villanti2017.pdf See all +less − Flavors/Menthol Fact Fact Fact In 2016, enough painkillers were prescribed to medicate every American adult 30 mg of hydrocodone every day for almost a month. Reactions Source: Guy GP Jr., Zhang K, Bohm MK, et al. Vital Signs: Changes in Opioid Prescribing in the United States, 2006–2015. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2017;66:697–704. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6626a4 See all +less − Fact Fact Fact In 2017, 70% of overdose deaths in D.C. involved fentanyl or its analogues. 9 Reactions Source: Leak C. Opioid-related Fatal Overdoses: January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2017. Government of the District of Columbia Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. 2018. See all +less − Addiction, Epidemic, Health Risks, Overdose, Painkillers, Prescriptions Fact Fact Fact From 1965-2009, there have been 103,355 tobacco-related infant deaths in the U.S. 10 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, 2014. Report. See all +less − Death Fact Fact Fact In 1974, a tobacco company explored targeting customers as young as 14. 10 Reactions Source: "RJR Domestic Operating Goals and Assumptions." Truth Tobacco Industry Documents. 21 Nov. 1974. Document. See all +less − Legal Age, Profiling Fact Fact Fact In 2015, 72.8% of African Americans were interested in quitting smoking and 63.4% reported making a quit attempt. 1 Reactions Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Quitting Smoking Among Adults — United States, 2000–2015. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 6 Jan 2017;65(52):1457-1464. See all +less − Quitting Fact Fact Fact As late as 1999, tobacco companies placed in-store advertising signage at a child's eye level. 3 Reactions Source: "Point-of-Purchase Tobacco Environments and Variation by Store Type --- United States, 1999." CDC. 08 March 2002. 51(09): 184-7. Web. See all +less − Advertising Fact Fact Fact Urea was found in cigarettes. Urea is also found in Pee. 33 Reactions Source: 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. See all +less − Ingredients, Cigarettes Fact Fact Fact In 1989, one tobacco company called the threat of an acute deficiency of young adult smokers the "doomsday scenario." 2 Reactions Source: FCB/LKP Marketing Planning Department. "Winston 1990+." Truth Tobacco Industry Documents. 18 Dec. 1989. Document. See all +less − Legal Age Pagination First page« First Previous page‹ Previous … Page20 Page21 Page22 Page23 Current page24 Page25 Page26 Page27 Page28 … Next pageNext › Last pageLast »
Fact Fact Fact Fact: 81% of youth who have ever used tobacco started with a flavored product. 26 Reactions Source: "Flavored Tobacco Product Use in Youth and Adults: Findings From the First Wave of the PATH Study (2013–2014)." American Journal of Preventative Medicine, 2017. https://www.thetruth.com/sites/default/files/villanti2017.pdf See all +less − Flavors/Menthol
Fact Fact Fact In 2016, enough painkillers were prescribed to medicate every American adult 30 mg of hydrocodone every day for almost a month. Reactions Source: Guy GP Jr., Zhang K, Bohm MK, et al. Vital Signs: Changes in Opioid Prescribing in the United States, 2006–2015. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2017;66:697–704. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6626a4 See all +less −
Fact Fact Fact In 2017, 70% of overdose deaths in D.C. involved fentanyl or its analogues. 9 Reactions Source: Leak C. Opioid-related Fatal Overdoses: January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2017. Government of the District of Columbia Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. 2018. See all +less − Addiction, Epidemic, Health Risks, Overdose, Painkillers, Prescriptions
Fact Fact Fact From 1965-2009, there have been 103,355 tobacco-related infant deaths in the U.S. 10 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, 2014. Report. See all +less − Death
Fact Fact Fact In 1974, a tobacco company explored targeting customers as young as 14. 10 Reactions Source: "RJR Domestic Operating Goals and Assumptions." Truth Tobacco Industry Documents. 21 Nov. 1974. Document. See all +less − Legal Age, Profiling
Fact Fact Fact In 2015, 72.8% of African Americans were interested in quitting smoking and 63.4% reported making a quit attempt. 1 Reactions Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Quitting Smoking Among Adults — United States, 2000–2015. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 6 Jan 2017;65(52):1457-1464. See all +less − Quitting
Fact Fact Fact As late as 1999, tobacco companies placed in-store advertising signage at a child's eye level. 3 Reactions Source: "Point-of-Purchase Tobacco Environments and Variation by Store Type --- United States, 1999." CDC. 08 March 2002. 51(09): 184-7. Web. See all +less − Advertising
Fact Fact Fact Urea was found in cigarettes. Urea is also found in Pee. 33 Reactions Source: 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. See all +less − Ingredients, Cigarettes
Fact Fact Fact In 1989, one tobacco company called the threat of an acute deficiency of young adult smokers the "doomsday scenario." 2 Reactions Source: FCB/LKP Marketing Planning Department. "Winston 1990+." Truth Tobacco Industry Documents. 18 Dec. 1989. Document. See all +less − Legal Age