Facts

Fluffy cuddly bunnies, they are more likely to have heart problems if their owner smokes.

In the past, a tobacco company planned to boost cigarette sales by targeting the gay community. They even called their plan Project SCUM.

Back in the ‘80’s, a major tobacco company paid to go into inner-city neighborhoods and hand out free samples of menthol cigarettes in an effort to acquire African Americans as customers.
 

Big Tobacco spent more than 71% of their marketing budget, over $6bil, to make cigarettes cheaper in 2017.

In 2016, 1 in 5 deaths among young adults were opioid related.

Nicotine is in tobacco smoke.

In the US, 21% of middle school and 16% of high school students who smoke, smoke Newport, a predominantly menthol brand.

In 1985, a tobacco industry brainstorming session came up with the idea of reaching their "younger adult smokers" in candy stores.