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However, in 2006, a court found that tobacco companies manipulate nicotine levels to keep smokers addicted. 1 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 Florida recorded its lowest teen smoking rate ever in 2016, 5.2%! Reactions Source: Florida Health. (2017). Celebrating 10 Successful Years [Fact sheet]. Retrieved from http://tobaccofreeflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/TFF10Years.pdf See all +less − Cigarettes, Quitting Fact Fact Fact 88% of youth had no clue smokers earn 20% less cash than non-smokers. 1 Reactions Source: Truth Initiative’s Media Monitoring Survey See all +less − Legal Age Fact Fact Fact Low-Income neighborhoods are more likely to have tobacco retailers near schools than other neighborhoods 12 Reactions Source: DâAngelo, Heather, Alice Ammerman, Penny Gordon-Larsen, Laura Linnan, Leslie Lytle, and Kurt M. Ribisl. "Sociodemographic Disparities in Proximity of Schools to Tobacco Outlets and Fast-Food Restaurants." American Journal of Public Health 106.9 (2016): 1556-562. See all +less − Advertising 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 Fact Fact Fact Dependence on prescription opioids can happen after just five days. 47 Reactions Source: Shah A, Hayes CJ, Martin BC. Characteristics of Initial Prescription Episodes and Likelihood of Long-Term Opioid Use — United States, 2006–2015. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2017;66:265–269. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6610a1 See all +less − Addiction, Painkillers, Prescriptions Fact Fact Fact Non-addictive painkillers, like ibuprofen and acetaminophen, can be just as effective as prescription opioids at reducing certain types of pain. Reactions Source: Chang AK, Bijur PE, Esses D, Barnaby DP, Baer J. Effect of a Single Dose of Oral Opioid and Nonopioid Analgesics on Acute Extremity Pain in the Emergency DepartmentA Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA.2017;318(17):1661–1667. doi:10.1001/jama.2017.16190 See all +less − Pagination First page« First Previous page‹ Previous … Page25 Page26 Page27 Page28 Current page29 Page30 Page31 Page32 Page33 … Next pageNext › Last pageLast »
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. 1 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 Florida recorded its lowest teen smoking rate ever in 2016, 5.2%! Reactions Source: Florida Health. (2017). Celebrating 10 Successful Years [Fact sheet]. Retrieved from http://tobaccofreeflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/TFF10Years.pdf See all +less − Cigarettes, Quitting
Fact Fact Fact 88% of youth had no clue smokers earn 20% less cash than non-smokers. 1 Reactions Source: Truth Initiative’s Media Monitoring Survey See all +less − Legal Age
Fact Fact Fact Low-Income neighborhoods are more likely to have tobacco retailers near schools than other neighborhoods 12 Reactions Source: DâAngelo, Heather, Alice Ammerman, Penny Gordon-Larsen, Laura Linnan, Leslie Lytle, and Kurt M. Ribisl. "Sociodemographic Disparities in Proximity of Schools to Tobacco Outlets and Fast-Food Restaurants." American Journal of Public Health 106.9 (2016): 1556-562. See all +less − Advertising
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
Fact Fact Fact Dependence on prescription opioids can happen after just five days. 47 Reactions Source: Shah A, Hayes CJ, Martin BC. Characteristics of Initial Prescription Episodes and Likelihood of Long-Term Opioid Use — United States, 2006–2015. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2017;66:265–269. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6610a1 See all +less − Addiction, Painkillers, Prescriptions
Fact Fact Fact Non-addictive painkillers, like ibuprofen and acetaminophen, can be just as effective as prescription opioids at reducing certain types of pain. Reactions Source: Chang AK, Bijur PE, Esses D, Barnaby DP, Baer J. Effect of a Single Dose of Oral Opioid and Nonopioid Analgesics on Acute Extremity Pain in the Emergency DepartmentA Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA.2017;318(17):1661–1667. doi:10.1001/jama.2017.16190 See all +less −