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New report finds parents unaware that video games contain smoking images with many targeting teens
Smoking is prevalent and often glamorized in video games played by youth, but a new report, released today by Truth Initiative®, finds that most parents are
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New Research from Truth Initiative® Illustrates Dramatic Increase in Smoking Imagery in Shows Popular with Young People
A new report by Truth Initiative reveals 92% of the shows most popular with young people aged 15 to 24 years old depict smoking prominently.
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Tobacco Tale of Two Nations: New Report Shows 13 States Have Higher Smoking Rates and Greater Health Consequences Than Rest of U.S.
New report underscores a tale of two nations when it comes to tobacco use - one of dramatic declines in smoking rates, and one where a huge swath of the U.S.
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The facts about women and tobacco
Every year, smoking-related diseases kill more than 200,000 women.
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Breast cancer awareness month: 5 facts about tobacco
Tobacco has clear links to 12 different types of cancer.
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From social taboo to target market: How tobacco use became a women’s issue
… report confirming the link between smoking and cancer in 1964. In the … report in 2014 also found that the risks for women smokers has risen …
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Profile of blunt users sharpens with new study
Past month users of tobacco, alcohol, or other drugs, those who were younger (ages 18-24), Black, or male had the highest odds of reporting blunt-only or dua
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Why racial and ethnic discrimination matters in the tobacco fight
Racial and ethnic minorities exposed to tobacco marketing and who also report experiencing discrimination are more likely to smoke.
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Father’s Day: Helping dads kick tobacco
Father’s Day is a great opportunity to encourage dads who use tobacco to quit. More than 278,000 men die every year from smoking.
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How Big Tobacco made cigarettes more addictive
The tobacco industry has leveraged modern science for more than 50 years to manipulate their products to make them even more addictive.
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Tobacco use in the District of Columbia 2018
… … In 2016, 14.7 percent of adults smoked. Nationally, the rate was 17.1 … annual spending target. … ⁵ … Smoking-related health care costs: $391 million per year … ⁵ … Smoking-related losses in …
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Truth Initiative supports tobacco harm minimization effort
Tobacco is the leading cause of preventable death in the U.S. 540,000 Americans die prematurely from tobacco use each and every year.