Facts
- In 1997, a Big Tobacco executive said under oath that he believed Gummy Bears were addictive like cigarettes1.
- As of 2006, tobacco was still depicted in three-quarters of youth rated movies1.
- Sodium hydroxide is a caustic compound found in hair removal products. It’s also found in cigarettes1.
- Hydrogen cyanide has been used in prison executions. It’s also found in cigarette smoke1.
- One tobacco company biologically engineered tobacco plants that have twice their normal level of nicotine1.
- Secondhand smoke kills 53,000 nonsmokers in the U.S. each year2.
- Being in a smoky bar for only two hours is the same as smoking four cigarettes3.
- Cigarette smoke contains 63 chemical compounds known to cause cancer4.
- To market its deadly product, the tobacco industry spends about $414,000 a day in Iowa5.
- Studies have found that 60 to 78 percent of spit tobacco users have oral lesions5.
- Constant exposure to tobacco juice causes cancer of the esophagus, pharynx, larynx, stomach and pancreas5.
- One tobacco company, the Liggett Group, Inc., has admitted that the entire tobacco industry conspired to market cigarettes to children2.
1 - Truth, www.whudafxup.com
2 - CDC, www.cdc.gov
3 - University of California, School of Public Health
4 - American cancer society; www.cancer.org
5 - Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids, www.tobaccofreekids.org
