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The majority of smokers begin before age 18 (nearly 80% before age 18, and nearly 90% before age 20). Source
X Source:Calculated based on data in Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Results from the 2006 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), 2007. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Office of Applied Studies.
128,682 people die from smoking related cardiovascular diseases each year. Source
X Source:CDC. Annual Smoking-Attributable Mortality, Years of Potential Life Lost, and Productivity Losses-- United States, 2000-2004. MMWR 57(45): 1226-8.
9.6% of all adult Asian Americans smoke. Source
X Source:CDC. Cigarette Smoking Among Adults—United States, 2006. MMWR 2007; 56(44); 1157-1161.
11.4% of adults with an undergraduate degree smoke (13.4% of men and 9.4% of women) Source
X Source:CDC. Cigarette Smoking Among Adults—United States, 2007. MMWR 2008; 57(45); 1221-6
During 2000-2004, average annual smoking-attributable productivity losses were approximately $96.8 billion ($64.2 billion for males and $32.6 billion for females). Source
X Source:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Annual Smoking-Attributable Mortality, Years of Potential Life Lost, and Productivity Losses-- United States, 2000-2004. MMWR 57(45): 1226-8.
13.3% of all Hispanic adults smoke. Source
X Source:CDC. Cigarette Smoking Among Adults—United States, 2007. MMWR 2008; 57(45); 1226-8
26.3% of women below the poverty level smoke compared with 17.8% of women at or above poverty level. Source
X Source:CDC. Cigarette Smoking Among Adults—United States, 2007. MMWR 2008; 57(45); 1221-6.
8.5% of middle school smokers and 12.8% of high school smokers smoke Camel. Source
X Source:CDC. Cigarette Brand Preferences Among Middle and High School Students Who Are Established Smokers—United States, 2004 and 2006. MMWR 2009;58(05):112-5.
36.7% of Native American men smoke compared to 36.0% of Native American women. Source
X Source:CDC. Cigarette Smoking Among Adults—United States, 2007. MMWR 2008; 57(45); 1221-6.
103,338 people die from smoking related respiratory diseases each year (pneumonia, bronchitis, emphysema, chronic airways obstruction). Source
X Source:CDC. Annual Smoking-Attributable Mortality, Years of Potential Life Lost, and Productivity Losses-- United States, 2000-2004. MMWR 57(45): 1226-8.
24.8% of adults who completed 0-12 years of education, but have no diploma, smoke (29.5% of men and 20.2% of women). Source
X Source:CDC. Cigarette Smoking Among Adults—United States, 2007. MMWR 2008; 57(45); 1221-1226.
In the U.S. 3,400 people die each year from second hand smoke related lung cancer. Source
X Source:CDC. Annual Smoking-Attributable Mortality, Years of Potential Life Lost, and Productivity Losses-- United States, 2000-2004. MMWR 57(45): 1226-8.
In the U.S., about 1200 people a day die from tobacco related disease Source
X Source:CDC. Annual Smoking-Attributable Mortality, Years of Potential Life Lost and Economic Costs—United States, 2000-2004. MMWR 2008; 57(45): 1226-8.
During 2001-2004, average annual smoking-attributable health-care expenditures were approximately $96 billion. Source
X Source:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Annual Smoking-Attributable Mortality, Years of Potential Life Lost, and Productivity Losses-- United States, 2000-2004. MMWR 57(45): 1226-8.
21.4% of white adults smoke Source
X Source:CDC. Cigarette Smoking Among Adults—United States, 2007. MMWR 2008; 57(45); 1221-6
In the U.S. 125,522 die each year from lung, trachea, and bronchus cancers caused by smoking Source
X Source:CDC. Annual Smoking-Attributable Mortality, Years of Potential Life Lost and Economic Costs—United States, 2000-2004. MMWR 2008; 57(45): 1226-8.
736 people die each year in the U.S. from smoking related fires. Source
X Source:CDC. Annual Smoking-CDC. Annual Smoking-Attributable Mortality, Years of Potential Life Lost and Economic Costs—United States, 2000-2004. MMWR 2008; 57(45): 1226-8.
33.3% of adults who completed 9-11 years of high school smoke (36.9% of men and 30.0% of women). Source
X Source:CDC. Cigarette Smoking Among Adults—United States, 2007. MMWR 2008; 57(45); 1221-6
During 2000-2004, accounting for direct health-care expenditures and productivity losses (approximately $97 billion), the total economic burden of smoking was approximately $193 billion per year. Source
X Source:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Annual Smoking-Attributable Mortality, Years of Potential Life Lost, and Productivity Losses-- United States, 2000-2004. MMWR 57(45): 1226-8.
18.0% percent of Hispanic men smoke, compared with 8.3% of Hispanic women. Source
X Source:CDC. Cigarette Smoking Among Adults—United States, 2007. MMWR 2008; 57(45); 1221-6.
In the U.S. about 15% of all deaths from heart disease are attributable to smoking. Source
X Source:CDC. Annual Smoking-Attributable Mortality, Years of Potential Life Lost and Economic Costs—United States, 2000-2004. MMWR 2008; 57(45): 1226-8.
Marlboro is the most preferred brand among youth smokers; 43.3% percent of middle school smokers and 52.3% of high school students smoke Marlboro. Source
X Source:CDC. Cigarette Brand Preference Among Middle and High School Students Who Are Established Smokers—United States, 2004 and 2006. MMWR 2009;58(05):112-5.
19.9% of adults with an Associate degree smoke (21.2% of men and 18.9% of women). Source
X Source:CDC. Cigarette Smoking Among Adults—United States, 2007. MMWR 2008; 57(45); 1221-6.
Smoking-attributable productivity losses for men are approximately $64.2 billion per year. Source
X Source:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Annual Smoking-Attributable Mortality, Years of Potential Life Lost, and Productivity Losses-- United States, 2000-2004. MMWR 57(45): 1226-8.
Smoking-attributable productivity losses for women are approximately $32.6 billion per year. Source
X Source:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Annual Smoking-Attributable Mortality, Years of Potential Life Lost, and Productivity Losses-- United States, 2000-2004. MMWR 57(45): 1226-8.
In the U.S., smoking results in nearly 5.2 million years of potential life lost each year. Source
X Source:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Annual Smoking-Attributable Mortality, Years of Potential Life Lost, and Productivity Losses-- United States, 2000-2004. MMWR 57(45): 1226-8.
20.9% of adults who completed some college smoke (22.5% of men and 19.5% of women). Source
X Source:CDC. Cigarette Smoking Among Adults—United States, 2007. MMWR 2008; 57(45); 1221-6.
36.4% of adult Native Americans smoke. Source
X Source:CDC. Cigarette Smoking Among Adults—United States, 2007. MMWR 2008; 57(45); 1221-6.
In 2006, 39.8% of smokers quit for at least one day. Source
X Source:CDC. Cigarette Smoking Among Adults- United States, 2007. MMWR 2008; 57(45): 1221-6.
Marlboro, Newport, and Camel are the most commonly smoked brands of cigarettes among youth. Source
X Source:CDC. Cigarette Brand Preference Among Middle and High School Students Who Are Established Smokers—United States, 2004 and 2006. MMWR 2009;58(05):112-5.
44.0% of adults who earned a GED smoke (49.6% of men and 38.9% of women). Source
X Source:CDC. Cigarette Smoking Among Adults—United States, 2007. MMWR 2008; 57(45); 1221-6.
15.4% of adults who completed less than 8 years of education smoke (20.4% of men and 10.0% of women). Source
X Source:CDC. Cigarette Smoking Among Adults—United States, 2007. MMWR 2008; 57(45); 1221-6.
19.8% of adult African Americans smoke. Source
X Source:CDC. Cigarette Smoking Among Adults—United States, 2007. MMWR 2008; 57(45); 1221-6
32.4% of men below the poverty level are smokers compared with 22.8% of men at or above the poverty level. Source
X Source:CDC. Cigarette Smoking Among Adults—United States, 2007. MMWR 2008; 57(45); 1221-6.
23.1% of white men smoke compared with 19.8% of white women. Source
X Source:CDC. Cigarette Smoking Among Adults—United States, 2007. MMWR 2008; 57(45); 1221-6.
In the U.S. over 400,000 people die each year from tobacco related disease Source
X Source:CDC. Annual Smoking-Attributable Mortality, Years of Potential Life Lost and Economic Costs—United States, 2000-2004. MMWR 2008; 57(45): 1226-8.
Adults below the poverty level have an average smoking rate of 28.8% compared to 20.3% for people at or above the poverty level. Source
X Source:CDC. Cigarette Smoking Among Adults—United States, 2007. MMWR 2008; 57(45); 1221-6.
Higher smoking rates are generally associated with lower education levels; however, smoking prevalence is highest among adults who have earned a GED than at any other educational level. Source
X Source:CDC. Cigarette Smoking Among Adults- United States, 2007. MMWR 2008; 57(45): 1221-6.
6.2% of adults with a graduate degree smoke (6.4% of men and 6.0% of women). Source
X Source:CDC. Cigarette Smoking Among Adults—United States, 2007. MMWR 2008; 57(45); 1221-6.
19.8% of women in the U.S. smoke. Source
X Source:CDC. Cigarette Smoking Among Adults—United States, 2007. MMWR 2008; 57(45): 1221-6.
In the U.S. 35,326 die each year from cancers other than lung, trachea, and bronchus caused by smoking. Source
X Source:CDC. Annual Smoking-Attributable Mortality, Years of Potential Life Lost and Economic Costs—United States, 2000-2004. MMWR 2008; 57(45): 1226-8.
24.8% of African-American men smoke compared to 15.8% of African American women. Source
X Source:CDC. Cigarette Smoking Among Adults—United States, 2007. MMWR 2008; 57(45); 1221-6.
Every year, tobacco-related disease kills nearly 174,000 women. Source
X Source:CDC. Smoking-Attributale Mortality, Years of Potential Life Lost, and Productivity Losses--United States, 2000-2004. MMWR 2008;57(45):1226-8.
23.7% of adults who earned a high school diploma smoke (27.4% of men and 20.4% of women). Source
X Source:DC. Cigarette Smoking Among Adults—United States, 2007. MMWR 2008; 57(45); 1221-6.
2/3 of women inaccurately believe that breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among women Source
X Source:Healton, Cheryl G., Gritz, Ellen R., Davis, Kevin C., Homsi, Ghada, McCausland, Kristen, Haviland, M. Lyndon and Vallone, Donna (2007) 'Women's knowledge of the leading causes of cancer death', Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 9:7, 761-768
16.8% of Asian American men smoke compared to 4.6% of Asian American women Source
X Source:CDC. Cigarette Smoking Among Adults—United States, 2006. MMWR 2007; 56(44); 1157-1161
Cigarette companies advertised “light” cigarettes as less harmful to the smoker, although they can deliver the same levels of tar and nicotine as regular cigarettes Source
X Source:Source: NCI. Risks Associated with Smoking Cigarettes with Low Machine-Measured Yields of Tar and Nicotine. Smoking and Tobacco Control Monograph No. 13. Bethesda, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, NIH Pub. No. 02-5074, October 2001. Pages: 21 and 245-246
One half of all lifelong smokers will die prematurely as a result of smoking Source
X Source:U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Health Consequences of Smoking: A Report of the Surgeon General. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health, 2004. p 873.
8% of Hispanic students in middle school smoke cigars Source
X Source:CDC. Tobacco Use, Access, and Exposure to Media Among Middle and High School Students - United States, 2004, MMWR 2005; 54 (12) 297-301.
Nearly 70 animal and/or human carcinogens are in tobacco smoke Source
X Source:NCI. Risks Associated with Smoking Cigarettes with Low Machine-Measured Yeilds of Tar and Nicotine. Smoking and Tobacco Control Monograph No. 13. Bethesda, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, NIH Pub. No. 02-5074, October 2001.
87% of high school students report seeing actors on television or in movies using tobacco. Source
X Source:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Tobacco Use, Access, and Exposure to Tobacco in Media Among Middle School and High School Students-- United States, 2004. MMWR 2005;54:297-301.
Carbon monoxide is in tobacco smoke Source
X Source:NCI. Risks Associated with Smoking Cigarettes with Low Machine-Measured Yeilds of Tar and Nicotine. Smoking and Tobacco Control Monograph No. 13. Bethesda, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, NIH Pub. No. 02-5074, October 2001.
If current trends continue, it is estimated that tobacco products will kill 1 billion people in the 21st century. Source
X Source:McKay, J and Eriksen M. The Tobacco Atlas. American Cancer Society, 2006.
7.5% of African American middle school students smoke cigarettes Source
X Source:Bloch, A.B., et al. Tobacco Use, Access, and Exposure to Tobacco in Media Among Middle and High School Students- - United States, 2004, MMWR 2005; 54(12) 297-301.
Of current smokers in the U.S., 384,000 have had a stroke from smoking Source
X Source:CDC. Cigarette Smoking Attributable Morbidity - United States, 2000. MMWR 2003; 52(35) 842-844.
41% of Asian American high school students who smoke use light cigarettes Source
X Source:Vilsaint MC, et al. Legacy First Look Report 13. Cigarette Smoking Among Youth: Results from the 2002 National Youth Tobacco Survey. Washington DC: American Legacy Foundation. June 2004.
In 1995, one tobacco company developed a marketing plan aimed at homeless people and gays. They called it project SCUM: Sub Culture Urban Marketing. Source
X Source:Project SCUM. Legacy Tobacco Documents Library. R.J.Reynolds. December 12, 1995. Bates Number: 518021121/1129
23% of technicians and related support workers smoke Source
X Source:Lee D, LeBlanc W, Fleming L, Gomez-Marin O, Pitman T. Trends in U.S. Smoking Rates in Occupational Groups: The National Health Interview Survey 1987-1994. J Occup Environ Med, June 2004; 46(6): 538-548.
Each year 4.7% of smokers succeed in quitting Source
X Source:CDC. Cigarette Smoking Among Adults- United States, 2000. MMWR 2002; 51(29): 642-645.
A tobacco company executive once compared the addictiveness of cigarettes to that of television. Source
X Source:Hearing Of The House Energy & Commerce Committee Subcommittee On Health And The Environment, On Nicotine And Cigarettes. American Tobacco. Legacy Tobacco Documents Library. April 14, 1994. Access Date: July 21, 2005 Bates Number: 980155542/5696 Page 18
5.7% of Asian American youth in high school smoke cigars Source
X Source:CDC. Tobacco Use, Access, and Exposure to Media Among Middle and High School Students - United States, 2004, MMWR 2005; 54 (12) 297-301.
2.1% of Asian American youth in high school smoke bidis Source
X Source:CDC. Tobacco Use, Access, and Exposure to Media Among Middle and High School Students - United States, 2004, MMWR 2005; 54 (12) 297-301.
According to one tobacco company executive in 2001, a company name change could focus attention away from tobacco and on to compliance, responsibility, philanthropy and environment. Source
X Source:SPECTOR,J . DIRECTION FOR ALTRIA. Philip Morris. Email. American Legacy Documents. November 30, 2001. Bates Number: 2085246857
40% fewer women in the United States die each year from breast cancer than from lung cancer Source
X Source:American Cancer Society, 2000 Facts and Figures Report
Methane is in tobaco smoke Source
X Source:NCI. Risks Associated with Smoking Cigarettes with Low Machine-Measured Yeilds of Tar and Nicotine. Smoking and Tobacco Control Monograph No. 13. Bethesda, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, NIH Pub. No. 02-5074, October 2001.
1.8% of African Americans in middle school use smokeless tobacco Source
X Source:CDC. Tobacco Use, Access, and Exposure to Media Among Middle and High School Students - United States, 2004, MMWR 2005; 54 (12) 297-301.
Smoking is responsible for the premature deaths of more than 3 million women since 1980 Source
X Source:U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Women and Smoking. A report of the Surgeon General. Rockville, MD. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health, 2001.
53% of white middle school students who smoke use menthol cigarettes Source
X Source:Vilsaint MC, et al. Legacy First Look Report 13. Cigarette Smoking Among Youth: Results from the 2002 National Youth Tobacco Survey. Washington DC: American Legacy Foundation. June 2004.
In 1972, a tobacco company considered adding honey to cigarettes because teenagers like sweet products Source
X Source:Marketing Innovations, Inc. """"Project Report: Youth Cigarette - New Concepts."""" Brown and Williamson Tobacco Corporation. September 1972. Bates No: 170042014.
In the US tobacco kills more than AIDS, alcohol, car accidents, murders, suicides, drugs, and fires combined Source
X Source:CDC. Annual Smoking-Attributable Mortality, Years of Potential Life Lost and Economic Costs—United States, 1997-2001. MMWR 2005; 54(25): 625-628.
One cigarette company genetically altered tobacco to have 50% more nicotine than regular tobacco. Source
X Source:Lewan T. Dark Secrets of Tobacco Company Exposed. Tobacco Control, 1997. v.7: 315-319.
Chromium contributes to lung and larynx cancer Source
X Source:Hoffman D, Hoffman I, El-Bayoumy K. The Less Harmful Cigarette: A Controversial Issue. Chemical Research in Toxicology. July 2001. Vol. 14, No. 7.
68% of high school smokers made at least one quit attempt in 2000 Source
X Source:Holden DJ, Hund LM, Gable JM, Mowery P. Legacy First Look Report 11. Youth Tobacco Cessation: Results from the 2000 National Youth Tobacco Survey. Washington dc: American Legacy Foundation. July 2003.
In a 1984 tobacco industry document, one company categorized some younger adults as FUBYAS (First Usual Brand Younger Adult Smokers) who are ""already smokers but have reached the stage of choosing a first usual brand"" Source
X Source:ARE YOUNGER ADULT SMOKERS IMPORTANT? Legacy Tobacco Documents Library. R.J. Reynolds. October 16, 1984. Access Date: October 1, 2004 Bates No.: 503706186/6293
Every day about 3,900 youth age 12 to 17 try a cigarette for the first time Source
X Source:Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (2004). 2003 National Survey on Drug Use & Health: Detailed Tables. Table 2.31A Cigarette Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in THousands, 2002 and 2003.
25% of executive and administrative management workers smoke Source
X Source:Lee D, LeBlanc W, Fleming L, Gomez-Marin O, Pitman T. Trends in U.S. Smoking Rates in Occupational Groups: The National Health Interview Survey 1987-1994. J Occup Environ Med, June 2004; 46(6): 538-548.
According to an estimate by the Wall Street Journal, a tobacco company once gave 125 thousand dollars worth of food to a charity, and spent over twenty-one million dollars publicizing this donation Source
X Source:BRANCH,S. PHILIP MORRIS' AD ON MACARONI AND PEACE - KOSOVO TALE NARROWS GAP BETWEEN PHILANTHROPY, PUBLICITY. DOW JONES; WALL STREET JOURNAL. Philip Morris. Legacy Tobacco Document Library. July 24, 2001. Access Date: July 19, 2005 Bates Number: 2085774391A/4392 $21,834,151 spent on media buy for “Refugee camp/Helicopter/Woman/Boy” spot in 2001 Media: CN BN BS Market: National Period: Jan 1, 2001 – Dec 20, 2001 Nielson Media Research, 2005
61.4% of people below the poverty level reported wanting to quit smoking and 41.2% reported making a quit attempt in 2000. Source
X Source:CDC. Cigarette Smoking Among Adults- United States, 2000. MMWR 2002; 51(29): 642-645.
Smoking causes impaired lung growth during childhood and adolescence Source
X Source:U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Health Consequences of Smoking: A Report of the Surgeon General. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health, 2004.
One tobacco company executive encouraged his employees to mail “grassroots” complaints to airlines about their smoking bans, pretending to be regular customers Source
X Source:BA TACTICS Source: Legacy Tobacco Documents Library, Philip Morris Collection, 1993. Access Date: October 21, 2005 Bates No: 2024203673 Fact Created: 6/4/1998
34.1% of middle school students report seeing advertisements for tobacco products on the internet Source
X Source:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Tobacco Use, Access, and Exposure to Tobacco in Media Among Middle School and High School Students-- United States, 2004. MMWR 2005;54:297-301.
2.7% of African Americans in middle school smoke bidis Source
X Source:CDC. Tobacco Use, Access, and Exposure to Media Among Middle and High School Students - United States, 2004, MMWR 2005; 54 (12) 297-301.
Of former smokers in the U.S., 1,872,000 have chronic bronchitis form smoking Source
X Source:CDC. Cigarette Smoking Attributable Morbidity - United States, 2000. MMWR 2003; 52(35) 842-844.
Chromium is in tobacco smoke Source
X Source:NCI. Risks Associated with Smoking Cigarettes with Low Machine-Measured Yeilds of Tar and Nicotine. Smoking and Tobacco Control Monograph No. 13. Bethesda, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, NIH Pub. No. 02-5074, October 2001.
11 known human carcinogens are in tobacco smoke Source
X Source:NCI. Risks Associated with Smoking Cigarettes with Low Machine-Measured Yeilds of Tar and Nicotine. Smoking and Tobacco Control Monograph No. 13. Bethesda, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, NIH Pub. No. 02-5074, October 2001.
37% of machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors smoke Source
X Source:Lee D, LeBlanc W, Fleming L, Gomez-Marin O, Pitman T. Trends in U.S. Smoking Rates in Occupational Groups: The National Health Interview Survey 1987-1994. J Occup Environ Med, June 2004; 46(6): 538-548.
13.6% of White high school students smoke cigars Source
X Source:CDC. Tobacco Use, Access, and Exposure to Media Among Middle and High School Students - United States, 2004, MMWR 2005; 54 (12) 297-301.
3.3% of Hispanic students in high school use kreteks Source
X Source:CDC. Tobacco Use, Access, and Exposure to Media Among Middle and High School Students - United States, 2004, MMWR 2005; 54 (12) 297-301.
43.9% of young adults who are college age but do not attend college smoke Source
X Source:Johnston LD, O'Malley PM, Bachman JG.(2002) Monitoring the Future national survey results on drug use, 1975-2001. Volume II: College students and adults ages 19-40. (NIH Publication No. 02-5107). Bethesda, MD National Institute on Drug Use.
40% of transportation and material moving workers smoke Source
X Source:Lee D, LeBlanc W, Fleming L, Gomez-Marin O, Pitman T. Trends in U.S. Smoking Rates in Occupational Groups: The National Health Interview Survey 1987-1994. J Occup Environ Med, June 2004; 46(6): 538-548.
Smoking in movies has the greatest impact on youth who are normally the least likely to start smoking—those with non-smoking parents. Source
X Source:Dalton, M.A., Sargent, J.D., et. al (2003) Effect of viewing smoking in movies on adolescent smoking initiation: A cohort study. The Lancet 362(9380):281-285.
25% of adults in administrative support occupations (including clerical) smoke Source
X Source:Lee D, LeBlanc W, Fleming L, Gomez-Marin O, Pitman T. Trends in U.S. Smoking Rates in Occupational Groups: The National Health Interview Survey 1987-1994. J Occup Environ Med, June 2004; 46(6): 538-548.
4.6% of Hispanic students in high school use bidis Source
X Source:CDC. Tobacco Use, Access, and Exposure to Media Among Middle and High School Students - United States, 2004, MMWR 2005; 54 (12) 297-301.
Worldwide, about 250 million women smoke daily. Source
X Source:McKay, J and Eriksen M. The Tobacco Atlas. American Cancer Society, 2006.
21.6% of Hispanic high school students smoke cigarettes Source
X Source:Bloch, A.B., et al. Tobacco Use, Access, and Exposure to Tobacco in Media Among Middle and High School Students- - United States, 2004, MMWR 2005; 54(12) 297-301.
Acetaldehyde contributes to lung and larynx cancer Source
X Source:Hoffman D, Hoffman I, El-Bayoumy K. The Less Harmful Cigarette: A Controversial Issue. Chemical Research in Toxicology. July 2001. Vol. 14, No. 7.
African American students are more likely to smoke menthol cigarettes Source
X Source:Vilsaint M, Green M, Xiao J, Davis K, Vallone D, Allen J, Jessup A, Murchie S. Legacy First Look Report 13. Cigarette Smoking Among Youth: Results from the 2002 National Youth Tobacco Survey. Washington DC: American Legacy Foundation. June 2004.
Nicotine reaches the brain within 10 seconds after smoke is inhaled. Source
X Source:U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Health Consequences of Smoking: A Report of the Surgeon General. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health, 2004.
Women who smoke increase their risk for preterm delivery, low birthweight, and SIDS Source
X Source:U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Health Consequences of Smoking. A report of the Surgeon General. Rockville, MD. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health, 2004.
0.7% of Asian American middle school students smoke kreteks Source
X Source:CDC. Tobacco Use, Access, and Exposure to Media Among Middle and High School Students - United States, 2004, MMWR 2005; 54 (12) 297-301.
In a 1990 tobacco industry document, one company detailed their plan to improve the social, legislative and regulatory climate for marketing and use of tobacco products as part of ""Operation Rainmaker"" Source
X Source:TOP SECRET OPERATION RAINMAKER Legacy Tobacco Documents Library. Philip Morris. March 20, 1990. Access Date: July 20, 2004 Bates No.: 2048302227/2230
A tobacco executive once compared the addictiveness of cigarettes to that of coffee. Source
X Source:Hearing Of The House Energy & Commerce Committee Subcommittee On Health And The Environment, On Nicotine And Cigarettes. American Tobacco. Legacy Tobacco Documents Library. April 14, 1994. Access Date: July 21, 2005 Bates Number: 980155542/5696 Page 18
In a 1974 tobacco industry document, one advertising company said that the 14-24 age group represented ""tomorrow's cigarette business"" Source
X Source:MR. C.A. TUCKER PRESENTATION TO RJRI B OF D – 9/30/74. MARKETING PLAN. 1975. MARKETING PLANS PRESENTATION HILTON HEAD SEPTEMBER 30, 1974. Legacy Tobacco Documents Library. R.J. Reynolds. September 30, 1974. Access Date: October 11, 2004 Bates No.: 501421310/1335
Ammonia is in tobacco smoke Source
X Source:NCI. Risks Associated with Smoking Cigarettes with Low Machine-Measured Yeilds of Tar and Nicotine. Smoking and Tobacco Control Monograph No. 13. Bethesda, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, NIH Pub. No. 02-5074, October 2001.
In the U.S. about 50,000 people die each year from second hand smoke related disease Source
X Source:Glantz SA, Parmley WW. Passive Smoking and Heart Disease. JAMA 1995; 273(13) 1047-1053.
In 1985, one tobacco company brainstormed targeting potential smokers in school bathrooms, playgrounds, YMCAs, and city parks Source
X Source:XG BRAINSTORMING NYC, 2/26. Legacy Tobacco Documents Library. RJ Reynolds. February 26, 1985. Access Date: March 14, 2005. Bates Number: 505412643/2682
One tobacco company proposed reaching its target consumer from ice cream trucks Source
X Source:OTHER WAYS TO REACH THE TARGET Legacy Tobacco Documents Library. RJ Reynolds. October 2, 1989. Bates No.: 507176999-507177016
At a 1994 meeting on nicotine addiction, a psychologist who works for big tobacco said the definition of addiction couldn’t distinguish glue sniffing from jogging or heroin use from carrot eating Source
X Source:AT THE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON NICOTINE, A SATELLITE MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF PHARMACOLOGY HELD IN MONTREAL JULY 22-24, DR. JOHN ROBINSON, A MASTER SCIENTIST AT R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO CO., PRESENTS THE ENCLOSED PAPER ON THE PROBLEMS CREATED BY THE LACK OF A UNIVERSALLY ACCEPTED SCIENTIFIC DEFINITION OF ADDICTION THAT CAN MAKE MEANINGFUL DISTINCTIONS BETWEEN SUCH VASTLY DIFFERENT SUBSTANCES AS COCAINE AND COLAS. Source: Legacy Tobacco Documents Library. R.J. Reynolds Collection. July 27, 1994 Access Date: November 3, 2005 Bates Number: 512012198/2243
3% of Hispanic students in middle school use kreteks Source
X Source:CDC. Tobacco Use, Access, and Exposure to Media Among Middle and High School Students - United States, 2004, MMWR 2005; 54 (12) 297-301.
72.2% of women reported wanting to quit and 41.9% made a quit attempt in 2000 Source
X Source:CDC. Cigarette Smoking Among Adults- United States, 2000. MMWR 2002; 51(29): 642-645.
5.3% of Hispanic middle school students smoke pipes Source
X Source:National Youth Tobacco Survey. Atlanta, GA: 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, 2004.
37% of White high school students who smoke use menthol cigarettes Source
X Source:Vilsaint MC, et al. Legacy First Look Report 13. Cigarette Smoking Among Youth: Results from the 2002 National Youth Tobacco Survey. Washington DC: American Legacy Foundation. June 2004.
Arsenic is in tobacco smoke Source
X Source:NCI. Risks Associated with Smoking Cigarettes with Low Machine-Measured Yeilds of Tar and Nicotine. Smoking and Tobacco Control Monograph No. 13. Bethesda, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, NIH Pub. No. 02-5074, October 2001.
In the U.S. 30,000 to 60,000 people die each year from second hand smoke related heart disease Source
X Source:Glantz SA, Parmley WW. Passive Smoking and Heart Disease. JAMA 1995; 273(13) 1047-1053.
35% of Hispanic high school students who smoke use light cigarettes Source
X Source:Farrelly MC, Vilsaint M, Lindsey D, Thomas KY, Messeri P. Legacy First Look Report 7. Cigarette Smoking Among Youth: Results from the 2000 National Youth Tobacco Survey. Washington DC: American Legacy Foundation. August 2001.
1.5% of middle school students smoke kreteks Source
X Source:CDC. Tobacco Use, Access, and Exposure to Media Among Middle and High School Students - United States, 2004, MMWR 2005; 54 (12) 297-301.
9.4% of Hispanic middle school students smoke cigarettes Source
X Source:Bloch, A.B., et al. Tobacco Use, Access, and Exposure to Tobacco in Media Among Middle and High School Students- - United States, 2004, MMWR 2005; 54(12) 297-301.
In 1996, a tobacco company executive answered the question of how infants can avoid secondhand smoke by saying ""At some point they begin to crawl"" Source
X Source:Quote from Charles Harper, R.J. Reynolds Chairman. ""RJR Wins Fight"", USA Today: Carrig, David. B1, April 18,1996.
15% of professional specialty workers smoke Source
X Source:Lee D, LeBlanc W, Fleming L, Gomez-Marin O, Pitman T. Trends in U.S. Smoking Rates in Occupational Groups: The National Health Interview Survey 1987-1994. J Occup Environ Med, June 2004; 46(6): 538-548.
64% of African American middle school students who smoke use menthol cigarettes Source
X Source:Vilsaint MC, et al. Legacy First Look Report 13. Cigarette Smoking Among Youth: Results from the 2002 National Youth Tobacco Survey. Washington DC: American Legacy Foundation. June 2004.
35% of workers in service occupations (except protective and household) smoke Source
X Source:Lee D, LeBlanc W, Fleming L, Gomez-Marin O, Pitman T. Trends in U.S. Smoking Rates in Occupational Groups: The National Health Interview Survey 1987-1994. J Occup Environ Med, June 2004; 46(6): 538-548.
Ammonia boosts the impact of nicotine Source
X Source:Pankow, JF. Et al. Conversion of Nicotine in Tobacco Smoke to Its Volatile and Available Free-Base Form Through the Action of Gaseous Ammonia. Environ. Science & Technology 1997; Vol 31 No 8, 2428-2433. -AND- Wells, K. Technology Handbook. Legacy Tobacco Documents Library. Brown and Williamson. August 22, 1995. Access Date: June 4, 2003. Bates No. 2084164596/4601.
Every day about 1500 youth become daily smokers. Source
X Source:Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (2005). Results from the 2004 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings (Office of Applied Studies, NSDUH Series H-28, DHHS Publication No. SMA 05-4062). Rockville, MD.
7.5% of White high school students use smokeless tobacco Source
X Source:CDC. Tobacco Use, Access, and Exposure to Media Among Middle and High School Students - United States, 2004, MMWR 2005; 54 (12) 297-301.
If current trends continue, it is estimated that tobacco products will kill 10 million people each year by the year 2020. Source
X Source:McKay, J and Eriksen M. The Tobacco Atlas. American Cancer Society, 2006.
In 2000, 33.6% of all people below the poverty level who had ever smoked reported that they had successfully quit. Source
X Source:CDC. Cigarette Smoking Among Adults- United States, 2000. MMWR 2002; 51(29): 642-645.
1.8% of White middle school students smoke bidis Source
X Source:CDC. Tobacco Use, Access, and Exposure to Media Among Middle and High School Students - United States, 2004, MMWR 2005; 54 (12) 297-301.
Maternal smoking during pregnancy and exposure to secondhand smoke in infancy doubles the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). Source
X Source:Anderson, H.R. and D.G. Cook. 1997. Health Effects of Passive Smoking-2: Passive Smoking and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: Review of the Epidemiological Evidence. Thorax 52:1003-1009.
2.1% of Asian American youth in high school use smokeless tobacco Source
X Source:CDC. Tobacco Use, Access, and Exposure to Media Among Middle and High School Students - United States, 2004, MMWR 2005; 54 (12) 297-301.
The tobacco industry spent $13.11 billion on advertising and promotions in 2005. Source
X Source:FTC. Federal Trade Commission Cigarette Report for 2004 and 2005. Issued 2007.
In the year 2020, an estimated 70% of deaths from tobacco will occur in developing nations. Source
X Source:McKay, J and Eriksen M. The Tobacco Atlas. American Cancer Society, 2006.
Of former smokers in the U.S., 138,000 have lung cancer from smoking Source
X Source:CDC. Cigarette Smoking Attributable Morbidity - United States, 2000. MMWR 2003; 52(35) 842-844.
Nicotine is distributed throughout the body, and has been found in breast milk. Source
X Source:U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Health Consequences of Smoking: A Report of the Surgeon General. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health, 2004.
8.3% of White middle school students smoke cigarettes Source
X Source:CDC. Tobacco Use, Access, and Exposure to Media Among Middle and High School Students - United States, 2004, MMWR 2005; 54 (12) 297-301.
Of current smokers in the U.S., 719,000 have had a heart attack from smoking Source
X Source:CDC. Cigarette Smoking Attributable Morbidity - United States, 2000. MMWR 2003; 52(35) 842-844.
In the 20th century there were 100 million deaths from tobacco use. Source
X Source:McKay, J and Eriksen M. The Tobacco Atlas. American Cancer Society, 2006
25% percent of men aged 30-69 now living in developed nations will eventually die from tobacco use. Source
X Source:McKay, J and Eriksen M. The Tobacco Atlas. American Cancer Society, 2006.
In 1985, a tobacco company vice-president wondered if we should ban sleep because the majority of people die in their sleep Source
X Source:SMOKING & HEALTH 'THE SCIENTIFIC CONTROVERSY.' TI AUSTRALIA. Source: Legacy Tobacco Documents Library. Philip Morris Collection. May 14, 1985. Bates Number: 2501114892/4906 Access Date: November 7, 2005
Urea is a major organic component excreted in urine Source
X Source:SUMMARY OF DATA ON UREA Legacy Tobacco Documents Library. American Tobacco. April 17, 1986. Access Date: October 10, 2004 Bates No.: 980365694/5705
26% of workers in the farming, fishing, and forestry industries smoke Source
X Source:Lee D, LeBlanc W, Fleming L, Gomez-Marin O, Pitman T. Trends in U.S. Smoking Rates in Occupational Groups: The National Health Interview Survey 1987-1994. J Occup Environ Med, June 2004; 46(6): 538-548.
27% of middle school, and 22% of high school students smoke Newport Source
X Source:Vilsaint MC, et al. Legacy First Look Report 13. Cigarette Smoking Among Youth: Results from the 2002 National Youth Tobacco Survey. Washington DC: American Legacy Foundation. June 2004.
52.2% of youth smoking initiation can be traced to exposure to smoking in movies Source
X Source:Dalton, M.A., Sargent, J.D., et. al (2003) Effect of viewing smoking in movies on adolescent smoking initiation: A cohort study. The Lancet 362(9380):281-285.
5.2% of middle school students smoke cigars Source
X Source:CDC. Tobacco Use, Access, and Exposure to Media Among Middle and High School Students - United States, 2004, MMWR 2005; 54 (12) 297-301.
2% of African Americans in middle school smoke pipes Source
X Source:CDC. Tobacco Use, Access, and Exposure to Media Among Middle and High School Students - United States, 2004, MMWR 2005; 54 (12) 297-301.
Each year, 3.8 million men die worldwide from tobacco use. Source
X Source:McKay, J and Eriksen M. The Tobacco Atlas. American Cancer Society, 2006
25% of middle and high school boys and 31% of middle and high school girls smoke light cigarettes Source
X Source:Vilsaint MC, et al. Legacy First Look Report 13. Cigarette Smoking Among Youth: Results from the 2002 National Youth Tobacco Survey. Washington DC: American Legacy Foundation. June 2004.
In a 1996 advertisment one tobacco company compared the dangers of second hand smoke to eating cookies Source
X Source:Philip Morris Europe SA. ""Second-hand tobacco smoke in perspective. What risks do you take?"" 1994. Bates no: 2501066695.
Nearly 1 billion men smoke worldwide. Source
X Source:McKay, J and Eriksen M. The Tobacco Atlas. American Cancer Society, 2006.
8.1% of middle school students smoke cigarettes Source
X Source:CDC. Tobacco Use Among Middle and High School Students-- United States, 2004. MMWR; 54(12): 297-301.
Since 1964 there have been more than 5.5 million tobacco related cardiovascular disease deaths in the U.S.. Source
X Source:U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Health Consequences of Smoking: A Report of the Surgeon General. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health, 2004.
It is estimated that as much as 22% of pregnant women and girls smoke. Source
X Source:U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Women and Smoking. A report of the Surgeon General. Rockville, MD. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health, 2001.
2.9% of White high school students smoke pipes Source
X Source:CDC. Tobacco Use, Access, and Exposure to Media Among Middle and High School Students - United States, 2004, MMWR 2005; 54 (12) 297-301.
In 2002, U.S. consumers spent about $88.2 billion on tobacco products (94% for cigarettes) Source
X Source:Womach J. Tobacco Price Support: An Overview of the Program. Congressional Research Service Report for Congress. May 7, 2001. Updated June 25, 2004.
15% of college students smoke daily Source
X Source:Johnston LD, O'Malley PM, Bachman JG.(2002) Monitoring the Future national survey results on drug use, 1975-2001. Volume II: College students and adults ages 19-40. (NIH Publication No. 02-5107). Bethesda, MD National Institute on Drug Use.
In 1989, a major tobacco company considered offering $10,000 dollar awards to scientists who were willing to critique second hand smoke research Source
X Source:ETS: SCIENCE ACTION PLAN Source: Legacy Tobacco Documents Library. Philip Morris Collection. 1989. Bates Number: 2021159478/9480 Access Date: November 8, 2005
1.6% of African Americans in middle school smoke kreteks Source
X Source:CDC. Tobacco Use, Access, and Exposure to Media Among Middle and High School Students - United States, 2004, MMWR 2005; 54 (12) 297-301.
1.8% of African American youth in high school smoke pipes Source
X Source:CDC. Tobacco Use, Access, and Exposure to Media Among Middle and High School Students - United States, 2004, MMWR 2005; 54 (12) 297-301.
Approximately 8.6 million people in the United States have serious illnesses attributed to smoking. Source
X Source:CDC. Cigarette Smoking Attributable Morbidity - United States, 2000. MMWR 2003; 52(35) 842-844.
In a 1980 tobacco industry document, one company recommended that it ""should learn to look at itselves as a drug company rather than as a tobacco company"" Source
X Source:BRAINSTORMING II Legacy Tobacco Documents Library. British American Tobacco. April 11, 1980. Access Date: October 10, 2004. Bates Number: 2064003306/3308 Master Document Id Range: 2064003247/3320 Secondary Bates Number: LIT109884190
Of former smokers in the U.S., 1,743,000 have emphysema from smoking Source
X Source:CDC. Cigarette Smoking Attributable Morbidity - United States, 2000. MMWR 2003; 52(35) 842-844.
Since 1964 there have been more than 12 million tobacco related deaths in the U.S. Source
X Source:U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Health Consequences of Smoking: A Report of the Surgeon General. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health, 2004.
1% of Asian Americans in middle school use smokeless tobacco Source
X Source:CDC. Tobacco Use, Access, and Exposure to Media Among Middle and High School Students - United States, 2004, MMWR 2005; 54 (12) 297-301.
2.3% of White high school students smoke kreteks Source
X Source:CDC. Tobacco Use, Access, and Exposure to Media Among Middle and High School Students - United States, 2004, MMWR 2005; 54 (12) 297-301.
Carbon monoxide contributes to cardiovascular disease and chronic obstructive lung disease Source
X Source:Hoffman D, Hoffman I, El-Bayoumy K. The Less Harmful Cigarette: A Controversial Issue. Chemical Research in Toxicology. July 2001. Vol. 14, No. 7.
78% of middle school students report seeing actors on television or in movies using tobacco. Source
X Source:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Tobacco Use, Access, and Exposure to Tobacco in Media Among Middle School and High School Students-- United States, 2004. MMWR 2005;54:297-301.
0.7% of Asian Americans in middle school smoke pipes Source
X Source:CDC. Tobacco Use, Access, and Exposure to Media Among Middle and High School Students - United States, 2004, MMWR 2005; 54 (12) 297-301.
1995 estimates put the tobacco-related death toll among African Americans at 45,000 per year Source
X Source:U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Tobacco Use Among U.S. Racial/Ethnic Minority Groups - African Americans, American Indians, and Alaska Natives, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, and Hispanics: A Report of the Surgeon General. Atlanta, GA. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 1998.
Each year, one million women die worldwide from from tobacco use. Source
X Source:McKay, J and Eriksen M. The Tobacco Atlas. American Cancer Society, 2006.
Secondhand smoke kills over 1,000 infants every year Source
X Source:May 2001; CDC, Annual Smoking-Attributable Mortality, 1995-1999, MMWR April 2002.
39.2% of high school students report seeing advertisements for tobacco products on the internet. Source
X Source:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Tobacco Use, Access, and Exposure to Tobacco in Media Among Middle School and High School Students-- United States, 2004. MMWR 2005;54:297-301.
32% of White middle school students who smoke use light cigarettes Source
X Source:Farrelly MC, Vilsaint M, Lindsey D, Thomas KY, Messeri P. Legacy First Look Report 7. Cigarette Smoking Among Youth: Results from the 2000 National Youth Tobacco Survey. Washington DC: American Legacy Foundation. August 2001.
2.6% of middle school students smoke pipes Source
X Source:CDC. Tobacco Use, Access, and Exposure to Media Among Middle and High School Students - United States, 2004, MMWR 2005; 54 (12) 297-301.
51% of Hispanic high school students who smoke use menthol cigarettes Source
X Source:Vilsaint MC, et al. Legacy First Look Report 13. Cigarette Smoking Among Youth: Results from the 2002 National Youth Tobacco Survey. Washington DC: American Legacy Foundation. June 2004.
Smoking during pregnancy results in the deaths of about 900 infants each year in the U.S. Source
X Source:CDC. Annual Smoking-Attributable Mortality, Years of Potential Life Lost and Economic Costs—United States, 1997-2001. MMWR 2005; 54(25): 625-628.
663 African American infants died of SIDS in 2005. Source
X Source:Kung et al. Deaths: Final Data for 2005. National Vital Statistics Report. 56(10) 2008.
Of current smokers in the U.S., 1,273,000 have emphysema from smoking Source
X Source:CDC. Cigarette Smoking Attributable Morbidity - United States, 2000. MMWR 2003; 52(35) 842-844.
By the year 2020, tobacco is projected to kill about 10 milllion people a year worldwide. Source
X Source:World Health Organization. (2005) ""Why is tobacco a public health priority?""
In one year, cigarettes left about 12,000 kids motherless Source
X Source:Leistikow BN, Martin DC, Milano CE, 2000. Estimates of smoking-attributable deaths at ages 15-24, motherless or fatherless youths, and resulting Social Security costs in the United States in 1994. Preventive Medicine, 30(5) 252-360.
Since 1964 there have been more than 94,000 tobacco related fetal and infant deaths in the U.S.. Source
X Source:U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Health Consequences of Smoking: A Report of the Surgeon General. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health, 2004.
Each year, about 4.8 million people die worldwide from tobacco use. Source
X Source:McKay, J and Eriksen M. The Tobacco Atlas. American Cancer Society, 2006.
2.2% of White high school students smoke bidis Source
X Source:CDC. Tobacco Use, Access, and Exposure to Media Among Middle and High School Students - United States, 2004, MMWR 2005; 54 (12) 297-301.
47.3% of women who have ever smoked have quit Source
X Source:CDC. Cigarette Smoking Among Adults- United States, 2000. MMWR 2002; 51(29): 642-645.
In 2000, 44.7% of all Asian Americans who had ever smoked reported that they had successfully quit Source
X Source:CDC. Cigarette Smoking Among Adults- United States, 2000. MMWR 2002; 51(29): 642-645.
Benzene contributes to lung and larynx cancer Source
X Source:Hoffman D, Hoffman I, El-Bayoumy K. The Less Harmful Cigarette: A Controversial Issue. Chemical Research in Toxicology. July 2001. Vol. 14, No. 7.
A tobacco executive once compared the addictiveness of cigarettes to M&M’s. Source
X Source:THE STATE OF MINNESOTA BY HUBERT H. HUMPHREY, III, ITS ATTORNEY GENERAL, VS. PHILIP MORRIS INCORPORATED. DEPOSITION OF CALUDE E. TEAGUE, JR. WITH EXHIBITS 1088-1100 PLUS EXHIBIT A. Authors: TEAGUE CE JR;STIREWALT & ASSOC. R. J. Reynolds. Legacy Tobacco Documents Library. July 8-11, 1997. Access Date: July 5, 2005. Bates Number: 517144081/4416 Page 19
Acetaldehyde is in tobacco smoke Source
X Source:NCI. Risks Associated with Smoking Cigarettes with Low Machine-Measured Yeilds of Tar and Nicotine. Smoking and Tobacco Control Monograph No. 13. Bethesda, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, NIH Pub. No. 02-5074, October 2001.
More than 25% of African American youth are exposed to secondhand smoke in the home Source
X Source:Farrelly MC, Chen J, Thomas KY, Healton CG. Legacy First Look Report 6. Youth Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke. Washington DC: American Legacy Foundation. May 2001.
2.2% of Asian American middle school students smoke cigarettes Source
X Source:Bloch, A.B., et al. Tobacco Use, Access, and Exposure to Tobacco in Media Among Middle and High School Students- - United States, 2004, MMWR 2005; 54(12) 297-301.
In 1984, a tobacco company called younger adult smokers ""replacement smokers"" Source
X Source:Burrows DS. Strategic Research report. Younger Adult Smokers: Strategies and oportunities. Legacy Tobacco Documents Library. RJ Reynolds. February 29, 1984. Access Date: June 4, 2003. Bates No: 508783540.
25.4% of White high school students smoke cigarettes Source
X Source:CDC. Tobacco Use, Access, and Exposure to Media Among Middle and High School Students - United States, 2004, MMWR 2005; 54 (12) 297-301.
2.9% of middle school students use smokeless tobacco Source
X Source:CDC. Tobacco Use, Access, and Exposure to Media Among Middle and High School Students - United States, 2004, MMWR 2005; 54 (12) 297-301.
In a 1996 advertisement one tobacco company said second hand smoke is only as risky as drinking two glasses of whole milk a day. Source
X Source:Philip Morris Europe SA. ""Second-hand tobacco smoke in perspective. What risks do you take?"" 1994. Bates no: 2501066695.
36% of handlers, equipment cleaners, and laborers smoke Source
X Source:Lee D, LeBlanc W, Fleming L, Gomez-Marin O, Pitman T. Trends in U.S. Smoking Rates in Occupational Groups: The National Health Interview Survey 1987-1994. J Occup Environ Med, June 2004; 46(6): 538-548.
More than ten million cigarettes are smoked every minute of every day around the world. Source
X Source:McKay, J and Eriksen M. The Tobacco Atlas. American Cancer Society, 2006.
In 1978 one tobacco company executive said “very few consumers are aware of the effects of nicotine, i.e. its addictive nature” Source
X Source:H.D. Steele. Memorandum, August 24, 1978. Future Consumer Reaction to Nicotine. Brown and Williamson collection. Document Date: 08/24/1978 Bates Number: 776078962
Of former smokers in the U.S., 1,154,000 have a cancer other than lung cancer from smoking Source
X Source:CDC. Cigarette Smoking Attributable Morbidity - United States, 2000. MMWR 2003; 52(35) 842-844.
13.3% of Hispanic students in high school smoke cigars Source
X Source:CDC. Tobacco Use, Access, and Exposure to Media Among Middle and High School Students - United States, 2004, MMWR 2005; 54 (12) 297-301.
4.3% of Hispanic students in middle school use bidis Source
X Source:CDC. Tobacco Use, Access, and Exposure to Media Among Middle and High School Students - United States, 2004, MMWR 2005; 54 (12) 297-301.
Of former smokers in the U.S., 637,000 have had a stroke from smoking Source
X Source:CDC. Cigarette Smoking Attributable Morbidity - United States, 2000. MMWR 2003; 52(35) 842-844.
Smoking materials are the number one cause of fire deaths in the U.S. Source
X Source:Hall JR. The Smoking-Material Fire Problem. National Fire Protection Association. Quincy, MA; 2003.
3.7% of Hispanic students in middle school use smokeless tobacco Source
X Source:CDC. Tobacco Use, Access, and Exposure to Media Among Middle and High School Students - United States, 2004, MMWR 2005; 54 (12) 297-301.
Urea is added to cigarettes Source
X Source:SUMMARY OF DATA ON UREA Legacy Tobacco Documents Library. American Tobacco. April 17, 1986. Access Date: October 10, 2004 Bates No.: 980365694/5705
1 out of 3 smokers begin smoking before the age of 14 Source
X Source:Mowery PD, Brick PD, Farrelly MC. Legacy First Look Report 3. Pathways to Established smoking: Results from the 1999 National Youth Tobacco Survey. Washington DC: American Legacy Foundation. October 2000.)
3.1% of White middle school students use smokeless tobacco Source
X Source:CDC. Tobacco Use, Access, and Exposure to Media Among Middle and High School Students - United States, 2004, MMWR 2005; 54 (12) 297-301.
1.2% of White middle school students smoke kreteks Source
X Source:CDC. Tobacco Use, Access, and Exposure to Media Among Middle and High School Students - United States, 2004, MMWR 2005; 54 (12) 297-301.
Nicotine is in tobacco smoke Source
X Source:NCI. Risks Associated with Smoking Cigarettes with Low Machine-Measured Yeilds of Tar and Nicotine. Smoking and Tobacco Control Monograph No. 13. Bethesda, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, NIH Pub. No. 02-5074, October 2001.
In 1997 a tobacco executive said cigarettes are no more addictive than gummy bears. Source
X Source:Deposition of JAMES J. MORGAN, April 17, 1997, NORMA R. BROIN, ET AL., PLAINTIFFS, VS. PHILIP MORRIS COMPANIES, INC., DEFENDANTS. CASE NO. 91-49738 CA 22. HOWARD A. ENGLE, M.D., ET AL., PLAINTIFFS, VS. RJ REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY, ETC., ET AL., DEFENDANTS. CASE NO. 94-08273 CA 20. Source: Legacy Tobacco Documents Library. Philip Morris Collection. April 17, 1997. Bates Number: 2063670882/0926 Access Date: November 4, 2005 page 78
30% of protective service workers smoke Source
X Source:Lee D, LeBlanc W, Fleming L, Gomez-Marin O, Pitman T. Trends in U.S. Smoking Rates in Occupational Groups: The National Health Interview Survey 1987-1994. J Occup Environ Med, June 2004; 46(6): 538-548.