The Tobacco Industry is a Relentless Predator
March 2, 2020
March 2, 2020
The tobacco industry has been deceiving the public for nearly a century, and they're still at it.
Fact: The tobacco industry creates and markets a product that, when used as directed, will kill one out of two regular smokers prematurely.1 2
Fact: The tobacco industry adjusts the nicotine levels in cigarettes to make it harder for you to quit.3
Fact: The tobacco industry adds ammonia to tobacco to speed up the nicotine hit to your brain.4
Fact: The tobacco industry needs new smokers to replace those who quit or die, so they advertise. They spent over $12 billion marketing their products nationwide in 2006 – that’s $42 for every man, woman and child accounted for in the U.S. Census.5 6