This video provides a quick flash of facts about the history of Big Tobacco. Learn facts and how the truth of nicotine addiction was manipulated, twisted, and denied. For instance, in 1943 Philip Morris claimed their cigarettes cleared coughs, then in 1961 Philip Morris research identifies cancer-causing compounds in cigarettes three years before Surgeon General's … [Read more...] about Coldcut: The Truth About Big Tobacco Companies
Nicotine Addiciton Dependence
Smoking Reversible?
Risk of death from tobacco related diseases or various forms of cancer declines dramatically five years after kicking the habit. Women who quit smoking reduce their risk of dying from heart disease and tobacco-related cancers. Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health analyzed data on 105,000 women over 24 years, taken from the Nurses’ Health Study, a long-term … [Read more...] about Smoking Reversible?
One Million Deaths by Tobacco in India!
Video of a study of smoking statistics in India. Shocking to learn how many individuals, actually one in twenty, will die from tobacco addiction. Smoking one to seven cigarettes a day takes years of your life. India has ten times more deaths than in more developed countries. The only strategy to change this situation is to get smokers to stop, however tobacco control … [Read more...] about One Million Deaths by Tobacco in India!
Tobacco Companies Alter Cigarettes to Keep You Smoking
A doctor from the American Cancer Society reports on how large tobacco companies keep you smoking. By upping nicotine in cigarettes each year and intensifying the concentration smokers stay addicted. Even though smoking is responsible for one in five deaths in the US, the Tobacco industry has no qualms about using nicotine addiction and dependency to line their pockets. … [Read more...] about Tobacco Companies Alter Cigarettes to Keep You Smoking
Taking Play Seriously: Low-Level Smoking Among College Students
Cigarettes have been socially engineered to become potent symbols. Therefore, they need to be understood as cultural products invested with cognitive and emotional salience as well as nicotine delivery devices engineered to create a population of dependent users. In this paper, we look at the symbolism of cigarettes, but unlike many researchers examining this topic, we … [Read more...] about Taking Play Seriously: Low-Level Smoking Among College Students
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