Truth Initiative is deeply concerned over the Administration’s delay in finalizing crucial rules aimed at removing menthol as a characterizing flavor in cigarettes and eliminating all characterizing flavors from cigars. The originally anticipated timeline for these rules, set for August 2023, has now been extended to March 2024. This delay not only puts the rules at risk of never being finalized but also represents a significant victory for Big Tobacco’s well-documented exploitative practices, all at the expense of our nation’s public health.
These rules are of paramount importance as they hold tremendous potential to save lives, protect youth, reduce health disparities, and play a pivotal role in realizing the President's Cancer Moonshot. The unjustifiable delay we are witnessing will inevitably result in more smokers and more lives lost. It is disheartening to note that between 1980 and 2018, the presence of menthol cigarettes on the market contributed to an additional 10.1 million smokers and 378,000 premature deaths.
Menthol cigarettes have plagued our nation for far too long and have been identified as a gateway product to nicotine addiction, fostering dependence and proving more challenging to quit compared to non-menthol cigarettes. Studies show that youth and young adults are more likely to try a menthol cigarette as their first cigarette and, as a result, are more likely to continue smoking. They have been insidiously marketed to specific communities, particularly Black Americans and the LGBTQ+ community. This tobacco industry marketing strategy has fueled health disparities, with one study revealing that despite representing only 12% of the population, Black Americans accounted for 41% of premature deaths attributable to menthol cigarettes between 1980 and 2018. Prohibiting menthol as a characterizing flavor in cigarettes can prevent an estimated 92,000 to 238,000 smoking-related deaths among Black Americans, as stated by the FDA. Furthermore, flavored cigars are disproportionately used by Black Americans and other minority groups, highlighting the tobacco industry's unrelenting targeting practices.
We cannot afford to wait any longer for the menthol and flavored cigar rules to be enacted. It has been over a decade since the FDA's Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee reviewed the science surrounding menthol cigarettes and unequivocally recommended their removal for the betterment of public health. Subsequent research has only reinforced this conclusion.
The science and data are clear as is the vast evidence in support of these historic rules. The time for action is now, and we urge the White House to expedite the finalization of these rules as quickly as possible. The health and well-being of our communities depend on it.
https://www.thetruth.com/take-action/campaign/socialjustice
https://truthinitiative.org/our-top-issues/flavored-tobacco
https://truthinitiative.org/flavored-tobacco-policy-resource-center
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Prominent tobacco retailer Reynolds American has donated to roughly 800 politicians across 31 states, influencing many of these states as they consider legislating restrictions on tobacco products, @BusinessInsider reports.
https://www.businessinsider.com/tobacco-politics-reynolds-american-money-contributions-campaign-2022-5
Smoking kills approximately 47,000 Black Americans per year; @washingtonpost urged for quick action on the menthol rules to start saving lives.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/05/06/no-more-studies-menthol-cigarettes-must-be-banned-now/
Studies have shown that removing menthol could encourage almost 400,000 Black smokers to quit, effectively saving lives. Read more from @washingtonpost:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/05/06/no-more-studies-menthol-cigarettes-must-be-banned-now/
Essence shares that action on menthol would help lessen major disparities in wealth, physical health, and mental health among Black communities.
https://www.essence.com/lifestyle/how-banning-menthol-cigarettes-can-help-black-families/
Menthol cigarettes are easier to smoke and harder to quit than regular cigarettes. Millie quit smoking menthol cigarettes after 40 years with the help of Truth Initiative’s EX program. Read her story:
https://www.theexprogram.com/resources/blog/get-inspired-millies-journey-to-quitting-menthol-cigarettes/
Menthol makes cigarettes and other tobacco products easier to smoke and can make them more addictive. Learn the facts:
https://truthinitiative.org/research-resources/traditional-tobacco-products/menthol-facts-stats-and-regulations
Ending the sale of menthol cigarettes could save 650,000 lives by 2060. Learn the facts:
https://truthinitiative.org/research-resources/traditional-tobacco-products/menthol-facts-stats-and-regulations
Most adults support the nationwide removal of menthol cigarettes. Read why: https://truthinitiative.org/research-resources/traditional-tobacco-products/majority-us-adults-support-removal-menthol
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For #publichealth and for Black lives: finalize the menthol rule.
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For #publichealth and for Black lives: finalize the menthol rule.
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Learn more: https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/biden-menthol-cigarette-ban-delay-black-lives-risk-rcna129954
Learn More: https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/4372156-delaying-the-menthol-ban-is-another-blow-to-racial-health-equity/
Learn more: https://www.nydailynews.com/2024/01/09/protect-black-communities-from-menthol-tobacco/
Learn more: https://www.nydailynews.com/2024/01/09/protect-black-communities-from-menthol-tobacco/
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As the @WhiteHouse considers eliminating the sale of menthol cigarettes, commercial tobacco companies are using Black community leaders to sway their peers against the potential rule, a move consistent with the industry’s long history of marketing menthol to Black communities, the @LATimes reports.
https://www.latimes.com/podcasts/story/2022-04-26/the-times-podcast-menthol-cigarettes-black-community
As the White House discusses eliminating menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars, @latimes reports the tobacco industry is enlisting respected community leaders to lobby against these public health measures by falsely suggesting they will lead to discriminatory over-policing.
https://www.latimes.com/podcasts/story/2022-04-26/the-times-podcast-menthol-cigarettes-black-community
Since the 1970s, tobacco companies have specifically advertised menthol cigarettes to a Black audience. Now, they use Black community leaders to promote their own goals. Find out more with this podcast from the LA Times:
https://www.latimes.com/podcasts/story/2022-04-26/the-times-podcast-menthol-cigarettes-black-community
As a nationwide end to the sale of menthol cigarettes gains momentum, large tobacco companies are using Black community leaders to lobby for them and stoke fear about the potential consequences of eliminating menthol products.
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2022-04-25/inside-big-tobaccos-strategy-to-stoke-fear-among-black-smokers-facing-menthol-bans
Tobacco companies are using their often-undetected influence on policymakers to protect their interests. In reporting from (TAG), the latest efforts from the ‘menthol lobbying machine,’ include hiring paid protestors and footing a $40,000 luncheon bill for the Black Caucus of State legislators.
https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2022-04-25/inside-the-menthol-cigarette-lobbying-machine
Tobacco companies are paying protestors, buying lunches for legislators, and invoking fears about over-policing so they can continue profiting off addiction. Read about the tobacco industry’s exploitation of Black communities, in this article from @tbij:
https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2022-04-25/inside-the-menthol-cigarette-lobbying-machine
Prominent tobacco retailer Reynolds American has donated to roughly 800 politicians across 31 states, influencing many of these states as they consider legislating restrictions on tobacco products, @BusinessInsider reports.
https://www.businessinsider.com/tobacco-politics-reynolds-american-money-contributions-campaign-2022-5
Smoking kills approximately 47,000 Black Americans per year; @washingtonpost urged for quick action on the menthol rules to start saving lives.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/05/06/no-more-studies-menthol-cigarettes-must-be-banned-now/
Studies have shown that removing menthol could encourage almost 400,000 Black smokers to quit, effectively saving lives. Read more from @washingtonpost:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/05/06/no-more-studies-menthol-cigarettes-must-be-banned-now/
Tobacco companies have inundated Black communities with menthol cigarette advertisements for almost 60 years. This direct targeting, along with the costs of cigarettes and healthcare, have pulled wealth away from Black families and added to their stress. Action on menthol would allow these communities more health and wealth equity, @Essence reports.
https://www.essence.com/lifestyle/how-banning-menthol-cigarettes-can-help-black-families/
Essence shares that action on menthol would help lessen major disparities in wealth, physical health, and mental health among Black communities.
https://www.essence.com/lifestyle/how-banning-menthol-cigarettes-can-help-black-families/
Following FDA regulations prohibiting the sale of e-cigarettes—unless flavored with menthol—manufactures have doubled-down on their e-mail marketing of menthol-flavored products. Comprehensive action on menthol and flavored cigars is needed to protect and save lives.
https://truthinitiative.org/research-resources/traditional-tobacco-products/why-ending-menthol-cigarette-sales-would-benefit
Menthol cigarettes are easier to smoke and harder to quit than regular cigarettes. Millie quit smoking menthol cigarettes after 40 years with the help of Truth Initiative’s EX program. Read her story:
https://www.theexprogram.com/resources/blog/get-inspired-millies-journey-to-quitting-menthol-cigarettes/
The @EX Program debunks misconceptions about menthol and helps people quit. Read Millie’s story on quitting menthol after smoking for 40 years.
https://www.theexprogram.com/resources/blog/get-inspired-millies-journey-to-quitting-menthol-cigarettes/
Menthol makes cigarettes and other tobacco products easier to smoke and can make them more addictive. Learn the facts:
https://truthinitiative.org/research-resources/traditional-tobacco-products/menthol-facts-stats-and-regulations
Ending the sale of menthol cigarettes could save 650,000 lives by 2060. Learn the facts:
https://truthinitiative.org/research-resources/traditional-tobacco-products/menthol-facts-stats-and-regulations
Last year, the FDA proposed rules that would eliminate menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars, two products known for their ability to attract young people and lead them to regular use. Now waiting on final passage by @POTUS and @WhiteHouse, this pending ruling could save hundreds of thousands of lives.
https://truthinitiative.org/research-resources/tobacco-prevention-efforts/3-key-takeaways-fda-proposed-rules-eliminate-menthol
Tobacco shops in Washington, DC neighborhoods with higher percentages of Black residents had significantly more marketing for flavored tobacco products than neighborhoods with a lower percentage of Black residents. Read more about this study:
https://truthinitiative.org/research-resources/traditional-tobacco-products/black-dc-neighborhoods-have-greater-marketing
Young people living in areas with higher proportions of racial and ethnic minorities have more than seven times higher odds of being exposed to flavored tobacco marketing than anyone living outside those communities. Read more:
https://truthinitiative.org/research-resources/traditional-tobacco-products/black-dc-neighborhoods-have-greater-marketing
Most adults support the nationwide removal of menthol cigarettes. Read why:
https://truthinitiative.org/research-resources/traditional-tobacco-products/majority-us-adults-support-removal-menthol
More than 1 in 4 current menthol smokers were included in those who said they would be in favor of eliminating the sale of menthol cigarettes, meaning even those who would be most impacted by the upcoming ruling have reason to support it. Read why:
https://truthinitiative.org/research-resources/traditional-tobacco-products/majority-us-adults-support-removal-menthol
Attorney General Bonta Leads Muti-State Coalition to Urge Biden Administration to Act on Menthol Cigarettes and Flavored Cigars. The letter reads, “The time to act is now. I urge the Biden Administration to finally halt the sale of these flavored tobacco products, which will lay the groundwork to reverse decades of disparities in tobacco use and save lives.”
https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-leads-coalition-urge-biden-administration-implement-ban
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As the youth vaping crisis persists – over 2.5 million middle and high school students reported e-cigarette use in 2022, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – research shows on-screen tobacco imagery is directly contributing to the problem. Long-established research tells us that smoking in movies prompts young people to start smoking and Truth Initiative research published in 2020 was the first to establish a link with episodic streaming entertainment, demonstrating that exposure to tobacco imagery in such media can triple a young person’s odds of starting to vape.
Video: Lights, Camera, Tobacco?
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Cigarettes are still a popular screen prop
Cigarettes and cinema, an inseparable pair: Only one Oscar best-picture nominee has no smoking
96th annual Academy Awards, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel.
Universal Calendar Google CalendarHollywood shouldn't be an unwitting platform for tobacco industry promotion, especially when it comes to the harm it can cause young viewers. #Oscars2024 #Oscars
Imagery *does* have influence. Learn the facts at https://truthinitiative.org/lights-camera-tobacco. #Oscars2024 #Oscars
Imagery *does* have influence. Learn the facts at https://truthinitiative.org/lights-camera-tobacco. #Oscars2024 #Oscars
Imagery *does* have influence. Learn the facts, and what you can do to protect young people at truthinitiative.org.
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Imagery *does* have influence. Learn the facts, and what you can do to protect young people at truthinitiative.org.
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Imagery *does* have influence. Learn the facts at https://truthinitiative.org/lights-camera-tobacco. #Oscars2024 #Oscars
Hollywood shouldn't be an unwitting platform for tobacco industry promotion, especially when it comes to the harm it can cause young viewers. #Oscars2024 #Oscars
Imagery *does* have influence. Learn the facts at https://truthinitiative.org/lights-camera-tobacco.
Imagery *does* have influence. Learn the facts at https://truthinitiative.org/lights-camera-tobacco.
Imagery *does* have influence. Learn the facts at https://truthinitiative.org/lights-camera-tobacco.
Hollywood shouldn't be an unwitting platform for tobacco industry promotion, especially when it comes to the harm it can cause young viewers. #Oscars2024 #Oscars
Imagery *does* have influence. Learn the facts at https://truthinitiative.org/lights-camera-tobacco.
Imagery *does* have influence. Learn the facts at https://truthinitiative.org/lights-camera-tobacco.
Hollywood shouldn't be an unwitting platform for tobacco industry promotion, especially when it comes to the harm it can cause young viewers. #Oscars2024 #Oscars
Imagery *does* have influence. Learn the facts at https://truthinitiative.org/lights-camera-tobacco.
Hollywood shouldn't be an unwitting platform for tobacco industry promotion, especially when it comes to the harm it can cause young viewers. Learn the facts at https://truthinitiative.org/lights-camera-tobacco.
Hollywood shouldn't be an unwitting platform for tobacco industry promotion, especially when it comes to the harm it can cause young viewers.
https://truthinitiative.org/lights-camera-tobacco
Imagery *does* have influence. Learn the facts: https://truthinitiative.org/lights-camera-tobacco.
Hollywood shouldn't be an unwitting platform for tobacco industry promotion, especially when it comes to the harm it can cause young viewers. Learn the facts at https://truthinitiative.org/lights-camera-tobacco. #Oscars2024 #Oscars
Imagery *does* have influence. Learn the facts at https://truthinitiative.org/lights-camera-tobacco.
#Oscars2024 #Oscars
Imagery *does* have influence. Learn the facts at https://truthinitiative.org/lights-camera-tobacco.
Imagery *does* have influence. Learn the facts at https://truthinitiative.org/lights-camera-tobacco.
#Oscars2024 #Oscars
Imagery *does* have influence. Learn the facts at https://truthinitiative.org/lights-camera-tobacco.
#Oscars2024 #Oscars
It's Oscars season, and smoky cameos persist. Learn the facts at https://truthinitiative.org/lights-camera-tobacco.
#Oscars2024 #Oscars
Imagery *does* have influence. Learn the facts at https://truthinitiative.org/lights-camera-tobacco.
Hollywood shouldn't be an unwitting platform for tobacco industry promotion, especially when it comes to the harm it can cause young viewers. Learn the facts at https://truthinitiative.org/lights-camera-tobacco.
Hollywood shouldn't be an unwitting platform for tobacco industry promotion, especially when it comes to the harm it can cause young viewers. Learn the facts at https://truthinitiative.org/lights-camera-tobacco.
Hollywood shouldn't be an unwitting platform for tobacco industry promotion, especially when it comes to the harm it can cause young viewers. Learn the facts at https://truthinitiative.org/lights-camera-tobacco.
Imagery *does* have influence. Learn the facts at https://truthinitiative.org/lights-camera-tobacco.
Imagery *does* have influence. Learn the facts at https://truthinitiative.org/lights-camera-tobacco.
Imagery *does* have influence. Learn the facts at https://truthinitiative.org/lights-camera-tobacco.
It's Oscars season, and smoky cameos persist. Learn the facts at https://truthinitiative.org/lights-camera-tobacco. #Oscars2024 #Oscars
Hollywood shouldn't be an unwitting platform for tobacco industry promotion, especially when it comes to the harm it can cause young viewers. Learn the facts at https://truthinitiative.org/lights-camera-tobacco.
Imagery *does* have influence. Learn the facts at https://truthinitiative.org/lights-camera-tobacco.
Hollywood shouldn't be an unwitting platform for tobacco industry promotion, especially when it comes to the harm it can cause young viewers. Learn the facts at https://truthinitiative.org/lights-camera-tobacco.
Hollywood shouldn't be an unwitting platform for tobacco industry promotion, especially when it comes to the harm it can cause young viewers. Learn the facts at https://truthinitiative.org/lights-camera-tobacco.
Imagery *does* have influence. Learn the facts at https://truthinitiative.org/lights-camera-tobacco.
Imagery *does* have influence. Learn the facts at https://truthinitiative.org/lights-camera-tobacco.
Imagery *does* have influence. Learn the facts at https://truthinitiative.org/lights-camera-tobacco.
Imagery *does* have influence. Learn the facts at https://truthinitiative.org/lights-camera-tobacco.
Hollywood shouldn't be an unwitting platform for tobacco industry promotion, especially when it comes to the harm it can cause young viewers. Learn the facts at https://truthinitiative.org/lights-camera-tobacco.
Imagery *does* have influence. Learn the facts at https://truthinitiative.org/lights-camera-tobacco.
#Oscars2024 #Oscars
Hollywood shouldn't be an unwitting platform for tobacco industry promotion, especially when it comes to the harm it can cause young viewers. #Oscars2024 #Oscars
Imagery *does* have influence. Learn the facts at https://truthinitiative.org/lights-camera-tobacco.
#Oscars2024 #Oscars
Imagery *does* have influence. Learn the facts at https://truthinitiative.org/lights-camera-tobacco.
Imagery *does* have influence. Learn the facts at https://truthinitiative.org/lights-camera-tobacco.
Imagery *does* have influence. Learn the facts at https://truthinitiative.org/lights-camera-tobacco.
Imagery *does* have influence. Learn the facts at https://truthinitiative.org/lights-camera-tobacco.
Imagery *does* have influence. Learn the facts at https://truthinitiative.org/lights-camera-tobacco.
Imagery *does* have influence. Learn the facts at https://truthinitiative.org/lights-camera-tobacco.
Imagery *does* have influence. Learn the facts at https://truthinitiative.org/lights-camera-tobacco.
Imagery *does* have influence. Learn the facts at https://truthinitiative.org/lights-camera-tobacco.
Imagery *does* have influence. Learn the facts at https://truthinitiative.org/lights-camera-tobacco.
Imagery *does* have influence. Learn the facts at https://truthinitiative.org/lights-camera-tobacco.
Hollywood shouldn't be an unwitting platform for tobacco industry promotion, especially when it comes to the harm it can cause young viewers. Learn the facts at https://truthinitiative.org/lights-camera-tobacco.
Hollywood shouldn't be an unwitting platform for tobacco industry promotion, especially when it comes to the harm it can cause young viewers.
https://truthinitiative.org/lights-camera-tobacco
Imagery *does* have influence.
https://truthinitiative.org/lights-camera-tobacco
Animated shows like "Big Mouth", "Bob's Burgers", and "Family Guy" continue to depict tobacco, and are heavily binge-watched. Get the facts on how these shows can affect youth tobacco use:
https://truthinitiative.org/nicotine-on-demand
Help #cleartheair about how on-screen tobacco can be glamorized:
https://truthinitiative.org/research-resources/tobacco-pop-culture/smoking-and-vaping-young-peoples-favorite-shows-isnt-just
We must change the picture as on-screen smoking is being glamorized and awarded:
https://truthinitiative.org/research-resources/tobacco-pop-culture/action-needed-tobacco-pop-culture
Find out why including tobacco in shows matters and what can be done to stop it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0scLGUzXfo&ab_channel=TruthInitiative
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0scLGUzXfo
Help #cleartheair about how on-screen tobacco can be glamorized:
https://truthinitiative.org/research-resources/tobacco-pop-culture/smoking-and-vaping-young-peoples-favorite-shows-isnt-just
https://truthinitiative.org/research-resources/tobacco-pop-culture/smoking-and-vaping-young-peoples-favorite-shows-isnt-just
Over half of young people's favorite new releases in 2020 featured images of tobacco. Beware of binge-worthy shows full of smoke!
https://truthinitiative.org/research-resources/tobacco-pop-culture/streaming-soars-these-binge-worthy-shows-frequently-depict
https://truthinitiative.org/research-resources/tobacco-pop-culture/streaming-soars-these-binge-worthy-shows-frequently-depict
Animated shows like "Big Mouth", "Bob's Burgers", and "Family Guy" continue to depict tobacco, and are heavily binge-watched. Get the facts on how these shows can affect youth tobacco use:
https://truthinitiative.org/nicotine-on-demand
https://truthinitiative.org/nicotine-on-demand
Tobacco use in film, TV, streamed content and music views remains at high levels. Truth Initiative urges action to address the pervasive issue of onscreen tobacco imagery.
https://truthinitiative.org/research-resources/tobacco-pop-culture/action-needed-tobacco-pop-culture
https://truthinitiative.org/research-resources/tobacco-pop-culture/action-needed-tobacco-pop-culture
This is an impressive feat! Now, let’s keep music tobacco-free for everyone.
Let’s hear it for these smokefree 2023 #Grammy winners!
It's Emmy nomination season, and smoky cameos persist.
Learn more about Tobacco's Starring Role in Hollywood: https://truthinitiative.org/tobacco-starring-role
It's Emmy nomination season, and smoky cameos persist.
Learn more about Tobacco's Starring Role in Hollywood: https://truthinitiative.org/tobacco-starring-role
Curious what else happened While You Were Streaming?
Learn more about Tobacco's Starring Role in Hollywood: https://truthinitiative.org/tobacco-starring-role
It's Emmy nomination season, and smoky cameos persist.
Learn more about Tobacco's Starring Role in Hollywood: https://truthinitiative.org/tobacco-starring-role
It's Emmy nomination season, and smoky cameos persist.
Learn more about Tobacco's Starring Role in Hollywood: https://truthinitiative.org/tobacco-starring-role
Curious what else happened While You Were Streaming?
Learn more about Tobacco's Starring Role in Hollywood: https://truthinitiative.org/tobacco-starring-role
It's Emmy nomination season, and smoky cameos persist.
Learn more about Tobacco's Starring Role in Hollywood: https://truthinitiative.org/tobacco-starring-role
It's Emmy nomination season, and smoky cameos persist.
Learn more about Tobacco's Starring Role in Hollywood: https://truthinitiative.org/tobacco-starring-role
Curious what else happened While You Were Streaming?
Learn more about Tobacco's Starring Role in Hollywood: https://truthinitiative.org/tobacco-starring-role
As more than 2.5 million students currently use e-cigarettes, a new report shows that streaming shows, movies, and music videos are filled with tobacco imagery. Read more from @truthinitiative:
https://truthinitiative.org/tobacco-starring-role
The science is clear – when young people see smoking on screen, they’re more likely to start vaping themselves. The new report from @truthinitiative shows more:
https://truthinitiative.org/tobacco-starring-role
The 2022 While You Were Streaming report is here! Read more from @truthinitiative:
https://truthinitiative.org/tobacco-starring-role
We know tobacco imagery in entertainment has real danger for young people. So why are platforms like @Showtime, @netflix, and @FOXTV still letting it happen?
https://truthinitiative.org/tobacco-starring-role
Heavy lies the crown of on-screen tobacco imagery. Let’s work together to get tobacco out of its starring role.
https://truthinitiative.org/tobacco-starring-role
Heavy lies the crown of on-screen tobacco imagery. Let’s work with entertainment studios to remove tobacco from its starring role.
https://truthinitiative.org/tobacco-starring-role
Hollywood shouldn’t be an unwitting platform for tobacco industry promotion, especially when it comes to the harm it can cause young viewers.
https://truthinitiative.org/tobacco-starring-role
Imagery *does* have influence. Learn the facts, and what you can do to help protect young people: https://truthinitiative.org/tobacco-starring-role
There is still work to be done, and these Senators pushing change from studios are helping us get there. @SenBlumenthal @SenMarkey @VanHollenForMD
Why does on-screen tobacco imagery persist? Dive into #truthinsights in the 2022 While You Were Streaming report: https://truthinitiative.org/tobacco-starring-role
Why does on-screen tobacco imagery persist? Dive into #truthinsights in the 2022 While You Were Streaming report: https://truthinitiative.org/tobacco-starring-role
With young people 3x more likely to start vaping after seeing onscreen use, this is especially troubling. Learn more: https://truthinitiative.org/tobacco-starring-role
Hollywood shouldn’t be an unwitting platform for tobacco industry promotion, especially when it comes to the harm it can cause young viewers. Learn more about Tobacco's Starring Role in the #Oscars & more:
https://truthinitiative.org/tobacco-starring-role
What a “Shameless” victory for Big Tobacco and all the unpaid spokespeople involved. Find out what else you missed While You Were Streaming: https://truthinitiative.org/tobacco-starring-role
It only took one show to overtake Netflix as #1. Can you guess which one? Learn more: https://truthinitiative.org/tobacco-starring-role
Big Tobacco is pretty excited by these 2022 @netflix numbers. What *else* happened While You Were Streaming? https://truthinitiative.org/tobacco-starring-role
This isn’t the Upside Down. Let’s talk about how Hollywood could stop being unpaid spokespeople for the tobacco industry: https://truthinitiative.org/tobacco-starring-role
There is still work to be done getting tobacco off screens, especially in animated shows like @TheSimpsons and @FamilyGuyonFOX. Get the facts in the 2022 While You Were Streaming report: https://truthinitiative.org/tobacco-starring-role
Heavy lies the crown of on-screen tobacco imagery. Let’s work with entertainment studios to remove tobacco from its starring role.
https://youtu.be/IHQFCh0mPHE
Latest #Oscars stats via @NORCNews:
✅Everything Everywhere All At Once contains tobacco imagery, nominated for most Oscars (11 nominations).
✅Last year, 23 Oscar-nominated movies contain tobacco imagery.
✅At least 25 nominated films contain tobacco.
https://truthinitiative.org/research-resources/tobacco-pop-culture/tobacco-imagery-featured-more-oscar-nominated-movies-year
Explore tobacco prevalence in popular entertainment and how individuals in the entertainment industry can work to change the picture: https://youtu.be/PC1jeyZ4QuY
Heavy lies the crown of on-screen tobacco imagery. Let’s work with entertainment studios to remove tobacco from its starring role.
https://truthinitiative.org/tobacco-starring-role
We know tobacco imagery in entertainment has real danger for young people. So why are platforms like @Showtime, @netflix, and @FOXTV still letting it happen?
https://truthinitiative.org/tobacco-starring-role
What a “Shameless” victory for Big Tobacco and all the unpaid spokespeople involved.
https://truthinitiative.org/tobacco-starring-role
Heavy lies the crown of on-screen tobacco imagery. Let’s work together to get tobacco out of its starring role.
https://truthinitiative.org/tobacco-starring-role
Last year, 23 Oscar-nominated movies contained tobacco imagery. Find out what else @NORCNews found While You Were Streaming:
https://truthinitiative.org/tobacco-starring-role
#Oscars
Latest #Oscars stats via @NORCNews:
✅Everything Everywhere All At Once contains tobacco imagery, nominated for most Oscars (11 nominations).
✅Last year, 23 Oscar-nominated movies contain tobacco imagery.
✅Out of films coded so far, 25 nominated films contain tobacco.
Learn more in the full 2022 report:
https://truthinitiative.org/tobacco-starring-role
Watching the #Oscars this weekend? As 2.5 million students currently use e-cigarettes, a new report shows that streaming shows, movies, and music videos are filled with tobacco imagery. Read more from @truthinitiative:
https://truthinitiative.org/tobacco-starring-role
Hollywood shouldn’t be an unwitting platform for tobacco industry promotion, especially when it comes to the harm it can cause young viewers.
https://truthinitiative.org/tobacco-starring-role
Imagery *does* have influence. Learn the facts, and what you can do to help protect young people.
https://truthinitiative.org/tobacco-starring-role
There is still work to be done, and these Senators pushing change from studios are helping us get there. @SenBlumenthal @SenMarkey @VanHollenForMD
Why does on-screen tobacco imagery persist? Dive into #truthinsights in the 2022 While You Were Streaming report.
https://truthinitiative.org/tobacco-starring-role
Why does on-screen tobacco imagery persist? Dive into #truthinsights in the 2022 While You Were Streaming report.
https://truthinitiative.org/tobacco-starring-role
With young people 3x more likely to start vaping after seeing onscreen use, this is especially troubling. Learn more: https://truthinitiative.org/tobacco-starring-role
Latest #Oscars stats via NORC:
✅Everything Everywhere All At Once contains tobacco imagery, nominated for most Oscars (11 nominations).
✅Last year, 23 Oscar-nominated movies contain tobacco imagery.
✅At least 25 nominated films contain tobacco.
Learn more about Tobacco's Starring Role from @truthinitiative at https://truthinitiative.org/research-resources/tobacco-pop-culture/tobacco-imagery-featured-more-oscar-nominated-movies-year
What a “Shameless” victory for Big Tobacco and all the unpaid spokespeople involved. Find out what else you missed While You Were Streaming: https://truthinitiative.org/tobacco-starring-role
It only took one show to overtake Netflix as #1. Can you guess which one? Learn more: https://truthinitiative.org/tobacco-starring-role
Big Tobacco is pretty excited by these 2022 @netflix numbers. What *else* happened While You Were Streaming? https://truthinitiative.org/tobacco-starring-role
This isn’t the Upside Down. Let’s talk about how Hollywood could stop being unpaid spokespeople for the tobacco industry: https://truthinitiative.org/tobacco-starring-role
There is still work to be done getting tobacco off screens, especially in animated shows like @TheSimpsons and @FamilyGuyonFOX. Get the facts in the 2022 While You Were Streaming report: https://truthinitiative.org/tobacco-starring-role
As more than 2.5 million students currently use e-cigarettes, a new report shows that streaming shows, movies, and music videos are filled with tobacco imagery. Read more from Truth Initiative:
https://truthinitiative.org/tobacco-starring-role
The science is clear – when young people see smoking on screen, they’re more likely to start vaping themselves. The new report from Truth Initiative shows more:
https://truthinitiative.org/tobacco-starring-role
The 2022 While You Were Streaming report is here! Read more from Truth Initiative:
https://truthinitiative.org/tobacco-starring-role
We know tobacco imagery in entertainment has real danger for young people. So why are platforms like Showtime, Netflix, and Fox still letting it happen?
https://truthinitiative.org/tobacco-starring-role
Heavy lies the crown of on-screen tobacco imagery. Let’s work together to get tobacco out of its starring role.
https://truthinitiative.org/tobacco-starring-role
Heavy lies the crown of on-screen tobacco imagery. Let’s work with entertainment studios to remove tobacco from its starring role.
https://truthinitiative.org/tobacco-starring-role
Hollywood shouldn’t be an unwitting platform for tobacco industry promotion, especially when it comes to the harm it can cause young viewers.
https://truthinitiative.org/tobacco-starring-role
Imagery *does* have influence. Learn the facts, and what you can do to help protect young people: https://truthinitiative.org/tobacco-starring-role
There is still work to be done, and Senators Blumenthal, Markey, and Van Hollen pushing change from studios are helping us get there.
Why does on-screen tobacco imagery persist? Dive into #truthinsights in the 2022 While You Were Streaming report: https://truthinitiative.org/tobacco-starring-role
Why does on-screen tobacco imagery persist? Dive into #truthinsights in the 2022 While You Were Streaming report: https://truthinitiative.org/tobacco-starring-role
With young people 3x more likely to start vaping after seeing onscreen use, this is especially troubling. Learn more: https://truthinitiative.org/tobacco-starring-role
What a “Shameless” victory for Big Tobacco and all the unpaid spokespeople involved. Find out what else you missed While You Were Streaming: https://truthinitiative.org/tobacco-starring-role
It only took one show to overtake Netflix as #1. Can you guess which one? Learn more: https://truthinitiative.org/tobacco-starring-role
Big Tobacco is pretty excited by these 2022 Netflix numbers. What *else* happened While You Were Streaming? https://truthinitiative.org/tobacco-starring-role
This isn’t the Upside Down. Let’s talk about how Hollywood could stop being unpaid spokespeople for the tobacco industry: https://truthinitiative.org/tobacco-starring-role
There is still work to be done getting tobacco off screens, especially in animated shows like The Simpsons and Family Guy. Get the facts in the 2022 While You Were Streaming report: https://truthinitiative.org/tobacco-starring-role
Heavy lies the crown of on-screen tobacco imagery. Let’s work with entertainment studios to remove tobacco from its starring role.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHQFCh0mPHE
Latest #Oscars stats via NORC:
✅Everything Everywhere All At Once contains tobacco imagery, nominated for most Oscars (11 nominations).
✅Last year, 23 Oscar-nominated movies contain tobacco imagery.
✅Out of films coded so far, 25 nominated films contain tobacco.
https://truthinitiative.org/research-resources/tobacco-pop-culture/tobacco-imagery-featured-more-oscar-nominated-movies-year
Hollywood shouldn’t be an unwitting platform for tobacco industry promotion, especially when it comes to the harm it can cause young viewers.
https://truthinitiative.org/tobacco-starring-role
Hollywood shouldn’t be an unwitting platform for tobacco industry promotion, especially when it comes to the harm it can cause young viewers.
https://truthinitiative.org/tobacco-starring-role
Hollywood shouldn’t be an unwitting platform for tobacco industry promotion, especially when it comes to the harm it can cause young viewers.
https://truthinitiative.org/tobacco-starring-role
Advocates and elected officials alike are calling on entertainment companies and celebrities to better understand the consequences of tobacco imagery and refuse to allow their platforms to help the tobacco industry put a new generation at risk for a lifetime of nicotine addiction.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PC1jeyZ4QuY
Last year, 23 Oscar-nominated movies contained tobacco imagery. Find out what else NORC found While You Were Streaming:
https://truthinitiative.org/tobacco-starring-role
What a “Shameless” victory for Big Tobacco and all the unpaid spokespeople involved. Let's work together to #ChangeThePicture!
https://truthinitiative.org/tobacco-starring-role