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@FACTmovement

Wisconsin's youth-led tobacco prevention movement, empowering teen leaders in grades 7-12. Spreading the truth about tobacco. Retweets/mentions ≠ endorsement.

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Joined February 2009
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Each year in the U.S. more than 470,000 adults are estimated to die from cigarette smoking & certain groups of people are at greater risk for disease, disability, & death due to commercial tobacco use. (1/2) #EndTobaccoDisparities #SGR
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NEW: Today I’m releasing a Surgeon General’s Report on tobacco-related health disparities in the United States. This report recognizes that while we’ve made remarkable progress reducing tobacco use in the past 60 years, that progress has not been even.
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@FDA9 Jul 2021
What happens when a teen starts vaping? In this video from @FDATobacco, pediatricians explain the health effects of e-cigarette use.

What Happens When a Teen Starts Vaping?

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It has been 15 years since the @Surgeon_General determined that the only way to protect people from exposure to secondhand smoke is by eliminating smoking in indoor spaces. Learn more about smokefree policies: go.usa.gov/x78gy
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How does tobacco use affect the LGBT community and what actions can be taken? Find out in our latest fact sheet. #PrideMonth truthinitiative.org/research…
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Calling all youth advocates📢 Our Virtual Advocacy Symposium is open for registration! We'll focus on tobacco and social justice, but participants will learn how to use their voices to change policy on any important issue. Learn more and register today! bit.ly/tfk_symposium
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Our 2021 Point-of-Sale Tobacco Marketing Photo Contest starts TODAY! Find all the details and enter here: buff.ly/3oq2FUl
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Big Tobacco has a long history of developing marketing campaigns that target women and girls. Our new report details the tobacco industry’s predatory marketing and how it harms women’s health at every stage of their lives. Learn more at tfk.org/womensreport.
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Lorraine Lathen, President of Jump at the Sun Consultants in Wisconsin has a message for all the youth who participated in #matl2021. @WAATPNTalk
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EDITORIAL | Up in smoke: Good riddance to flavored menthol cigarettes The first reason is also the second, third and the last: Smoking is powerfully addictive, and it kills. trib.al/BVRXnhZ
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Just a taste of what we're up against. businessinsider.com/menthol-…
US tobacco giant Reynolds American just spent $16 million on politics as Biden seeks to ban menthol...

US tobacco giant Reynolds American just spent $16 million on politics as Biden seeks to ban menthol...

The deluge of money from a Big Tobacco company shows how difficult it might be for Biden to restrict smoking.

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.@washingtonpost supports @FDATobacco's move to prohibit menthol cigarettes – and calls on them to go a step further by reducing nicotine in cigarettes to non-addictive levels. We agree. washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
Opinion | The FDA can save 8 million lives with this one big step

Opinion | The FDA can save 8 million lives with this one big step

The agency moves to ban menthol cigarettes, but there is a bigger public health prize.

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The ‘predatory marketing’ behind menthol cigarettes and how a ban could save Black lives | PBS NewsHour pbs.org/newshour/show/the-pr…
The 'predatory marketing' behind menthol cigarettes and how a ban could save Black lives

The 'predatory marketing' behind menthol cigarettes and how a ban could save Black lives

The FDA announced Thursday it hopes to ban menthol in cigarettes and cigars, citing its particularly harmful impact on Black communities, to whom they were heavily marketed. William Brangham has more...

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Nearly 9 in 10 Black smokers use menthol cigarettes – a result of the tobacco industry’s decades-long targeting of the Black community. Read why tobacco is a social justice issue and how a ban on menthol would reduce health disparities and save lives. truthinitiative.org/research…
Why tobacco is a racial justice issue

Why tobacco is a racial justice issue

Truth Initiative has long recognized that racism is a public health issue and found that there are major reasons why racial disparities in tobacco use persist. Here are some actions and continued...

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As we get closer to the Roast of Big Tobacco, show us your own roast for a chance to be featured in the event on April 1st! Use #TakeDownTobacco and tag us to show Big Tobacco you won’t be fooled. BONUS: Get resources to host your own virtual event at takedowntobacco.org/2021-act….
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#MATL2021 Earth Day Contest. #MovingBeyondtheLies
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It’s hard to shame the shameless. But we’ll try. Join us on #TakeDownTobacco National Day of Action (April 1) to show the tobacco industry we're not fooled by their tricks to hook kids: takedowntobacco.org. Don’t forget to post your own roast using the hashtag!
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Tobacco use is not only a health issue – it is also an environmental issue. Learn why in our latest environmental fact sheet. #environment #pollution #savetheplanet truthinitiative.org/research…
Tobacco and the environment

Tobacco and the environment

E-cigarette and cigarette waste can make its way into the environment where it pollutes water, air, and land with toxic chemicals, heavy metals, and residual nicotine.

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Almost half (49.1%) of young people don’t know what to do with used e-cigarette pods and disposable devices, according to Truth Initiative research conducted in 2020. Find out why the #environmental consequences of e-cigarette waste are enormous. truthinitiative.org/research…
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We're excited to announce the main event for this year's #TakeDownTobacco National Day of Action: an April Fools' Day roast of Big Tobacco! Join us Apr. 1 @ 7pm ET for a night of comedy and empowerment – plus influential speakers, giveaways and more. RSVP: takedowntobacco.org/
Take Down Tobacco

Take Down Tobacco

Take Down Tobacco National Day of Action is back on April 1, 2025!

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