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The epidemic of tobacco-caused disease is a product of the
rise of Big Tobacco.
The tobacco industry has known for decades that
its products are addictive and deadly.
Tobacco companies engaged in
massive, coordinated efforts to obscure the truth about their
products.
The tobacco industry has engaged in manipulation of
science for public relations purposes.
The tobacco industry has
targeted children, youth and young adults.
The tobacco industry
targets vulnerable/marginalized groups.
The tobacco industry regards
health authorities—the Surgeon General, the World Health
Organization, and major organizations like the American Lung
Association—as their “opponents” and has engaged in spying and
attempts to discredit, disrupt their work and obscure their
messages.
The tobacco industry knows firsthand that its products
cause suffering and death: its customers and their families have
been telling them so for years.
The tobacco industry is now
targeting developing countries where smoking rates have been
historically low, especially among women.
Tobacco is an
environmentally destructive industry.