Fact Check
Kids are how much more sensitive to tobacco advertising than adults?
3 times more
This is a highly addictive drug responsible for harming brain development including parts of the adolescent brain responsible for attention/learning/mood/impulse control:
Nicotine
States should do this to protect kids, save lives, and advance healthy equity:
Prohibit the sale of flavored tobacco products
Youth e-cigarette use remains a serious public health concern.
True!
A single-disposable e-cigarette can contain as much or more nicotine as how many packs of cigarettes?
20 packs of cigarettes
How do the chemicals responsible for the flavorings of e-cigarettes become toxic and harmful?
They are heated and inhaled
Prohibiting menthol cigarettes is estimated to prevent this number of deaths by the year 2060:
Over 650,000 deaths
Tobacco companies target youth initiation, addiction, and sustained use by developing and marketing flavored tobacco products.
True!
What is the percentage of illegal e-cigarette sales as of August 2025?
Nearly 70%
How much of their life do smokers lose because of their smoking?
A decade (10 years!)
Name one reason for living tobacco free:
Any reason is a good enough reason! :)
Teens who vape may end up addicted to nicotine slower than teens who smoke cigarettes.
False!
Vapes may expose teens to more nicotine and may be used more frequently.
Tobacco kills more than all of these combined:
More than AIDS, alcohol, car accidents, illegal drugs, murders and suicides combined