Tobacco Basics
What is nicotine?
This substance in tobacco is responsible for addiction
Where did tobacco originate?
Cigarettes originated in North, Central, and South America
What was the role of doctors in 19302-1950s (in relation to tobacco)?
Doctor's in tobacco ads in the 1930s–1950s often claimed cigarettes were safe
Smoking harms this major organ system, increasing heart attack and stroke risk.
What is the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act?
This 1965 law required warning labels on cigarette packages.
What are cigarettes?
This is the most common combustible tobacco product.
What is significant about the 19th century (in relation to tobacco)?
Cigarettes became internationally popular during this century.
What was the role of doctors AND dentists?
Cigarette companies hired actors to pretend to be these trusted professionals.
What are triglycerides?
Smoking raises this type of fat found in your blood.
What is the RICO Act?
This act was originally designed to fight organized crime.
What is smokeless tobacco, such as dip or snus and how is it used?
These tobacco products are placed between the lip and gum instead of being smoked.
What is the cigarette-making machine?
This invention in the 1880s allowed mass production of cigarettes.
How was tobacco targeted to women?
Tobacco companies marketed cigarettes to women by promoting this physical ideal.
What condition (s) can occur from smoking, related to blood and heart?
Heart Attack/Stroke. This dangerous condition can occur when smoking makes blood more likely to clot.
Significance of 2006 (in relation to tobacco laws)
In this year, tobacco companies were found guilty of violating RICO laws.
What are e-cigarettes or vapes and how do they work?
These battery-powered devices heat liquid nicotine to create an inhaled aerosol.
What happened in the 1960's (in relation to tobacco)?
Smoking rates peaked around the time of major national events before beginning to decline in this decade.
How was tobacco advertised to children and teenagers?
Cartoons and animated characters were used primarily to attract this age group.
People who smoke are 2–4 times more likely to develop this disease of the heart.
Coronary Heart Disease
Who is Judge Gladys Kessler?
This judge ordered tobacco companies to publish “corrective statements.”
What is thirdhand smoke?
This form of tobacco residue lingers on clothes, furniture, and carpets long after smoking stops.
What is the Surgeon General’s Report?
This 1964 report officially confirmed smoking’s harmful health effects.
Significance of "High School Students" in relation to tobacco
According to internal tobacco documents, this group was called “the base of our business.”
How many nonsmokers have died since 1964 from secondhand smoke?
2.5 million people
What are graphic warning labels?
These warning labels, finalized in 2021, must cover 50% of cigarette packaging.