About 70 years ago, Big Tobacco executives moved to exploit a new demographic: Black Americans. In 1955, tobacco company Liggett & Myers began advertising in Black American magazines such as Ebony and Our World. The effectiveness of these ads led the industry to...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 15, 2021 CONTACTS: Jessica Shangle, jshangle@tobaccofreekids.org; Tracey Johnston, t.johnston@exposetobacco.org Statement of Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids and STOP WASHINGTON D.C. AND NEW YORK – A lawsuit filed earlier this week by a...
With the holidays approaching, students returning home from school, and the number of COVID-19 cases in Oklahoma continuing to rise, for a number of people, this means sharing a roof with a smoker or vaper, which can lead to dangerous secondhand exposure. How does...
For 45 years, the Great American Smokeout has offered smokers across Oklahoma and the U.S. an opportunity to quit tobacco for a day – or for a lifetime. We spoke with Paula Warlick, grassroots manager for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN)...
Starting in the 1920s, tobacco companies set out to reach a massive, yet previously untapped customer base: women. Over the decades, their efforts to convince women to embrace smoking as a way to feel independent and empowered led to triple digit increases of lung...
A fresh idea for a healthier future. In Oklahoma, indoor exposure to secondhand smoke continues to be a serious health problem. How is this still an issue in 2020? One major reason is that Oklahoma lacks a comprehensive smokefree policy. Right now, it’s still legal to...
