Tobacco Underground The Addictive History of a Deadly Product

What we’re talking about today It’s a tour of tobacco industry history. From cure-alls to carcinogens, and all the lies and cover ups in between. What’s this all about?

It’s a tour of tobacco industry history. From cure-alls to carcinogens, and all the lies and cover ups in between.

Health Effects - Heart Disease Lung Cancer Oral Cancer Tracheotomy Impotence Hair Loss Health effects of smoking

- Heart Disease

Lung Cancer

Oral Cancer

Tracheotomy

Impotence

Hair Loss

Tobacco’s Toll In U.S. Per day From second hand smoke Tobacco’s Death Toll 400,000+ Die Yearly 1,200 Every day Health care expenditures caused by smoking: $96.7 billion

In U.S.

Per day

From second hand smoke

Tobacco’s Toll Tobacco’s Death Toll 6,060 Minnesotans die each year Smoking costs MN $2.06 billion in health care expenses

Tobacco’s Toll In the world Montage of soldiers, doctors, Flintstones, Santa, etc. In Minnesota Tobacco’s Death Toll 5 million Die Worldwide Yearly Every day, approximately 80,000 to 100,000 young people around the world become addicted to tobacco.

In the world

Montage of soldiers, doctors, Flintstones, Santa, etc.

In Minnesota

Pics of the good old days Ads from the 1950’s

3 specific old ads to detail … an eminent scientist says: “ Chesterfields are just as pure as the water you drink.”

… an eminent scientist says:

“ Chesterfields are just as

pure as the water you drink.”

CANCER BY THE CARTON 1952 This ground-breaking article described the dangers of smoking, detailing the risks of lung cancer and heart disease, which led to similar reports in other magazines. The fallout from the Reader's Digest article resulted in the first decline in cigarette sales in more than 20 years. CANCER BY THE CARTON 1952 This ground-breaking article described the dangers of smoking, detailing the risks of lung cancer and heart disease, which led to similar reports in other magazines. The fallout from the Reader's Digest article resulted in the first decline in cigarette sales in more than 20 years.

Frank Statement to Cigarette Smokers Show ad, few notes about significance “ We believe the products we make are not injurious to health .” “ We always have and always will cooperate closely with those whose task it is to safeguard the public health .” Tobacco Industry Research Committee, 1954 Big Tobacco Publicly Responds…

Show ad, few notes about significance

Quotes from 50’s A Philip Morris scientist acknowledges the health problem: "Evidence is building up that heavy smoking contributes to lung cancer." A Hill and Knowlton memo quotes a tobacco company lawyer as saying "Boy! Wouldn't it be wonderful if our company was first to produce a cancer-free cigarette. What we could do to the competition.” “ Evidence is building up that heavy smoking contributes to lung cancer.” “ Boy! Wouldn’t it be wonderful if our company was first to produce a cancer-free cigarette. What we could do to the competition.” Philip Morris Scientist, 1958 Tobacco Industry Research Director, Mid-1950’s What Big Tobacco says in private…

A Philip Morris scientist acknowledges the health problem: "Evidence is building up that heavy smoking contributes to lung cancer."

A Hill and Knowlton memo quotes a tobacco company lawyer as saying "Boy! Wouldn't it be wonderful if our company was first to produce a cancer-free cigarette. What we could do to the competition.”

Frank Statement Video

1960’s Quick photo montage of a variety of things that have happened in the 60’s LUTHER TERRY 1964 WARNING LABELS 1965 The Surgeon General concludes smoking causes lung cancer. Congress passes law requiring health warning on all cig packs.

BEAGLES USED TO TEST SECONDHAND SMOKE ANIMAL CRUELTY THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY HAS USED ANIMALS FOR YEARS TO TEST THEIR PRODUCTS

BEAGLES USED TO TEST SECONDHAND SMOKE

Animal Testing Facts In 1989, while working to develop Premier, a so-called “safer” cigarette, RJR commissioned a study where baboons were made to smoke crack cocaine through Premier’s. They observed how baboons smoked Premiers in order to determine how to make the cigarette a better “drug delivery device” for humans. The study was designed to help RJR determine whether strong addiction helped the subject overcome difficulties drawing smoke from Premier. In 1992, RJR came under fire for animal testing . Their response? They claimed that their animal testing was restricted to rats and mice. In 1989, while working to develop Premier, a so-called “safer” cigarette, RJR commissioned a study where Baboons were made to smoke crack cocaine through Premier cigarettes. ANIMAL CRUELTY

In 1989, while working to develop Premier, a so-called “safer” cigarette, RJR commissioned a study where baboons were made to smoke crack cocaine through Premier’s.

They observed how baboons smoked Premiers in order to determine how to make the cigarette a better “drug delivery device” for humans. The study was designed to help RJR determine whether strong addiction helped the subject overcome difficulties drawing smoke from Premier.

In 1992, RJR came under fire for animal testing . Their response? They claimed that their animal testing was restricted to rats and mice.

Animal Testing Videos Animal Testing Video

Light Cigarettes Video about light cigs And pic of holes The RISK of lung cancer is the same between light cigarettes and non-light cigarettes. BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL 2004

Video about light cigs

And pic of holes

Tobacco Institute What is the tobacco institute, what do they do Tie in Thank you for smoking The Tobacco Institute’s primary purpose was to cast doubt on whether cigarettes were dangerous.

What is the tobacco institute, what do they do

Tie in Thank you for smoking

The Parody The Real Deal

The Parody

Anti-Tobacco Commercials

Anti-Tobacco Commercials

Big Tobacco Wants You! Who they are targeting? Why? Racial Minorities LGBT Youth Quotes, stories, etc. BUT DON’T WORRY… BIG TOBACCO STILL WANTS YOU!

Who they are targeting?

Why?

Racial Minorities

LGBT

Youth

Quotes, stories, etc.

WHO IS BIG TOBACCO TARGETING? -Young people -LGBT Community -Racial Minorities -Women

-Young people

-LGBT Community

-Racial Minorities

-Women

- Likely to ignore health consequences WHY TARGET TEENS? - More valuable because of lifelong addiction - Influenced more by advertising

- Likely to ignore health consequences

History of marketing to teens Marketing to teens “… the base of our business is the high school student.” Lorillard Memo 1978 “ We don’t smoke them, we just sell them, we reserve that right for the young, the poor, the black, and the stupid.” RJ Reynolds exec 1971

Marketing to teens

Current marketing to teens Marketing to teens

Project SCUM R.J. Reynolds' "Project Scum" was a plan to ramp up marketing of Camel cigarettes to "consumer subcultures" in the San Francisco area It specifically targeted gay and homeless people. The report notes that a rationale for this was the higher incidence of smoking and drug use in subcultures. Project S.C.U.M. R.J. Reynolds’ “Project Scum” was a plan to ramp up marketing of Camel cigarettes to “consumer subcultures” in the San Francisco area. Sub Culture Urban Marketing

R.J. Reynolds' "Project Scum" was a plan to ramp up marketing of Camel cigarettes to "consumer subcultures" in the San Francisco area

It specifically targeted gay and homeless people.

The report notes that a rationale for this was the higher incidence of smoking and drug use in subcultures.

“ Isn’t it ironic hat they think of us as “scum” . . . yet they still reach out to us as a group they consider vitally important to their profit margin?” says Bob Gordon, Vice President of San Francisco’s Coalition of Lavender Americans on Smoking and Health. Comment from RJR spokesperson Lisa Eddington: “We don’t respond to those documents. They are part of the master settlement agreement, and are out there for people to draw their own conclusions.” Project S.C.U.M. “ Isn’t it ironic that they think of us as “scum”… yet they still reach out to us as a group they consider vitally important to their profit margin?” “ We don’t respond to those documents. They are part of the Master Settlement Agreement, and are out there for people to draw their own conclusions.” Bob Gordon, Vice President of San Francisco’s Coalition of Lavender Americans on Smoking and Health Lisa Eddington, RJR spokesperson

“ Isn’t it ironic hat they think of us as “scum” . . . yet they still reach out to us as a group they consider vitally important to their profit margin?” says Bob Gordon, Vice President of San Francisco’s Coalition of Lavender Americans on Smoking and Health.

Comment from RJR spokesperson Lisa Eddington: “We don’t respond to those documents. They are part of the master settlement agreement, and are out there for people to draw their own conclusions.”

Slide on Tobacco Spending How much How much in MN What they spend it on Big Tobacco spends $13.4 billion on advertising every year in America. - That’s more than $36 million a day - $237.9 million is spent right here in Minnesota

How much

How much in MN

What they spend it on

Tobacco Additives List of additives, and why they are in cigarettes What is a class A carcinogen There are 69 carcinogens in cigarette smoke. Ammonia, Tar, Carbon Monoxide, Urea, Cyanide Methane, Formaldehyde, Arsenic, Lead, Polonium-210 and oh so many more….

List of additives, and why they are in cigarettes

What is a class A carcinogen

Second Hand Smoke Page Secondhand smoke kills. Secondhand smoke (SHS) kills 38,000 people annually in the U.S. Secondhand smoke contains as much as 50 times the ammonia as mainstream - It also contains 5 times the Carbon monoxide

Secondhand smoke (SHS)

kills 38,000 people annually

in the U.S.

Secondhand smoke contains as much as 50 times

the ammonia as mainstream

- It also contains 5 times the Carbon monoxide

Smoke-Free Laws States and countries that have gone 100% smoke-free: Minnesota, California, New York, Washington, Ohio, Hawaii, Ireland, Italy, Scotland, England, Norway, Sweden, New Zealand, and many many more…

The FDA regulates a box of macaroni and cheese, a tube of lipstick and even dog food, but not a pack of cigarettes! All these things are regulated by the government but not cigarettes, WHY?

All these things are regulated by the government

but not cigarettes, WHY?

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What we do

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