Tobacco Facts

Discovery and Spread of Tobacco When Columbus arrived in the New World, he took seeds and dried leaves back to Europe Tobacco spread across the continent

Early Settlers in America Popularity and demand for tobacco used for export saved columnists from starvation and ruin Helped England hold a position of power in World Trade

The 19 th Century Until 1870, pipes and cigars were most popular form of tobacco Cigarettes were too expensive to make

Cigarette Rolling Machine Invented in 1870 Took less time to make cigarettes Advertising companies began spending millions of dollars to get people to smoke

Lucky Strike One of the most successful American tobacco companies Slogan- “Reach for a Lucky instead of a sweet”

Advertising Increased sales for: farmers, processors, manufacturers, advertising companies, newspapers, magazines, radio, and tv

President J.F. Kennedy In 1962 set up a special commission to study and report findings about tobacco From , all cigarette packs carried the following warning: “the surgeon general has determined that cigarette smoking may be dangerous to your health” In 1970, the words…”may be dangerous…” were changed to read…”is dangerous…” In 1971, cigarette advertising on tv and radio was banned

Tobacco Use in New Jersey High school students who smoke- 27.6% Male high school students who use smokeless tobacco- 15.6% Kids exposed to second hand smoke at home- 398,000 Number of packs of cigarettes bought or smoked by kids each year- 21 million Adults who smoke- 21%

Deaths in New Jersey from Smoking Number of people who die each year from smoking- 12,800 Number of kids now under 18 who will die from smoking- 134,000

Tobacco-related Monetary Costs Annual health care expenses related to tobacco use- $2.6 billion Resident’s state and federal tax burden caused by tobacco related health costs- %1.5 billion