Since the 1920’s, the tobacco industry has used women’s suffrage and equality movements to market cigarettes to women. Today, as the industry shifts its focus to e-cigarettes, tobacco companies are relying on the same tactics to market these products to women, using images and phrases that convey independence, glamour, fun, and health-consciousness.
Join us for our next Truth Initiative Impact Series, a live event featuring a panel of renowned leaders in the field of tobacco control. This discussion will focus on the issue of tobacco prevalence in popular entertainment and how individuals in the entertainment industry can work to change the picture.
According to a body of peer-reviewed research gathered in a Truth Initiative report, nicotine can worsen anxiety symptoms and amplify feelings of depression. The common misconception that nicotine relieves stress, anxiety, and depression, may be rooted in the cycle of nicotine withdrawal. The good news? Quitting can alleviate these symptoms and lead to long-term improved mental health.