This year’s Oscar nominations come at a time when tobacco in movies remains a pervasive problem.
Truth Initiative

Feb. 10, 2022

As Oscar season kicks off, tobacco imagery still pervades movies

This year’s Oscar nominations, including PG-13 rated West Side Story and its onscreen smoking, come at a time when tobacco in movies remains a pervasive problem. More than a third – 38% – of top newly released movies in 2020 depicted tobacco. As youth vaping remains at epidemic levels, tobacco imagery in movies contributes to an overall problem with the normalization and glamorization of smoking and vaping in entertainment media and pop culture.

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States vary widely when it comes to tobacco use. What is your state doing about it?

The massive decline in the overall U.S. smoking rate disguises a persistent problem. Many states have not experienced a significant reduction in tobacco use, and smoking rates vary widely by geographic region. Learn how your state compares through our latest 2021 state fact sheets.

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Here's why employers must address tobacco in their diversity and social justice plans

The EX Program explains the ways in which racial and ethnic minorities have been targeted by the tobacco industry and why tobacco use requires action and engagement from everyone—including employers—to create meaningful change.

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This week in tobacco policy news

Portland, Maine — The Portland City Council voted unanimously Monday night to ban the sale of flavored tobacco products, including menthol, for cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco, and smokeless tobacco.
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