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煙草商明確知道自己的所作所為

當煙草商攫取巨額利益之際,加州人卻付出慘痛代價。
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3,090萬美元

這正是煙草商在2021年花費在進行聯邦遊說,以削弱公共衛生法規的支出。
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12倍

在加州,每293位孩子就有一家商店出售煙草,煙草零售店的數量是星巴克咖啡店的12倍。
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110

這正是因煙草商而導致死亡的每日加州人數量。每死亡1人,就代表有30多人罹患煙草相關疾病,即使他們並不使用煙草也同樣受害。
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72%

由於煙草商積極設定目標、使用價格促銷、提供折扣優惠,以及發送折價券,因此72%的吸煙者居住在較低收入的社區。
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4,100萬美元

這正是加州公共機構每年清理煙蒂的估計費用。

煙草商所造成的危害

煙草商目前耗資數十億美元在狡詐的營銷策略15及政治影響力16上,即使造成死亡與疾病也要獲利。
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即使對於不使用煙草的人,也可能產生致命的後果。17
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煙草商稱孩子們為「替代客戶」,18 而大煙草商更判處他們終生成癮與疾病。
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具有種族主義的煙草商,策略性地以特定社區為目標,提供致命的產品及操控性的信息。19
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有毒煙草廢棄物及所造成的塑料污染帶來環境破壞20與健康風險2122232425,無人能免受其害。26
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追究煙草商責任

對於其他有害產品,加州已在保護大眾避免受到侵害,2728 現在正是時候該以同樣的標準對待煙草商!
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