home » big picture The Big Picture The tobacco industry spends billions of dollars to hook new smokers and keep others from quitting. It has to, because it's losing 1,200 customers per day—they're dying. Each year, tobacco use causes over 400,000 deaths in the United States alone. That's more than AIDS, alcohol, murder, suicide, car crashes and illegal drugs combined! According to the Federal Trade Commission, tobacco companies in the U.S. spend as much as 75% of their marketing money in tobacco retail stores – the convenience stores, gas stations and pharmacies in your neighborhood. What is the tobacco industry doing in your corner store and how did it get there? Find out on our Tobacco Retail Store Fact Sheet and our Tobacco Timeline. Other important parts of the Big Picture include Tobacco Terminology and Novel Tobacco Products (NTPs). Finally, we provide links to other sites so that you may learn more about the tobacco industry, its impact on public health and what you can do to make a difference. Store Alert companion training video available! more details »
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This website is based on a website originally developed by Battelle Memorial Institute pursuant to grants from the National Cancer Institute (Grant Numbers 5R01CA086232 and 5R01CA093955). Its contents, however, are solely the responsibility of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids and do not necessarily represent the official views of the National Cancer Institute or Battelle Memorial Institute