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La Pequeña Gran Mentira
Las colillas de cigarrillo están hechas de microplásticos,2 unas fibras tóxicas muy pequeñas3 que pueden contaminar nuestra comida y acabar dentro de ti.45
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NUESTRAS CAMPAÑAS
We Are Not Profit
Por años la industria del tabaco ha estado matando sistemáticamente a la comunidad afroamericana con cigarrillos mentolados y beneficiándose financieramente.910
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El daño de la industria del tabaco
La industria del tabaco gasta miles de millones en atractivas tácticas11 de mercadeo e influencia12 política para continuar ganando dinero con nuestra muerte y enfermedades.
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El tabaco es el único producto en el mercado que mata cuando es usado de la manera indicada. Puede ser mortal incluso para la gente que no lo usa.13
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Para la industria del tabaco los niños son sus “clientes de reemplazo”14 y los condenan a una vida de adicción y enfermedad.
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Esta industria racista intencionalmente (y a conciencia) ha inundado las comunidades diversas con productos mortales y mensajes manipuladores.15
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Quiénes somos
Somos un programa del Departamento de Salud Pública de California que ha estado combatiendo a la industria del tabaco desde 1988. Nuestro trabajo protege al medio ambiente, repara las injusticias causadas por esta industria y ha salvado más de 1 millón de vidas de californianos.
Nuestra labor
En las noticias
Hagamos responsable a la industria
California ya protege a sus comunidades de otros productos dañinos.2324 Es tiempo de hacer lo mismo con la industria del tabaco.
Levanta tu voz contra la industria del tabaco
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