big tobacco
Major cigarette manufacturers
Big tobacco refers collectively to the major cigarette and tobacco corporations, especially when discussing their political influence, lobbying efforts, or history of misleading the public about health risks: Big tobacco spent decades suppressing research on cancer.
The term carries negative connotations, implying an industry that prioritizes profits over public health.
Similar formations include big oil, big pharma, and big tech.
- nicotineAddictive tobacco alkaloid
- e-cigarettesBattery-powered nicotine inhalers
- vapingUsing electronic cigarettes
- cigarettePaper-wrapped tobacco cylinder
- smokingInhaling burning tobacco
Surgeon General · secondhand smoke · advertising regulations · health warnings · Marlboro Man · Joe Camel · lobbying efforts · whistleblower · public health crisis · plain packaging · harm reduction · lung cancer · lung disease · emphysema · smoke-filled rooms · smoking culture · light up · smoke break
- harmful industriescigarettes, arms trade, human trafficking, ivory trade, poaching
big tobaccoanti-smoking campaigns
Programs discouraging tobacco use
World Health Organization · preventive medicine · health promotion