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*Anti-smoking charities that had cautiously recommended e-cigarettes as an alternative to smoking for people who can’t quit reversed themselves. The lung and heart associations and the cancer society all get grants from Bloomberg Philanthropies, either directly or through Tobacco-Free Kids. | *Anti-smoking charities that had cautiously recommended e-cigarettes as an alternative to smoking for people who can’t quit reversed themselves. The lung and heart associations and the cancer society all get grants from Bloomberg Philanthropies, either directly or through Tobacco-Free Kids. | ||
*David Sweanor calls the anti-vaping nonprofits Big Tobacco’s Little Helpers. | *David Sweanor calls the anti-vaping nonprofits Big Tobacco’s Little Helpers. | ||
*Follow the money | |||
**$160 million, three-year anti vaping campaign (USA) | |||
**Bloomberg Philanthropies has committed nearly $1 billion to combating tobacco (nicotine) (Worldwide) | |||
**Bloomberg flexed his financial muscles: He contributed $9.4 million of his own money to the San Francisco anti-vaping campaigns in 2018 and 2019. The American Heart Association gave another $612,000 | |||
**Tobacco-Free Kids gave about $300,000 to a Boston charity called Health Resources in Action | |||
**The Truth Initiative spends about $100 million a year on marketing, advocacy, and research. | |||
*Keywords: Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids, Truth Initiative, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Health Resources in Action, American Cancer Society, American Heart Association, American Lung Association, San Francisco Kids vs. Big Tobacco, Bloomberg Philanthropies, | |||
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