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There are 3 million fewer smokers in the US today than would have existed if the smoking prevalence had not dropped since 2005. Source

X Source:CDC. Vital Signs: Cigarette Smoking Among Adults Aged ≥ 18 Years—United States, 2005-2010; MMWR 2011; 60(35);1207-1212

85% of African American high school students and 81% of African American middle school students smoke menthol cigarettes. Source

X Source:Hersey JC, Nonnemaker JM, Homsi G. Menthol cigarettes contribute to the appeal and addiction potential of smoking for youth. Nicotine Tob Res 2010;12 Suppl 2:S136-46.

In the U.S. 3,400 people die each year from secondhand smoke related lung cancer. Source

X Source:CDC. Smoking-Attributable Mortality, Years of Potential Life Lost, and Productivity Losses--United Sstates, 2000-2004. MMWR 2008; 57(45)1226-1228

Every 6 seconds, someone in the world dies from a smoking related disease. Source

X Source:World Health Organization. Tobacco. Fact Sheet No. 339. July 2011

In the United States, 47,000 people die each year from secondhand smoke related ischemic heart disease. Source

X Source:CDC. Smoking-Attributable Mortality, Years of Potential Life Lost, and Productivity Losses --- United States, 2000--2004. MMWR 2008; 57(45) 1226-1228

During 2000-2004, smoking-attributable health care costs and productivity losses exceeded $193 billion per year. Source

X Source:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Annual Smoking-Attributable Mortality, Years of Potential Life Lost, and Productivity Losses-- United States, 2000-2004. MMWR 57(45): 1226-8.

During 2000-2004, smoking-attributable productivity losses totaled $96.8 billion per year. Source

X Source:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Annual Smoking-Attributable Mortality, Years of Potential Life Lost, and Productivity Losses-- United States, 2000-2004. MMWR 57(45): 1226-8.

About 1,200 people die every day in the United States from tobacco related disease. Source

X Source:CDC. Annual Smoking-Attributable Mortality, Years of Potential Life Lost and Economic Costs-- United States, 2000-2004. MMWR 2008; 57(45): 1226-8.

In the U.S., 125,522 die each year from lung, trachea, and bronchus cancers caused by smoking Source

X Source:CDC. Annual Smoking-Attributable Mortality, Years of Potential Life Lost and Economic Costs-- United States, 2000-2004. MMWR 2008; 57(45): 1226-8.

Smoking-related fires kill 736 people in the U.S. each year. Source

X Source:CDC. Annual Smoking-CDC. Annual Smoking-Attributable Mortality, Years of Potential Life Lost and Economic Costs--United States, 2000-2004. MMWR 2008; 57(45): 1226-8.

In the U.S. over 400,000 people die each year from tobacco related disease. Source

X Source:CDC. Annual Smoking-Attributable Mortality, Years of Potential Life Lost and Economic Costs-- United States, 2000-2004. MMWR 2008; 57(45): 1226-8.

The majority (nearly 80%) of smokers begin before age 18 and nearly 90% of smokers begin before age 20. Source

X Source:Calculated based on data from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH). Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Office of Applied Studies. (2009).

In the US, tobacco kills more than AIDS, alcohol, car accidents, murders, suicides, drugs, and fires combined. Source

X Source:CDC. Annual Smoking-Attributable Mortality, Years of Potential Life Lost, and Productivity Losses-- United States, 2000-2004. MMWR 2008; 57(45): 1226-1228. Averages for annual causes of death 2000-2004 calculated from National Vital Statistics Reports, Deaths: Final Data, years 2000-2004. 2011

In 2010, an estimated 19.3% (45.3 million) of U.S. adults were current smokers Source

X Source:CDC. Vital Signs: Cigarette Smoking Among Adults Aged ≥ 18 Years—United States, 2005-2010; MMWR 2011; 60(35);1207-1212

Of youth who are smokers, about 1/3 will eventually die from a tobacco related disease. Source

X Source:CDC. Sustaining State Programs for Tobacco Control: Data Highlights, 2006. Atlanta, GA. CDC; 2006. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/state_data/data_highlights/2006/index.htm

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