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Tobacco use remains the leading preventable cause of
death in the United States, causing nearly 440,000
deaths each year and resulting in an annual cost of more
than $75 billion in direct medical costs.
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Nationally, smoking results in more than 5.5 million
years of potential life lost each year.
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The majority of adult smokers started smoking by the age
of 18. Every day, an estimated 3,900 young people under
the age of 18 try their first cigarette.
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More than 6.4 million children living today will die
prematurely because of a decision they will make as
adolescents — the decision to smoke cigarettes.
Useful
sites about
tobacco:
http://www.tobacco.org/
All information is taken from: Smokefree.gov and
National Cancer Institute, NCI |
