FACTS
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Tobacco-related deaths
Cigarette smoking kills more people than alcohol, car accidents, suicide, AIDS, homicides, and illegal drugs combined.
Each cigarette smoked shortens the smoker's life by 7 minutes.
90 percent of all lung cancer is caused by smoking.
It takes only one cigarette to experience adverse health consequences from smoking.
1 in 5 deaths in the United States is caused by tobacco.
1,200 people die each day in the United States from tobacco-related causes.
More than 50,000 people a year die from secondhand smoke exposure.
Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of fatal fires.
Cigarette smoke contains more than 4,000 substances.
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Secondhand smoke
Secondhand smoke contains more than 60 cancer-causing agents.
Each year, about 3,000 non-smokers die from lung cancer caused by secondhand smoke.
More than 50,000 people a year die from secondhand smoke exposure.
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Cigarette butt pollution
Cigarette butts are the most littered item worldwide.
Every year, 4.3 trillion cigarette butts are littered worldwide.
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Tobacco addiction
1/3 of all smokers have their first cigarette by age 14.
90 percent of all smokers start smoking before age 21.
Every day, 6,000 teens try their first cigarette and half become regular, daily smokers.
Tobacco use by youth often leads to alcohol, marijuana and other drug use.
Nicotine is as addictive as heroin or cocaine.
Each year, 35 million tobacco users make a serious attempt to quit.
90 percent of tobacco users who try to quit on their own resume smoking within a week.
The average smoker spends $1,600 per year on cigarettes.
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