TOBACCO

WHO SMOKES?

• More than more 3,200 people under 18
• Approximately 2,100 youth and young adults became daily smokers
• 9 out of 10 smokers start before the age 18, and 98% start by age 26
• 1 in 5 adults and teenagers smoke
• 19% of U.S adults were cigarette smokers

WHY IS SMOKING HARMFUL TO SMOKERS?

• More than 16 million people already have at least on disease from smoking
• More than 20 million Americans have died because of smoking since 1964
• Approximately 2.5 million deaths due to exposure to secondhand smoke
• 8.6 million people live with a serious illness caused by smoking
• Smokers die 13 to 14 years earlier than nonsmokers

FACTS ABOUT SMOKING

• Tobacco accounts for one of every ten deaths worldwide and claims nearly 6 million lives each year
• About 90%of lung cancer deaths among women who continue to smoke are tobacco related
• Of former smokers in the U.S., 1,742,000 have emphysema from smoking
• In the past, Big Tobacco has compared the addictiveness of cigarettes with M&Ms's
• Everyday, about 2,100 youth and young adults become daily smokers