Fact In 2006, a judge ruled that Big Tobacco had been engaged in a 50-year-long scheme to deceive the public about the dangers of smoking. Lies suck too. Smoking, Advertising
Fact In 2008, 48.8% of people for whom their high school diploma was their highest level of educational attainment who have ever smoked reported that they had successfully quit. Smoking, Quitting
Fact About 20% of African American youth are exposed to secondhand smoke in the home. Smoking, Health Risks
Fact In 2015, 72.8% of African Americans were interested in quitting smoking and 63.4% reported making a quit attempt. Smoking, Quitting
Fact In the U.S. in 2012, 73.9% of people with at least a college degree who had ever smoked reported that they had successfully quit. Smoking, Quitting
Fact In the US, smoking-attributable productivity losses for men are approximately $105.6 billion per year. Smoking, Cost
Fact In the US, smoking-attributable productivity losses for women are approximately $45 billion per year. Smoking, Cost
Fact In 2012, adults whose highest level of academic achievement was high school had the lowest rates of successfully quitting smoking in the U.S. Smoking, Legal Age, Quitting