Smoking

Of former smokers in the U.S., 1,872,000 have chronic bronchitis from smoking.

Of former smokers in the U.S., 1,742,000 have emphysema from smoking.

Of former smokers in the U.S., 1,755,000 have had a heart attack from smoking.

Of former smokers in the U.S., 138,000 have lung cancer from smoking.

Of former smokers in the U.S., 637,000 have had a stroke from smoking.

In the U.S., smoking results in 5.4 million years of potential life lost each year.

Smoking causes impaired lung growth during childhood and adolescence.

From 1965-2009, there have been 103,355 tobacco-related infant deaths in the U.S.