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Source: "Smoking and Tobacco Control." U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute. Bethesda, MD. Risks Associated with Smoking Cigarettes with Low Machine-Measured Yields of Tar and Nicotine. 19 Nov. 2001.

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Using smokeless tobacco is also associated with gum recession, dental caries, and dental staining and abrasion.

Source: "Youth and Tobacco: Preventing Tobacco Use among Young People. A Report of the Surgeon General." Department of Health and Human Services. Washington, DC. 33. Web.

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In 2017, smokeless tobacco companies reported spending $438.5 million on price discounts in order to reduce the price of smokeless tobacco to consumers.

Source: Federal Trade Commission. Smokeless Tobacco Report for 2017. Retrieved from https://www.ftc.gov/reports/federal-trade-commission-cigarette-report-2017-federal-trade-commission-smokeless-tobacco. Published February, 2019.

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Nearly 70% of smokers say they want to quit, but only 6% are able to each year.

Source: "Cigarette Smoking Among Adults- United States, 2000." CDC, 26 July 2002. 51(29): 642-645. Web.

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Back in 2003, there was only one lonely smoke-free college campus. Now there are 2,342 smoke-free campuses!

Source: American Nonsmokers' Rights Foundation (ANRF). Smokefree and Tobacco-free U.S. and Tribal Colleges and Univeristies. Retrieved from http://no-smoke.org/wp-content/uploads/pdf/smokefreecollegesuniversities.pdf

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Dogs and cats are twice as likely to get cancer if their owner smokes.

Source: Reif, John, Christa Bruns, and Kimberly Lower. “Cancer of the Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinuses and Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke in Pet Dogs.” American Journal of Epidemiology. 147(5). 1998. Web.

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In an average one-hour hookah session, you inhale 100 to 200 times as much smoke as from a single cigarette.

Source: "Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking: Health Effects, Research Needs and Recommended Actions by Regulators. WHO Study Group on Tobacco Product Regulation (TobReg)." World Health Organization. Geneva, Switzerland. 16 Sept. 2005.

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Vaping weakens your immune system

Source: Mishra A, Chaturvedi P, Datta S, Sinukumar S, Joshi P, Garg A. Harmful effects of nicotine. Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology : Official Journal of Indian Society of Medical & Paediatric Oncology. 2015;36(1):24-31. doi:10.4103/0971-5851.151771.

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Of current smokers in the U.S., 2,633,000 have chronic bronchitis from smoking.

Source: "Cigarette Smoking-Attributable Morbidity --- United States, 2000." Center for Disease Control and Prevention. 52(35). 05 Sept. 2003: 842-844. Table.

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NOTHIN' BUT THE COLD, HARD TRUTH.

Menthol cigarettes are easier to start and harder to quit.

Cigarettes are the most Littered Item On Earth.

Long-term smokeless tobacco users may be up to fifty times more likely to have cancers of the cheek and gum than non-users.

69 animal and/or human carcinogens are in tobacco smoke.

Using smokeless tobacco is also associated with gum recession, dental caries, and dental staining and abrasion.

In 2017, smokeless tobacco companies reported spending $438.5 million on price discounts in order to reduce the price of smokeless tobacco to consumers.

Nearly 70% of smokers say they want to quit, but only 6% are able to each year.

Back in 2003, there was only one lonely smoke-free college campus. Now there are 2,342 smoke-free campuses!

Dogs and cats are twice as likely to get cancer if their owner smokes.

In an average one-hour hookah session, you inhale 100 to 200 times as much smoke as from a single cigarette.

Vaping weakens your immune system

Of current smokers in the U.S., 2,633,000 have chronic bronchitis from smoking.

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