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"Tobacco Use. Targeting The Nations Leading Killer: At A Glance 2010." Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. Atlanta, GA: 2. Web.

http://www.tobaccofreemaine.org/channels/workplaces/documents/TobaccoUse.pdf

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The most common causes of death among people with mental illness are heart disease, cancer, and lung disease, which can all be caused by smoking.

Source: Tobacco Use Among Adults with Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders (Secondary Source CDC Report)

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

Source: "The Health Consequences of Smoking." CDC. Respiratory Diseases. 2004. 43, 47. Report.

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In a year, the VA spent 5 billion dollars to treat veterans with tobacco-related COPD.

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In 2014, the Surgeon General estimated that if tobacco use trends remain as they are, 5.6 million US youth will die prematurely due to smoking.

Source: "Where We Stand: Raising the Tobacco Age to 21." Truth Initiative. October 2017.

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For approximately 50 years, tobacco companies falsely and fraudulently denied that smoking causes lung cancer and emphysema.

Source: "United States of America, Plaintiff, and Tobacco-Free Kids Action Fund, American Cancer Society, American Heart Association, American Lung Association, Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights, and Nationals African American Tobacco Prevention Network, Intervenors, and Philip Morris USA, Inc. (f/k/a Philip Morris, Inc.), et al., Defendants." United States District Court for the District of Columbia. 17 Aug. 2006: 1-4, 219, 259, 293, 330, 479, 655, 819, 1397. Document.

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During 2005-2009, smoking-attributable productivity losses totaled $150.7 billion per year.

Source: "The Health Consequences of Smoking—50 Years of Progress. A Report of the Surgeon General." U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health. Smoking-Attributable Morbidity, Mortality, and Economic Costs. 2014. Report.

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Every 6 seconds, someone in the world dies from a smoking-related disease.

Source: "Tobacco Fact sheet N°339." World Health Organization. 06 July 2015. Web.

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Smokeless tobacco use causes oral cancer, lesions, and gum recession.

Source: Nelson, D.E., et al. "Trends in Smokeless Tobacco Use Among Adults and Adolescents in the United States." American Journal of Public Health. 96(5). May 2006: 897–905.

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Secondhand smoke causes more than 41,000 deaths among nonsmoking adults every single year.

Source: “Get the Facts.” Smoke-Free ATL - Everyone in ATL Has the Right to Breathe Smoke-Free Air. 2018.

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The tobacco industry spends $26 million each day marketing its products in the U.S. alone.

Source: "Federal Trade Commission Cigarette Report for 2012." Federal Trade Commission. 2015.

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Each year only 6.2% of smokers succeed in quitting.

Source: "Quitting Smoking Among Adults --- United States, 2001--2010." CDC. 11 Nov. 2011. 60(44): 1513-1519. Web.

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Cats are twice as likely to get cancer if their owner smokes. The toxins from cigarettes are inhaled and get on their fur—which is licked up when cats groom themselves.

Source: Bertone, Elizabeth, Laura Snyder, and Antony Moore. “Environmental Tobacco Smoke and Risk of Malignant Lymphoma in Pet Cats.” American Journal of Epidemiology. 156(3). 2002. Web.

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Because of the tobacco industry's products, about 353 people in the U.S. die of lung cancer every day.

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The most common causes of death among people with mental illness are heart disease, cancer, and lung disease, which can all be caused by smoking.

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

In a year, the VA spent 5 billion dollars to treat veterans with tobacco-related COPD.

In 2014, the Surgeon General estimated that if tobacco use trends remain as they are, 5.6 million US youth will die prematurely due to smoking.

For approximately 50 years, tobacco companies falsely and fraudulently denied that smoking causes lung cancer and emphysema.

During 2005-2009, smoking-attributable productivity losses totaled $150.7 billion per year.

Every 6 seconds, someone in the world dies from a smoking-related disease.

Smokeless tobacco use causes oral cancer, lesions, and gum recession.

Secondhand smoke causes more than 41,000 deaths among nonsmoking adults every single year.

The tobacco industry spends $26 million each day marketing its products in the U.S. alone.

Each year only 6.2% of smokers succeed in quitting.

Cats are twice as likely to get cancer if their owner smokes. The toxins from cigarettes are inhaled and get on their fur—which is licked up when cats groom themselves.

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112 people die from secondhand smoke everyday. That's 112 too many.

Because of the tobacco industry's products, about 353 people in the U.S. die of lung cancer every day.

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The most common causes of death among people with mental illness are heart disease, cancer, and lung disease, which can all be caused by smoking.

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

In a year, the VA spent 5 billion dollars to treat veterans with tobacco-related COPD.

In 2014, the Surgeon General estimated that if tobacco use trends remain as they are, 5.6 million US youth will die prematurely due to smoking.

For approximately 50 years, tobacco companies falsely and fraudulently denied that smoking causes lung cancer and emphysema.

During 2005-2009, smoking-attributable productivity losses totaled $150.7 billion per year.

Every 6 seconds, someone in the world dies from a smoking-related disease.

Smokeless tobacco use causes oral cancer, lesions, and gum recession.

Secondhand smoke causes more than 41,000 deaths among nonsmoking adults every single year.

The tobacco industry spends $26 million each day marketing its products in the U.S. alone.

Each year only 6.2% of smokers succeed in quitting.

Cats are twice as likely to get cancer if their owner smokes. The toxins from cigarettes are inhaled and get on their fur—which is licked up when cats groom themselves.

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112 people die from secondhand smoke everyday. That's 112 too many.