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

Source: "Cigarette Smoking-Attributable Morbidity --- United States, 2000." CDC. 05 Sept. 2003. 52(35): 842-844. Table.

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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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Big Tobacco's products kill 112 people from secondhand smoke every day.

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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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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Of current smokers in the U.S., 46,000 have lung cancer from smoking.

Source: "Cigarette Smoking Attributable Morbidity - United States, 2000." CDC. 05 Sept. 52(35). 2003: 842-844. Table.

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One half of all lifetime smokers will die prematurely as a result of smoking.

Source: "The Health Consequences of Smoking." CDC. 2004. 873. Report.

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Tobacco accounts for one out of every ten deaths worldwide and claims nearly 6 million lives each year.

Source: "Tobacco Fact sheet N°339." World Health Organization. 6 July 2015. Web.

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The U.S., China, Russian Federation, Japan, and Indonesia were the top five countries that consumed more than half of the world's cigarettes in 2009.

Source: "Cigarette Use Globally." The Tobacco Atlas. 2015. Web.

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39.2% of high school students report seeing advertisements for tobacco products on the Internet.

Source: "Tobacco Use, Access, and Exposure to Tobacco in Media Among Middle School and High School Students-- United States, 2004." CDC. 01 Apr. 2005: 54(12) 297-301. Web.

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In the U.S., smoking is depicted in 33% of youth-rated movies, and 75% of R-rated movies.

Source: Polansky JR, et al. "Smoking in Top-Grossing U.S. Movies, 2012." University of California, Mar. 2013: 2-11. Web.

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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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About one third of youth smokers will eventually die from a tobacco-related disease.

Source: Epstein, D. "Tobacco: the next World War?" Pan American Health Organization. World Health Organization. 1997. 2(2). 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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Of former smokers in the U.S., 1,755,000 have had a heart attack from smoking.

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

Big Tobacco's products kill 112 people from secondhand smoke every day.

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

Of current smokers in the U.S., 46,000 have lung cancer from smoking.

One half of all lifetime smokers will die prematurely as a result of smoking.

Tobacco accounts for one out of every ten deaths worldwide and claims nearly 6 million lives each year.

The U.S., China, Russian Federation, Japan, and Indonesia were the top five countries that consumed more than half of the world's cigarettes in 2009.

39.2% of high school students report seeing advertisements for tobacco products on the Internet.

In the U.S., smoking is depicted in 33% of youth-rated movies, and 75% of R-rated movies.

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

About one third of youth smokers will eventually die from a tobacco-related disease.

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

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

Big Tobacco's products kill 112 people from secondhand smoke every day.

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

Of current smokers in the U.S., 46,000 have lung cancer from smoking.

One half of all lifetime smokers will die prematurely as a result of smoking.

Tobacco accounts for one out of every ten deaths worldwide and claims nearly 6 million lives each year.

The U.S., China, Russian Federation, Japan, and Indonesia were the top five countries that consumed more than half of the world's cigarettes in 2009.

39.2% of high school students report seeing advertisements for tobacco products on the Internet.

In the U.S., smoking is depicted in 33% of youth-rated movies, and 75% of R-rated movies.

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

About one third of youth smokers will eventually die from a tobacco-related disease.

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