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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.

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Cigarette smoking is the number one cause of preventable death in the U.S.

Source: "The Health Consequences of Smoking—50 Years of Progress. A Report of the Surgeon General Executive Summary." Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2014. 13. Report.

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In 1995, 43% of teens in West Virginia smoked. Today, only 19.6% of teens in West Virginia smoke. Damn, West Virginia teens are killing it at living.

Source: "West Virginia, High School Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2013." CDC. 2013. Survey.

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In the US, 130,659 people die each year from smoking-related lung cancer.

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 cigarette a man smokes takes 11 minutes off his life. That means every pack of cigarettes Big Tobacco makes shortens a man's life by 3.5 hours. Let that blow your mind.

Source: Shaw, Mary, Richard Mitchell, and Danny Dorling. "Time for a smoke? One cigarette is equivalent to 11 minutes of life expectancy." British Medical Journal. 320(53). 2000. Web.

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

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

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Tobacco companies' products kill about 40,000 people every month. That's more lives thrown away than there are public garbage cans in NYC.

Source: "The Health Consequences of Smoking—50 Years of Progress. Surgeon General's Report." 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 year, 27 million pounds of pesticides are used to grow tobacco.

Source: "Fact Sheet: Environmental Impact of Tobacco." Multnomah County Health Department. March 2013. Web.

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

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

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Of former smokers in the U.S., 1,154,000 have a cancer other than lung cancer from smoking.

Source: "Cigarette Smoking Attributable Morbidity - United States, 2000." CDC. 05 Sept. 2003: 52(35) 842-844. 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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Cigarette smoking is the number one cause of preventable death in the U.S.

In 1995, 43% of teens in West Virginia smoked. Today, only 19.6% of teens in West Virginia smoke. Damn, West Virginia teens are killing it at living.

In the US, 130,659 people die each year from smoking-related lung cancer.

Every cigarette a man smokes takes 11 minutes off his life. That means every pack of cigarettes Big Tobacco makes shortens a man's life by 3.5 hours. Let that blow your mind.

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

Tobacco companies' products kill about 40,000 people every month. That's more lives thrown away than there are public garbage cans in NYC.

Every year, 27 million pounds of pesticides are used to grow tobacco.

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

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

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

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

Of former smokers in the U.S., 1,154,000 have a cancer other than lung cancer from smoking.

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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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Cigarette smoking is the number one cause of preventable death in the U.S.

In 1995, 43% of teens in West Virginia smoked. Today, only 19.6% of teens in West Virginia smoke. Damn, West Virginia teens are killing it at living.

In the US, 130,659 people die each year from smoking-related lung cancer.

Every cigarette a man smokes takes 11 minutes off his life. That means every pack of cigarettes Big Tobacco makes shortens a man's life by 3.5 hours. Let that blow your mind.

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

Tobacco companies' products kill about 40,000 people every month. That's more lives thrown away than there are public garbage cans in NYC.

Every year, 27 million pounds of pesticides are used to grow tobacco.

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

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

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

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

Of former smokers in the U.S., 1,154,000 have a cancer other than lung cancer from smoking.

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