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In the U.S. in 2012, 73.9% of people with at least a college degree who had ever smoked reported that they had successfully quit.

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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The majority of smokers begin before the age of 18 (nearly 87% before age 18, and nearly 94% before age 20).

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. 2014. Report.

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Every year, tobacco-related disease kills about 202,000 women in the US.

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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More than 11 million cigarettes per minute were smoked around the world every single day in 2009.

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

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A typical 60 minute hookah session is the same as smoking 100 cigarettes.

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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In 1993, the Supreme Court decided that an inmate could sue a prison claiming that exposure to his cellmate's secondhand smoke could constitute cruel and unusual punishment.

Source: "Helling v. McKenney (91-1958), 509 U.S. 25 (1993)." Supreme Court of the United States. 1993. 1, 5.

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620 people die each year in the U.S. from smoking-related fires.

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 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, 36,000 people die each year from cancers other than lung caused by smoking.

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

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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1,893 U.S. smokers died in 2008 from smoking-related atherosclerosis.

Source: "Annual Smoking-Attributable Mortality, Years of Potential Life Lost, and Productivity Losses-- United States, 2000-2004." CDC. 14 Nov. 57(45). 2008: 1226-8. Table.

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

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In the U.S. in 2012, 73.9% of people with at least a college degree who had ever smoked reported that they had successfully quit.

The majority of smokers begin before the age of 18 (nearly 87% before age 18, and nearly 94% before age 20).

Every year, tobacco-related disease kills about 202,000 women in the US.

More than 11 million cigarettes per minute were smoked around the world every single day in 2009.

A typical 60 minute hookah session is the same as smoking 100 cigarettes.

In 1993, the Supreme Court decided that an inmate could sue a prison claiming that exposure to his cellmate's secondhand smoke could constitute cruel and unusual punishment.

620 people die each year in the U.S. from smoking-related fires.

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, 36,000 people die each year from cancers other than lung caused by smoking.

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

1,893 U.S. smokers died in 2008 from smoking-related atherosclerosis.

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.

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In the U.S. in 2012, 73.9% of people with at least a college degree who had ever smoked reported that they had successfully quit.

The majority of smokers begin before the age of 18 (nearly 87% before age 18, and nearly 94% before age 20).

Every year, tobacco-related disease kills about 202,000 women in the US.

More than 11 million cigarettes per minute were smoked around the world every single day in 2009.

A typical 60 minute hookah session is the same as smoking 100 cigarettes.

In 1993, the Supreme Court decided that an inmate could sue a prison claiming that exposure to his cellmate's secondhand smoke could constitute cruel and unusual punishment.

620 people die each year in the U.S. from smoking-related fires.

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, 36,000 people die each year from cancers other than lung caused by smoking.

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

1,893 U.S. smokers died in 2008 from smoking-related atherosclerosis.

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.

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