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From 1965-2009, there have been 103,355 tobacco-related infant deaths in the U.S.

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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The five major smokeless manufacturers spent a total of $451.7 million on advertising and promotion in 2011, an increase from the $444.2 million spent in 2010.

Source: "Federal Trade Commission Smokeless Tobacco Report for 2011." Federal Trade Commission. May 2013: 1. 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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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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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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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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1,685,068 pounds of toxic chemicals were released by tobacco product manufacturing facilities in the US in 2012. There goes the neighborhood!

Source: "TRI 312229: Other Tobacco Product Manufacturing Facilities (NAICS 312229)." A Center for Effective Government. Washington, DC. 2011. Web.

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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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About 90% of lung cancer deaths among women who continue to smoke are tobacco related.

Source: "Women and Smoking: A Report of the Surgeon General." CDC. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2001. 13. Report.

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Smoking is responsible for the premature deaths of approximately 3 million women since 1980.

Source: "Women and Smoking: A Report of the Surgeon General." CDC. 30 Aug. 2002. 51: 1-30. Web.

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The number of tobacco farms in the U.S. has gone from 415,315 in 1959 to 10,014 today.

Source: "Tobacco-Farms and Acres, by Acres Harvested, Quantity Harvested, and Value of Crop for Tobacco, for Selected States: 1964 and 1959." U.S. Department of Agriculture. Table 59.

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The tobacco industry spends $9.6 billion a year on the marketing of its products in the U.S. alone.

Source: "FTC Releases Reports on 2012 Cigarette and Smokeless Tobacco Sales and Marketing Expenditures." FTC. 2015. Report.

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

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From 1965-2009, there have been 103,355 tobacco-related infant deaths in the U.S.

The five major smokeless manufacturers spent a total of $451.7 million on advertising and promotion in 2011, an increase from the $444.2 million spent in 2010.

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

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

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

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

1,685,068 pounds of toxic chemicals were released by tobacco product manufacturing facilities in the US in 2012. There goes the neighborhood!

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

About 90% of lung cancer deaths among women who continue to smoke are tobacco related.

Smoking is responsible for the premature deaths of approximately 3 million women since 1980.

The number of tobacco farms in the U.S. has gone from 415,315 in 1959 to 10,014 today.

The tobacco industry spends $9.6 billion a year on the marketing of its products in the U.S. alone.

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

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From 1965-2009, there have been 103,355 tobacco-related infant deaths in the U.S.

The five major smokeless manufacturers spent a total of $451.7 million on advertising and promotion in 2011, an increase from the $444.2 million spent in 2010.

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

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

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

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

1,685,068 pounds of toxic chemicals were released by tobacco product manufacturing facilities in the US in 2012. There goes the neighborhood!

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

About 90% of lung cancer deaths among women who continue to smoke are tobacco related.

Smoking is responsible for the premature deaths of approximately 3 million women since 1980.

The number of tobacco farms in the U.S. has gone from 415,315 in 1959 to 10,014 today.

The tobacco industry spends $9.6 billion a year on the marketing of its products in the U.S. alone.

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