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African Americans are less likely to successfully quit smoking than white Americans.

Source: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR): Quitting Smoking Among Adults --- United States, 2001--2010 ; Center for Disease Control and Prevention ; November 11, 2011

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According to tobacco21.org, If a person has reached age 21 without picking up smoking, their chances of starting are only 2%.

Source: "Healthy Towns, Healthy Kids." Tobbaco 21.org. March 2017.

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Even brief contact with secondhand smoke can cause harm.

Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. A Report of the Surgeon General: How Tobacco Smoke Causes Disease: What It Means to You. 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, 2010.

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Secondhand smoke contains 7,000 chemicals, many of which are toxic and can cause cancer.

Source: Guide to the 50th Anniversary Surgeon General’s Report on Smoking and Health, July 2015.

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In 2006, tobacco-related costs to the Military Health Service alone totaled $564 million.

Source: IOM report, page 4

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There's hydrogen cyanide in rat poison. The same stuff is in cigarette smoke.

Source: "Smoking and Tobacco Control." U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute. Risks Associated with Smoking Cigarettes with Low Machine-Measured Yields of Tar and Nicotine, 19 Nov. 2001. 56, 176, 251.

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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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Acetic Acid is found in cigarettes. Acetic Acid is also found in floor wipes.

Source: "Smoking and Tobacco Control." U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute. Risks Associated with Smoking Cigarettes with Low Machine-Measured Yields of Tar and Nicotine, Oct. 2001.

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Studies show that people seeking treatment for nicotine dependence alongside substance abuse are more likely to be successful.

Source: Baca & Yahne, 2008; Prochaska et al., Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2004.

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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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Acetone is found in cigarette smoke. Acetone also removes nail polish.

Source: "ToxFAQs™ for Acetone." Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Atlanta, GA., Sept. 1995. Web.

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There are 11 known human carcinogens in cigarette smoke.

Source: "Smoking and Tobacco Control." U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute. Risks Associated with Smoking Cigarettes with Low Machine-Measured Yields of Tar and Nicotine. Oct. 2001.

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Smoke-free policies are more likely to protect white-collar employees than those working blue-collar jobs.

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African Americans are less likely to successfully quit smoking than white Americans.

According to tobacco21.org, If a person has reached age 21 without picking up smoking, their chances of starting are only 2%.

Even brief contact with secondhand smoke can cause harm.

Secondhand smoke contains 7,000 chemicals, many of which are toxic and can cause cancer.

In 2006, tobacco-related costs to the Military Health Service alone totaled $564 million.

There's hydrogen cyanide in rat poison. The same stuff is in cigarette smoke.

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

Acetic Acid is found in cigarettes. Acetic Acid is also found in floor wipes.

Studies show that people seeking treatment for nicotine dependence alongside substance abuse are more likely to be successful.

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.

Acetone is found in cigarette smoke. Acetone also removes nail polish.

There are 11 known human carcinogens in cigarette smoke.

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Smoke-free policies are more likely to protect white-collar employees than those working blue-collar jobs.

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More Facts

African Americans are less likely to successfully quit smoking than white Americans.

According to tobacco21.org, If a person has reached age 21 without picking up smoking, their chances of starting are only 2%.

Even brief contact with secondhand smoke can cause harm.

Secondhand smoke contains 7,000 chemicals, many of which are toxic and can cause cancer.

In 2006, tobacco-related costs to the Military Health Service alone totaled $564 million.

There's hydrogen cyanide in rat poison. The same stuff is in cigarette smoke.

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

Acetic Acid is found in cigarettes. Acetic Acid is also found in floor wipes.

Studies show that people seeking treatment for nicotine dependence alongside substance abuse are more likely to be successful.

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.

Acetone is found in cigarette smoke. Acetone also removes nail polish.

There are 11 known human carcinogens in cigarette smoke.

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