Fact Of former smokers in the U.S., 1,872,000 have chronic bronchitis from smoking. 4 4 4 4 What do you think? 16 Reactions Share it out Source 1: "Cigarette Smoking Attributable Morbidity - United States, 2000." CDC. MMWR 2003; 52(35) 842-844. Table. http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5235a4.htm#tab Issue Smoking Topics Disease More Facts