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Big Tobacco's products kill 1,300 smokers every day.

"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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Big Tobacco's products kill 112 people from secondhand smoke every day.

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Each year, around 480,000 premature deaths are related to tobacco use. The kicker? 41,000 of those deaths are in nonsmokers who have been exposed to smoke.

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"Second-hand Smoke Increases Fatness, Hinders Cognition in Children." Medical Xpress. 28 Jan. 2016.

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Although African Americans usually smoke fewer cigarettes and start smoking cigarettes at an older age, they are more likely to die from smoking-related diseases than whites.

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"African Americans and Tobacco Use." Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 17 August 2016

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Every year, 47,000 African-Americans die of smoking-related illnesses.

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Robinson RG, Sutton CD, James DA, Orleans CT. Pathways to Freedom: Winning the Fight Against Tobacco. U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services, CDC; 2004.

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African-Americans are more likely to die from smoking-related diseases than whites, even though they smoke fewer cigarettes and make more quit attempts.

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"African Americans and Tobacco Use." Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 01 Mar. 2017.

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

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"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 the US, 540,000 people die a tobacco-related death every year.

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"Smoking and Mortality — Beyond
Established Causes." NEJM. Brian D. Carter, M.P.H., Christian C. Abnet, Ph.D., Diane Feskanich, Sc.D.,
Neal D. Freedman, Ph.D., Patricia Hartge, Sc.D., Cora E. Lewis, M.D.,
Judith K. Ockene, Ph.D., Ross L. Prentice, Ph.D., Frank E. Speizer, M.D.,
Michael J. Thun, M.D., and Eric J. Jacobs, Ph.D., 12 Feb. 2015.

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People with mental illness die about 5 years earlier than those without these disorders; many of these deaths are caused by smoking cigarettes.

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Tobacco Use Among Adults with Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders (Secondary Source CDC Report) ; March 10, 2017 https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6205a2.htm?s_cid=mm6205a2_w

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Fact Big Tobacco's products kill 1,300 smokers every day.

Fact Big Tobacco's products kill 112 people from secondhand smoke every day.

Fact Each year, around 480,000 premature deaths are related to tobacco use. The kicker? 41,000 of those deaths are in nonsmokers who have been exposed to smoke.

Fact Although African Americans usually smoke fewer cigarettes and start smoking cigarettes at an older age, they are more likely to die from smoking-related diseases than whites.

Fact Every year, 47,000 African-Americans die of smoking-related illnesses.

Fact African-Americans are more likely to die from smoking-related diseases than whites, even though they smoke fewer cigarettes and make more quit attempts.

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

Fact In the US, 540,000 people die a tobacco-related death every year.

Fact People with mental illness die about 5 years earlier than those without these disorders; many of these deaths are caused by smoking cigarettes.

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Big Tobacco's products kill 1,300 smokers every day.

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Big Tobacco's products kill 112 people from secondhand smoke every day.

Fact

Each year, around 480,000 premature deaths are related to tobacco use. The kicker? 41,000 of those deaths are in nonsmokers who have been exposed to smoke.

Fact

Although African Americans usually smoke fewer cigarettes and start smoking cigarettes at an older age, they are more likely to die from smoking-related diseases than whites.

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Every year, 47,000 African-Americans die of smoking-related illnesses.

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African-Americans are more likely to die from smoking-related diseases than whites, even though they smoke fewer cigarettes and make more quit attempts.

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

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In the US, 540,000 people die a tobacco-related death every year.

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People with mental illness die about 5 years earlier than those without these disorders; many of these deaths are caused by smoking cigarettes.