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In 2009, annual smoking-attributable healthcare expenditures were estimated at $132.5 billion.

"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., 1,742,000 have emphysema from smoking.

"Cigarette Smoking-Attributable Morbidity --- United States, 2000." CDC. 05 Sept. 2003. 52(35): 842-844. Table.

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About 20% of African American youth are exposed to secondhand smoke in the home.

American Legacy Foundation. Secondhand Smoke--Youth Exposure and Adult Attitudes--Results from Three National Surveys. Supplemental Tables. Table S-5. Prevalence of Secondhand Smoke Exposure (Ages 12-17) -1999-2003 LMTS. http://www.legacyforhealth.org/PDFPublications/fl_14_tables.pdf

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