Smoking StatisticsThese very interesting smoking statistics were obtained from both the CDC and WHO websites. They paint a clear picture of how smoking cigarettes is affecting our lives. Did you know that: ■ Every 8 seconds that pass by, a person dies from using tobacco. ■ About 1 in 5 deaths in America are from cigarette use. This represents about 443,000 deaths per year.(look at chart below) ■ This chart shows that out of the 443,000 deaths per year: 128,900 smokers die of
lung cancer
and so on... ■ For every cigarette that you smoke, you lose an average of 5 minutes of your life. ■ Research shows that of all long-term smokers, half will die from tobacco.
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