- 3,000 youth become addicted to tobacco each day in the U.S.
- 200 California teenagers become regular smokers everyday.
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More than half of all smokers begin smoking before the age of 14,
and 90% begin by the age of 19.
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An estimated 53,000 non-smokers die each year in the United States
from being exposed to second-hand smoke.
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Second-hand smoke greatly increases the risk of Sudden Infant Death
Syndrome (SIDS). If an infant spends four hours a day in a room
where people smoke, he/she is five times as likely to die of SIDS.
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86% of kids who smoke prefer Marlboro, Camel and Newport-the three
most heavily advertised brands.
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Marlboro, the most heavily advertised brand, constitutes almost 60%
of the youth market but only about 25% of the adult market.
- One drop of pure nicotine will kill the average-sized person.
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The nicotine in cigarettes won’t kill you (right away) but will make
your heart beat faster and your blood pressure will rise.
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Smoking is the number one preventable cause of death in the U.S.
It causes cancer, strokes, and heart and lung disease. Smokers as
young as 18 have shown signs of heart disease.
- A pack a day habit costs at least $1,500 a year.
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Because of their size, smoking one cigar is like smoking 10 cigarettes.
Cigar smokers are four to ten times more likely to suffer from cancer
of the throat, larynx, and esophagus than non-smokers.
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Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS), or second-hand smoke, is the third
leading cause of preventable disease, disability and death in the U.S.
The death toll from tobacco is equivalent to four
fully loaded jumbo jets crashing each day, each one without any survivors.
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