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Smoking and Tobacco

More than 47 million adults and 4 million youth in the United States smoke cigarettes. Rates of smoking have dropped over the years, but the current statistics indicate that smoking is still a major health problem and cigarettes continue to cause chronic diseases and death.
  • 12 million Americans have died from smoking since 1964
  • Smoking costs the nation $157.7 billion each year in direct medical costs, lost productivity, and neonatal ca
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Understanding Smoking and Tobacco

  • African American Smokers and Heart Disease Risk
  • Cutting Back on Cigarettes: When Less is More
  • Emphysema
  • Great American Smokeout
  • How to Quit Smoking and Reduce Your Risk of Heart Disease
  • Impact of Menthol Cigarettes - Video
  • Is Cigarette Smoking a Problem?
  • Lung Cancer
  • Quitting Tips
  • Secondhand Smoke Causes Death and Sickness in Children
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  • Commonly Asked Questions

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  • What Are the Unhealthiest Cigarettes?
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