2.  Recent estimates
indicate that
approximately 60
million Americans
(about 29% of the
population) and 1/3
of the world’s adult
population smoke
cigarettes.

3.  Approximately 28%
of all men and 22%
of all women are
current cigarette
smokers

4.  According to recent
estimates, one of
every five deaths in
the United States is
smoking related

5.  The leading causes
of the approximately
430,000 smoking-
related deaths each
year are lung
cancer, chronic
obstructive
pulmonary disease,
and ischemic heart
disease.

6.  According to the
National Institute on
Drug Abuse, nearly
35 million people
make a serious
attempt to quit
smoking each year.
About 7% of those
who try to quit on
their own succeed

7.  A nonsmoker who
breathes
secondhand smoke
(such as the smoke
from a lit cigarette) is
at an increased risk
of the same diseases
that affect smokers

8.  At least two thirds of
women who stop
smoking during
pregnancy are
smoking again by 12
months after delivery

9.  According to the
2001 Surgeon
General's Report on
Women and
Smoking, estimates
of women smoking
during pregnancy
range from 12% to
22%

10.  According to the
American Lung
Association, nicotine
reaches the brain
just 7 seconds after
inhalation, causing a
“high,” pleasurable
or calming effect

11.  The tar (residue) and
gases produced by
burning tobacco
have many negative
health effects. They
include lung cancer,
pancreatic cancer,
laryngeal cancer,
heart disease, stroke,
emphysema, and
chronic bronchitis.

12.  Nicotine is
metabolized quickly;
smokers soon need
more and more
nicotine in their
system

13.  Many smokers try to
quit about 7–8 times
before they are
successful

14.  Average smokers are
smoking 1–1½ packs
of cigarettes a day.

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