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• While cigarette consumption is at its lowest point since World War II, approximately
  24% of men and 18% of women still smoke, even in the face of the overwhelming
  evidence of the health risks associated with smoking, chewing or dipping.

• A recent study published in the American Journal of
  Public Health found that “life expectancy” among
  smokers who quit at age 35 exceeded that of
  continuing smokers by 6.9 to 8.5 years for men
  and 6.1 to 7.7 years for . Smokers who quit
  at younger ages realized greater life extensions.
  However, even those who quit much later in life
  gained some benefits: among smokers who quit at
  age 65 years, men gained 1.4 to 2.0 years of life,
  and women gained 2.7 to 3.7 years”
  (Am J Public Health. 2002; 92:990-996).
  

• Each day, nearly 6,000 children
  under the age of 18 start smoking.
  One third of these will become
  regularsmokers. That’s 800,000
  kids a year who become addicted.
  

• In 2006, over 5 million people
  around the world died from
  tobacco products.
  

• Over 50,000 people a year die from
  secondhand smoke in the US alone

• Tobacco kills more Americans than AIDS,
  drugs, homicides, fires, and auto
  accidents combined.
  

• 1 out of 3 smokers are estimated to eventually
  die from a tobacco-related disease.

• Every 6.5 seconds, someone in the world dies from
  a smoking-related disease.