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May 15, 2024 · At a glance. Cigarette smoking is a major public health concern, with over 16 million Americans living with a smoking-related disease. Smoking and secondhand smoke exposure cause over 480,000 deaths in the U.S. each year. Smoking harms nearly every organ of the body and causes many diseases.
Jul 31, 2023 · Key facts. Tobacco kills up to half of its users who don’t quit (1-3). Tobacco kills more than 8 million people each year, including an estimated 1.3 million non-smokers who are exposed to second-hand smoke (4). Around 80% of the world's 1.3 billion tobacco users live in low- and middle-income countries.
Cigarette smoking harms nearly every organ of the body, causes many diseases, and reduces the health of smokers in general. 1,2. Quitting smoking lowers your risk for smoking-related diseases and can add years to your life. 1,2.
Tobacco smoking is the practice of burning tobacco and ingesting the resulting smoke. The smoke may be inhaled, as is done with cigarettes, or simply released from the mouth, as is generally done with pipes and cigars. The practice is believed to have begun as early as 5000–3000 BC in Mesoamerica and South America. [1]
May 15, 2024 · At a glance. Smoking is a major cause of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and is responsible for one in every four deaths from CVD. Secondhand smoke exposure causes heart disease and stroke. Quitting smoking can protect people from cardiovascular disease and death. People who already have heart disease also benefit from quitting smoking.
Nicotine contained in tobacco is highly addictive and tobacco use is a major risk factor for cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, over 20 different types or subtypes of cancer, and many other debilitating health conditions. Every year, more than 8 million people die from tobacco use.
Tobacco use remains the leading preventable cause of death in the US, accounting for about 1 in 5 deaths each year. On average, people who smoke die about 10 years earlier than people who have never smoked. Most people know smoking can cause cancer.
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