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Tobacco Facts
- Each year, smoking kills more people than AIDS, alcohol abuse, car accidents, murders, suicides, illegal drugs and fires combined.
- Every day in the United States, at least 1200 Americans die from tobacco related illness, more than 400,000 each year.
- More than 200,000 people under 18 alive today in NC will die prematurely due to tobacco-related illnesses.
- Nicotine, a powerful stimulant found naturally in the tobacco leaf, is classified as a drug. In higher doses, nicotine is extremely poisonous.
- The addiction rate for smoking is higher than the addiction rates for marijuana, alcohol or cocaine.
- Cigarette companies spend more than $15 billion a year to promote their products.
For more tobacco facts go to:
Tobacco Truth
Centers for Disease Control
Source: Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids