Anti-Tobacco

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Anti-Tobacco

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Smokeing Tobacco is the Number One cause of Preventable Death in America. It kills over 1100 people die every day, and over 4 million a year. Nearly 1 of every 5 deaths is related to smoking. Cigarettes kill more Americans than alcohol, car accidents, suicide, AIDS, homicide, and illegal drugs combined.

A Smokers Lung

This is a picture of a smokers lung, The Black material is tar.

Who Smokes?

When broken down by race/ethnicity, the numbers were as follows:

Whites
African Americans
Hispanics
American Indians/Alaska Natives
Asian Americans 24.0%
22.3%
16.7%
32.7%
12.4%

Alarmingly, the numbers were higher in younger age groups. Almost 27% of those 18 to 24 years old were current smokers.

Created By: Nathan Everard