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The Facts, Just The Facts
Smoking is one of the worst addictions known to man, so let’s start with some of the ugly facts.
- Smoking is the #1 preventable cause of death in America.
- Smoking is the #1 cause of preventable disease in America.
- Smoking is the cause of roughly 90% of lung cancer deaths.
- Smoking is the cause of almost 90% of emphysema/chronic bronchitis deaths.
- Smoking is the #1 preventable cause of erectile dysfunction.
- Smoking caused serious illness in about 8.6 million people.
- Smoking causes chronic lung disease in 73% of current smokers.
- Smoking has been reported to cause infertility.
- Smoking has been reported to cause pneumonia.
- Smoking has been linked to peptic ulcers.
- Secondhand smoke is responsible for approximately 3,400 lung cancer and 46,000 heart disease deaths in adult non-smokers annually in the U.S. and has been classified by the U.S. EPA as a known human (Group A) carcinogen.
- Every year almost 342,000 Americans die of lung cancer.
- 35 million Americans are now living with chronic lung disease.
- Smoking during pregnancy accounts for an estimated 20 – 30 % of low birth weight babies, 14% of preterm deliveries and 10% of all infant deaths.
- Children who breathe secondhand smoke are more likely to suffer from pneumonia, bronchitis, and other lung diseases.
- Children who breathe secondhand smoke are more likely to develop asthma.
- Children who have asthma and who breathe secondhand smoke have more asthma attacks.
- Secondhand smoke causes an estimated 150,000 to 300,000 cases of lower respiratory tract infections in children less than 18 months of age, resulting in 7,500 to 15,000 annual hospitalizations.
This is a list of facts and is certainly not complete! Do what is right for you and everyone around you and stop smoking now!
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