Tobacco Facts |
Tobacco is the leading cause of preventable illness and death in the United States. It causes many different cancers as well as chronic lung diseases, such as emphysema and bronchitis, and heart disease.[1]
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- Prevention and Cessation of Cigarette Smoking: Control of Tobacco Use (PDQ®)
- Vital Signs: Current Cigarette Smoking Among Adults Aged ≥18 Years - United States, 2009. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 2010
- Smoking-Attributable Mortality, Years of Potential Life Lost, and Productivity Losses - United States, 2000-2004. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 2008
- Lung Cancer Prevention (PDQ®)
- 2004 Surgeon General's Report - The Health Consequences of Smoking
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: Your Guide to a Healthy Heart
- Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance - United States, 2009. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 2010