Health and Economic Consequences of Smoking

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  1. Smoking is the leading preventable cause of death in the U.S.
  2. The percentage of American adults who smoke dropped from 20.9% in 2005 to 19.3% in 2010.
  3. The decrease of prevalence of 20.9% in 2005 to 19.3% in 2010 translates to 3 million fewer smokers.
  4. California and Utah are the only two states that came close to reaching the federal Healthy People 2020 target of reducing the adult smoking prevalence rate to 12%.
  5. For every smoking-related death, another 20 people suffer with a smoking-related disease.
  6. Approximately 50,000 adult nonsmokers die each year from exposure to secondhand smoke.
  7. Smoking contributes to many chronic diseases that are driving up the nation's health care expenditures.
  8. Medicaid recipients are disproportionately smoking-attributed disease, their smoking prevalence is approximately 53% greater than the U.S. adult population.
  9. The tobacco industry spends about $9.94 billion each year, or $27 million every day, on cigarette advertising and promotion. 72% of these dollars are spent on discounts to offset tobacco taxation and
  10. States' tobacco prevention and cessation programs have successfully reduced smoking in the adult population but have faced reductions in funding in recent years.
  11. SOURCE: Center for Disease Control; Center for Healthcare Research & Transformation; National Conferance of State Legislatures; Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
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