Health and Economic Consequences of Smoking
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Smoking is the leading preventable cause of death in the U.S.
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The percentage of American adults who smoke dropped from 20.9% in 2005 to 19.3% in 2010.
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The decrease of prevalence of 20.9% in 2005 to 19.3% in 2010 translates to 3 million fewer smokers.
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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%.
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For every smoking-related death, another 20 people suffer with a smoking-related disease.
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Approximately 50,000 adult nonsmokers die each year from exposure to secondhand smoke.
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Smoking contributes to many chronic diseases that are driving up the nation's health care expenditures.
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Medicaid recipients are disproportionately smoking-attributed disease, their smoking prevalence is approximately 53% greater than the U.S. adult population.
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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 other tobacco control policies.
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States' tobacco prevention and cessation programs have successfully reduced smoking in the adult population but have faced reductions in funding in recent years.
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SOURCE: Center for Disease Control; Center for Healthcare Research & Transformation; National Conferance of State Legislatures; Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.