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Statistics

• In the United States, Lung Cancer kills more people annually than breast, colon, prostate, and ovarian cancer combined.
• Approximately 29,000 adult Floridians die each year from smoking.
• Cigarettes contain over 4000 harmful chemicals- 50 are known to cause Cancer.
• On average male smokers die 13.2 years earlier and female smokers die 14.5 years earlier than their counterparts.
• Smoking is a major contributor to infant mortality and premature births.
• Big Tobacco spends more than 13 billion dollars each year on advertising and marketing their products.
• There is no safe form of tobacco.
• A cigar the size of your finger is the same as smoking 7 cigarettes at one time.
• Smokeless tobacco is made from the trash left on the floor of the tobacco factory.