The agency states the following: Cigarette smoking causes more than 480,000 deaths annually in the US, or about 20% of all deaths in the country More than ten times as many US citizens have died prematurely due to cigarette smoking than were killed in all the wars fought by the US About 90% of all lung cancer deaths are related to smoking About 80% of all deaths caused by chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are smoking-related Smokers are about 25 times more likely to develop lung cancer than non-smokers Smoking can cause 12 kinds of cancer If no one in the US smoked, the CDC estimates that the number of cancer-related deaths could be cut by about a third
Evidence from tobacco industry documents shows that the industry studied smokers menthol preferences and manipulated menthol levels to appeal to a variety of smokers, including adolescents and young adults
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"To date, this partnership program has collected more than 100 million pieces of cigarette waste, an estimate based on 1 pound of cigarette waste being equal to 1,000 cigarette butts." Old habits die hard Despite good intentions, experts are concerned that cleanup efforts don't solve the larger problem: Cigarette smokers are in the habit of flicking the butts
