TOP 10 Smoking Facts - Scary Facts About Smoking !
10 - Smoking is the cause of 1 in 5 deaths in the US annually. And tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of death. (
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9 - A single cigarette contains over 4,800 chemicals, 69 of which are known to
cause cancer. (
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8 - Every cigarette you smoke reduces your expected life span by 11 minutes. (
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7 - The average smoker in the U.S. spends US$1,500 to US$3,300 a year. (
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6 - 15 billion cigarettes are smoked worldwide every day. (
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5 - Over 30% of cancer could be prevented by avoiding tobacco and alcohol, having a healthy diet and physical activity. (
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4 - Smoking makes your hair turn gray faster, a study found. (
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3 - The Chinese smoking population is higher than the entire population of the U.S. (
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2 - More than a third of the world's smokers are Chinese. (
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1 - Smoking makes the risk of a heart attack 200% to 400% greater than that of nonsmokers. (
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