Smoking increases mortality rates by 40% in people who smoke fewer than 10 cigarettes daily, by 70% in people who smoke 10-19 per day, by ninety percent in people who smoke 20-39 per day, and by 120% in people smoking two packs or daily. Research from the Canadian Lung Association found that smoking kills between 40,000 – 45,000, over the number of deaths caused accidental poisoning, AIDS, murder, fires, by traffic injuries and suicide. 50% of smokers may die of illness. Tobacco related diseases kill almost 438,000 United States taxpayers per year or 1,200 per day, making it the major cause of preventable death in the U.S. Read more “Smoking and Cancer”
Smoking and Cancer
