Toll of Tobacco
Tobacco is the leading cause of what?
Preventable Disease and Death
How much do tobacco companies spend per day on marketing?
Over 9 billion
Who are the only source of replacement smokers?
Young adults
Smoking causes skin discoloration, wrinkles, and _____.
Premature aging
Smoking kills more people in NY than ______ combined. (give 2).
AIDS, car crashes, alcohol, drugs, murders and suicides.
How many people die each year from their cigarette smoking?
Approx. 480,000
What are the 3 most advertised brands?
Marlboro, Newport, Camel
What percent of smokers started before their 18th birthday?
90 %
Tobacco use can cause gum inflammation (gingivitis) or infection. These problems can lead to tooth decay, tooth loss and ______.
Bad breath
How many cigarettes bought in NY are smoked by kids each year?
22.1 million
How many people in the USA currently suffer from smoking caused illness?
16 million
Teenagers are how many times more sensitive to cigarette advertising than adults?
3 times more
_____ kids under age 18, alive today, will eventually die from smoking related disease, unless current rates are reversed.
5.6 million
Nicotine causes blood vessels to tighten, which restricts the _____.
Flow of blood
Amount of adults in NY who smoke (# or %).
16.6 % (2,558,200)
If no action is taken, by 2030 how many people will die a year?
8 million
Tobacco companies have perceived kids as young as _____ years of age as key market.
13
______ packs of cigarettes are consumed by kids each year.
540 million
Breathing secondhand smoke has an immediate effect on the ________ system.
Cardoivascular
How many kids today under the age of 18, in NY, will die prematurely from smoking.
280,000
How many kids who become new regular, daily smokers each year, will ultimately die from it (fraction)?
Almost 1/3
After billboards were banned, cigarette companies increased their advertising how?
In and around convenient/retail stores
More than ______ young people try a cigarette for the first time each day.
2,800
When you inhale smoke, you're taking in substances that can damage your lungs. Over time, your lungs lose their ability to filter _____.
Harmful chemicals
Amount of HS students who smoke in NY (#or %).
10.6% or 108,500