Tobacco’s Global Impact
The World Health Organization (WHO) has reviewed the latest statistics on the total global burden of smoking tobacco and the complete results can be viewed on their website. They report that tobacco kills nearly half of its users. Tobacco smoking causes more than six million deaths worldwide each year. Another 900,000 die from exposure to second-hand smoke.
The Benefits of Quitting
In the United States smoking is the leading preventable cause of death according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Smoking is responsible for about 480,000 deaths annually in the U.S. Smoking can cause heart disease, stroke, respiratory disease and cancer, particularly lung cancer. The good news is that quitting smoking can dramatically reduce your risk of developing some of these health problems.