-cigarettes -clove cigarettes-chew -herbal cigarettes-cigars -snuff-pipe tobacco Smoking Statistics An estimated 46 million people, or 20.6% of all adults (aged 18 years and older), in the United States smoke cigarettes.1 Cigarette smoking is more common among men (23.5%) than women (17.9%).1 Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in the United States,2 accounting for approximately 443,000 deaths, or 1 of every 5 deaths, in the United States each year.3,4 Percentage of adults who were current smokers in 20091 By Gender 23.5% of adult men 17.9% of adult women By Age 21.8% of adults aged 1824 years 24.0% of adults aged 2544 years 21.9% of adults aged 4564 years 9.5% of adults aged 65 years and older By Race/Ethnicity 23.2% of American Indians/Alaska Natives 12.0% of (excluding Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders) 21.3% of blacks (non-Hispanic) 14.5% of Hispanics 22.1% of whites (non-Hispanic) CDC.GOV Cigarettes Each day in the United States, approximately 3,450 young people between 12 and 17 years of age smoke their first cigarette, and an estimated 850 youth become daily cigarette smokers.6 Percentage of high school students who were current cigarette smokers in 2009:3 17.2% of high school students 14.8% of female high school students 19.6% of male high school studentsRace 7.4% of African-American high school students 9.7% of Asian-American high school students 19.2% of Hispanic high school students 19.4% of white high school students Smokeless Tobacco Percentage of high school students who were current smokeless tobacco users in 2009:3 6.7% of high school students 1.8% of female high school students 11.6% of male high school students Some factors associated with youth tobacco use include:1,7 Low socioeconomic status Use and approval of tobacco use by peers or siblings Lack of skills to resist influences to tobacco use Smoking by parents or guardians and/or lack of parental support or involvement Accessibility, availability, and price of tobacco products A perception that tobacco use is the norm Low levels of academic achievement Low self-image or self-esteem Aggressive behavior (e.g., fighting, carrying weapons) Tobacco use during adolescence is associated with the following health risk behaviors:1,8 High-risk sexual behavior Use of alcohol Use of other drugs Some factors associated with youth tobacco use include:1,7 -Low socioeconomic status -Use and approval of tobacco use by peers or siblings -Lack of skills to resist influences to tobacco use -Smoking by parents or guardians and/or lack of parental support or involvement -Accessibility, availability, and price of tobacco products -A perception that tobacco use is the norm -Low levels of academic achievement -Low self-image or self-esteem -Aggressive behavior (e.g., fighting, carrying weapons) Tobacco use during adolescence is associated with the following health risk behaviors:1,8 High-risk sexual behavior Use of alcohol Use of other drugs COST$ It costs a smoker about $1500 a year to keep the habit alive and that is just smoking one pack a day
Nicotine itself leaves the body in less than a day
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