Tobacco use kills 438,000 people prematurely every year, including 38,000 people who breathe only secondhand smoke, the CDC said.
“Tobacco use causes more deaths each year than alcohol use, car crashes, suicide, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), homicide, and illegal drug use combined,” the report reads.
“In addition, smoking accounts for $167 billion annually in health care expenditures and productivity losses.”
The report is available at
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/ss5708a1.htm.
Thank You ...