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ALS. (2011, June). American lung association. General Smoking Facts. Web. 31 August, 2012. http://www.lung.org/stop-smoking/about-smoking/facts-figures/general-smoking-facts.html

Facts:

 * 1) Smoking causes 443,000 deaths per year.
 * 2) Cigarettes have 4,800 chemicals in them, 69 of those cause cancer.
 * 3) Smokers die much younger than non-smokers.
 * 4) Smokers die about 13.2 years earlier for men and 14.5 years for women.
 * 5) Smoking leads to 90% of #|lung cancers.
 * 6) The media focuses on certain people for them to #|stop smoking.
 * 7) Tobacco advertising causes young adults to be persuaded to smoke.
 * 8) 90% of adults started before or at the age of 21.
 * 9) Second-hand smoking causes 202,000 #|asthma attacks.
 * 10) 49.9 million adults were former smokers.
 * 11) 90% of smokers knew the risks but didn't care.
 * 12) Group counselling and phone calls can help with withdrawals of smoking and the consequences.
 * 13) <span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS,cursive;">Quitting requires multiple attempts because of relapses.
 * 14) <span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS,cursive;">Starting at an age younger than 18 can cause that smoker to make it a habit by their 18th birthday.
 * 15) <span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS,cursive;">73% of chronic diseases come from smoking a cigarette.