Smoking Addiction
Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of death, disease and disability in the U.S. Every year, around 443,000 people die from smoking or exposure to secondhand smoke. Another 8.6 million suffer from a serious illness due to smoking. Despite this, the CDC reports that about 46.6 million adults in the U.S. smoke and another 88 million are exposed to secondhand smoke. Smoking is a serious and dangerous addiction, but there are resources and support for those who want to quit. www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/TobaccoUse/smoking/index.html