Tobacco use kills 1200 proverb

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 Tobacco use kills 1200 Americans every day and 450,000 every year. More people die from tobacco-related diseases than from AIDS, alcohol use, drugs, fires, car accidents, murders and suicides combined. It is the nation's leading preventable cause of death.

 Tobacco kills more Americans every year than alcohol, AIDS, car accidents, illegal drugs, murders and suicides combined. If I'm going to work on any issue in public health, then this is the one. Fighting the tobacco industry is honestly just part of my identity -- it's who I am, it's what I do. It embodies so much of what I want my life to be about.

 Tobacco use is the single leading cause of preventable death. The vast majority of all adult tobacco users became addicted as teens. If we don?t work to prevent teens from using tobacco, we risk losing thousands of lives and spending more and more money treating tobacco-related illnesses.

 We hear every single day how terrible suicides are, automobile accidents are, how terrible cocaine and heroin are, murders, homicides, all of them. You put them all together, they don't come close to what this drug nicotine combined in tobacco does. Four hundred and forty thousand people a year, the equivalent of three 747s dropping out of the sky every single day of our lives. It's time we changed this folks,
  Hubert H Humphrey

 tobacco kills three times as many people as alcohol, murder, and suicide combined.

 Tobacco-cessation programs are critical for the 45 million Americans who still smoke. Research shows 70 percent of smokers want to quit, but many lack the tools and resources needed to quit successfully. Help from friends, family and employers is critical to their success. Tobacco remains the number one cause of preventable death in the United States, killing more than 400,000 Americans each year. Initiatives such as the Gold Standard can provide smokers with the support they need to quit and stay quit.

 [A more offbeat pick is Hill's selection of tobacco giant Philip Morris, which is entering the latest round of tobacco-related litigation, this time with the Justice Department.] But, ... there is very little basis in legal theory from which that suit can even be launched. And this is a company that has better cash flow than 10 of the largest corporations in America combined. They also pay a 5 percent dividend year over year.

 If you are that driver, take your responsibility seriously. Alcohol and speeding-related accidents are the most preventable causes of death on the roadway. If you are going to drink, don't drive. It's as simple as that.

 Our efforts are to promote a healthy lifestyle, and smoking and tobacco use are the leading cause of preventable death and disease in the U.S. And, anything we can do to prevent that is a good thing.

 It is not news that obesity and related disorders are a major health concern for the U.S.. If it hasn't already, many experts believe that it will soon surpass tobacco as the number-one cause of preventable death in this country.

 Smoking, obesity, and alcohol abuse are leading contributors to preventable death in the United States. By early adulthood, a large proportion of Americans smoke, are overweight, and drink alcohol to excess.

 The real tragedy is that overweight and obesity, and their related chronic diseases, are largely preventable, ... Approximately 80% of heart disease, stroke, and type 2 diabetes, and 40% of cancer could be avoided through healthy diet, regular physical activity and avoidance of tobacco use.

 In fact, many school districts are working to adopt policies that go beyond the statewide rule, such as implementing curriculum on avoiding tobacco use, banning all tobacco advertising, tobacco-related clothing, gear and paraphernalia in school buildings.

 Big Tobacco spends million of dollars to get people hooked. 1,200 people die every day from tobacco-related illnesses. For every 1,200 they lose, they need to look for 1,200 more.

 Among American Indians, five of the top 10 causes of death are strongly associated with alcohol use: accidents, alcoholism, suicides, homicides, and cirrhosis. These causes of death occur at rates at least three to four times the national average.


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