Tobacco Smoking Facts

Cigarette contains substance that is also found in rat poison, prison executions, pet repellent, batteries, nail polish.

In 1989, millions of cases of imported fruit were banned after a small amount of cyanide was found in just two grapes.

There’s 33 times more cyanide in a single cigarette than was found in both of those grapes.

Cigarettes kill 9 times more per year then car accidents.

About 90% of all lung cancer deaths among U.S. women smokers are caused by smoking.

Every 6.5 seconds, someone in the world dies from a smoking-related disease.

Cigarettes kill over 50 people an hour.

About 70% of smokers say they want to quit.

In the U.S., about 50,000 people die each year from secondhand smoke-related diseases.

Sunburns can cause wrinkles; so can cigarettes.

Each year, only about 5% of smokers succeed in quitting long-term. That's just 5 people out of every hundred.

Nicotine has been found in the breast milk of smokers.

Every day, cows release methane gas into the air which is also found in Cigarettes.

Cigarettes is the number one cause of cancer.

Urea is found in cigarettes. Urea is also found in Pee.

In just one year, cigarettes leave about 31,000 kids fatherless.

In just one year, cigarettes leave about 12,000 kids motherless. That's 33 mothers a day.

Every day, about 3,900 youth ages 12 to 17 try a cigarette for the first time.

72.2 % of women reported wanting to quit and 41.9% made a quit attempt in 2000.

Each year 41% of smokers quit for at least a day.