smoking

Question 1

Who Smokes

Answer 1

19% of all adults (18+ yo) in the US smoke cigarettes

Question 2

Youth and tobacco

Answer 2

More than 80% of adult smokers begin smoking before 18 years of age.
Adolescent smokeless tobacco users are more likely than nonusers to become adult smokers.

Question 3

Health Consequences of Tobacco Use

Answer 3

Cancer leading cause of smoking-related deaths: lip, pharynx, esophagus, pancreas, larynx, trachea, urinary bladder, kidney, cervix, stomach
Cardiovascular disease is the second largest cause of tobacco-related deaths
Emphysema and chronic bronchitis mostly afflicts people who have been exposed to passive smoking
Risks of nonfatal diseases and disorders

Question 4

Smoking prevalence by race

Answer 4

1.Native Americans 2.)African Americans3.) whites 4.) hispanics 5.) Asains