29,000 Floridians die each year from smoking.
The Toll of Tobacco in Florida

In 1998, smoking-attributable deaths due to cardiovascular disease caused an average of 12.5 years of potential life lost.
1997 & 1998 Smoking-Attributable Mortality Report

Approximately 75 infant deaths in Florida were the result of women smoking during pregnancy, in 1996.
The Health and Economic Impact of Tobacco Use in Florida

63% of Florida middle school students were exposed to second hand smoke in a room or a car during the previous 7 days of the survey according to the 2000 FYTS.
2000 Florida Youth Tobacco Survey - County Study & Data Book

72% of all Florida high school students were exposed to second hand smoke in a car or room during the seven days prior to the survey according to the 2000 FYTS.
2000 Florida Youth Tobacco Survey - County Study & Data Book

Young females in Florida are more likely than young males to be exposed to second hand smoke according to the 2000 FYTS.
2000 Florida Youth Tobacco Survey - County Study & Data Book

Students in the Dade/Monroe region had the lowest second hand smoke exposure according to the 2000 FYTS.
2000 Florida Youth Tobacco Survey - County Study & Data Book

Non-smoking students in the Palm Beach/Broward and Dade/Monroe regions had the lowest exposure to second hand smoke according to the 2000 FYTS.
2000 Florida Youth Tobacco Survey - County Study & Data Book

Women account for 39 percent of all deaths caused by smoking, in the United States.
Women and Smoking: A Report of the Surgeon General -2001

From 1980 to the year 2000, almost 3 million women have died because of tobacco use.
Women and Smoking: A Report of the Surgeon General - 2001

Twenty-four percent of women in developed countries use tobacco compared to only seven percent in developing countries.
Women and Smoking: A Report of the Surgeon General - 2001

After only one to two years of smoking cessation, the risk of coronary problems is substantially reduced.
Women and Smoking: A Report of the Surgeon General - 2001

20.4% of women used tobacco while pregnant, in a study conducted in 2000.
Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs & Pregnancy and Parenthood

Pregnant women who smoke increase their chance of spontaneous abortion and fetal death.
Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs & Pregnancy and Parenthood

14% of premature births in the United States are attributed to maternal smoking.
Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs & Pregnancy and Parenthood

Pregnant women who smoke put their babies at risk for developmental delays.
Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs & Pregnancy and Parenthood

Young children exposed to secondhand smoke face increased risk of asthma and can be prone to respiratory infections and middle ear problems.
Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs & Pregnancy and Parenthood

Over $100 billion is spent each year by companies on workplace alcohol, tobacco, and other drug related problems.
Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs in the Workplace

Workers who use tobacco and other drugs call in sick three times more often than their co-workers.
Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs in the Workplace

Workers who use tobacco and other drugs file five times more worker's compensation claims than non-users.
Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs in the Workplace

Smokers spend approximately $10,000 more in medical bills than non-smokers, over their lifetime.
Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs in the Workplace

For every dollar spent by companies on Employee Assistance Programs (including programs to quit smoking) companies can cut costs by $5 to $16.
Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs in the Workplace

Living with a parent who smokes greatly increases the risk that the teen will also smoke.
National Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse VI: Teens

Florida has lower tobacco use than the national average.
Florida Youth Substance Abuse Survey State Report - 2000

Studies support a correlation between secondhand smoke and cancers of the nasal sinus.
9th Report on Carcinogens Revised January 2001

Exposure to secondhand smoke from spouses or an occupational setting appears strongly related to increased risk of lung cancer.
9th Report on Carcinogens Revised January 2001

Sidestream smoke (secondhand smoke) contains at least 250 chemicals known to be toxic or carcinogenic.
9th Report on Carcinogens Revised January 2001

Over 50 compounds in secondhand smoke have been recognized as known human carcinogens.
9th Report on Carcinogens Revised January 2001

Levels of secondhand smoke in restaurants are 1.6-2.0 times higher than other office workplaces.
9th Report on Carcinogens Revised January 2001

Secondhand smoke levels in bars are 3.0-6.1 times higher than in office workplaces.
9th Report on Carcinogens Revised January 2001

Almost 4,000 chemicals have been found in tobacco smoke.
9th Report on Carcinogens Revised January 2001

Forty-one percent of white males use tobacco in some form.
Cigar Smoking Among College Kids Soars in 1990's

Cigar use is approximately the same for white men and for black men, 9.2 percent.
Cigar Smoking Among College Kids Soars in 1990's

The rate of adolescents who smoke daily (in the past 30 days) has decreased from 23 percent to 21 percent.
ChildStats.gov

In the year 2000, 7 percent of 8th-graders admitted to smoking daily, a decrease from 18 percent in 1997.
ChildStats.gov

The percentage of daily-smoking in middle and high school students decreased from 1999 to the year 2000. Percentages dropped from 8 to 7 percent of 8th-grade students, 16 to 14 percent of 10th- grade students, and from 23 to 21 percent of 12th-grade students.
ChildStats.gov

The recent decline in smoking among students nationwide can be seen in both male and female students, black and white students, college bound and non-college bound, and in all four regions of the country.
Monitoring The Future

Studies show that college students are less likely to smoke than those not planning to attend college.
Monitoring The Future

Higher rates of smoking in rural areas are probably related to the delay of medical and media resources that influence behaviors.
Health, United States, 2001: With Urban and Rural Health Chartbook

Males were ten times more likely than females to use smokeless tobacco, in 2000.
2000 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse

18.6 percent of pregnant women, ages 15 to 44, smoked cigarettes.
2000 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse

American Indians and Alaska Natives were more likely than any other race group to use tobacco products in 2000.
2000 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse

Those who smoke cigarettes are more likely to use other tobacco products, drugs, and alcohol.
2000 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse

Since 1997, the annual number of new daily smokers has been declining.
2000 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse

Around the world, every year, 3.5 million people die as a result of tobacco use.
Tobacco Use Facts (The World Health Organization)

Tobacco is predicted to be the leading cause of death and disability by the year 2020.
Tobacco Use Facts (The World Health Organization)

Health care costs for tobacco-related illnesses result in a global loss of $200 billion dollars per year.
Tobacco Use Facts (The World Health Organization)

Smoking while pregnant can cause the baby to have a low birth weight and/or growth retardation.
The Right Start for America's Newborns: A Decade of City and State Trends (1990-1999)

Smoking during pregnancy has been associated with criminal behavior and substance abuse in the children when they become adults.
The Right Start for America's Newborns: A Decade of City and State Trends (1990-1999)

The rate of women smoking during pregnancy has been declining from 18 percent in 1990, to 10 percent in 1999.
The Right Start for America's Newborns: A Decade of City and State Trends (1990-1999)

Thirteen percent of all births in the U.S. in 1999 were to mothers who smoked.
The Right Start for America's Newborns: A Decade of City and State Trends (1990-1999)

In the United States, 3,000 young people begin smoking every day.
CDC Teens and Tobacco: Facts Not Fiction

Tobacco products (cigarettes) are the most highly advertised and promoted product in the United States.
CDC Teens and Tobacco: Facts Not Fiction

Approximately 20% of Floridians, age 18 and older, are currently smokers.
Investment in Tobacco Control, State Highlights 2001: Current Cigarette Smoking Among Adults

In Florida, an average of 344 people out of every 100,000 die each year due to a tobacco-related illness.
Investment in Tobacco Control, State Highlights 2001: Summary (Florida)

The three states with the highest smoking prevalence among adults, in 2001, were Ohio, Kentucky, and Nevada.
Investment in Tobacco Control, State Highlights 2001-Fact Sheet

In the United States, between 1995 and 1999, an average of about 264,000 men and 178,000 women died from smoking-related illnesses.
Annual Smoking-Attributable Mortality, Year of Potential Life Lost, and Economic Costs--United States, 1995-1999

During 1995-1999, smoking during pregnancy caused a total of about 1,007 infant deaths each year, in the United States.
Annual Smoking-Attributable Mortality, Year of Potential Life Lost, and Economic Costs--United States, 1995-1999

About 88% of both adult and children non-smokers had detectable levels of serum cotinine, due to secondhand smoke.
Achievements in Public Health , 1900-1999: Tobacco Use--United States, 1900-1999.

The process of breathing in secondhand smoke, called "involuntary" or "passive" smoking, is just as detrimental to nonsmokers as it is to smokers, just on a smaller level.
Secondhand Smoke

Each year in the United States, about 3,000 people die from lung cancer.
Secondhand Smoke

Secondhand smoke can cause and/or aggrevate breathing problems, such as asthma, in children and adults.
Secondhand Smoke

Chemicals found in secondhand smoke can poison the heart muscle, increase blood vessel blockage, and make blood "stickier".
Secondhand Smoke

Parental smoking, usually by the mother, seems to be responsible for between a third and a half of SIDS cases.
ASH Tobacco Free Initiative: International Consultation on Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) and Child Health

Children of smokers perform worse on cognitive functioning, have more behavioral problems, and have lower attention spans than children of non-smokers.
ASH Tobacco Free Initiative: International Consultation on Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) and Child Health

Lower respiratory tract infections are more frequently found in children whose parents are smokers than in those whose parents are non-smokers.
ASH Tobacco Free Initiative: International Consultation on Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) and Child Health

The rate of violation of national retailers dropped from about 40% in 1996 to about 16% in 2001.
Fewer Retailers Selling Cigarettes to Youth Under State Enforcement Efforts

Florida's rate of underage tobacco sales was reported at 7.7%, much lower than the targeted 20% for 2002.
Fewer Retailers Selling Cigarettes to Youth Under State Enforcement Efforts

African American students are one third as likely as white students to smoke cigarettes.
ChildTrends Databank

Male and female students are about equally likely to smoke cigarettes.
ChildTrends Databank

Students whose parents have a high education level are less likely to smoke than those students whose parents have a low education level.
ChildTrends Databank

Students who plan to complete four years of college are less likely to smoke cigarettes than students who don't plan to complete four years of college.
ChildTrends Databank

Parents with a high school diploma or less were more than three times as likely to smoke than parents who had a college degree.
ChildTrends Databank

About 43% of children ages two months to eleven years old are living in a home with a smoking parent.
ChildTrends Databank

Smoking among parents decreases with age; younger parents are much more likely to smoke than older parents.
ChildTrends Databank

Smoking is more common among parents living in households that have received welfare or Food Stamps than were parents in other households.
ChildTrends Databank

The percentage of women who smoked during pregnancy dropped from 19.5 percent in 1989 to 12.2 percent in 2000.
ChildTrends Databank

Women aged 15-24 are more likely to smoke during pregnancy than those that are older.
ChildTrends Databank

It is estimated that every day, more than 3,000 adolescents become daily smokers.
CDC Fact Book 2000/2001

Seventy-five percent of daily smokers who think they will not still be smoking in the future, are still smoking five to six years later.
CDC Fact Book 2000/2001

Youth smoking can hinder maximum lung function and lung growth.
CDC Fact Book 2000/2001

The resting heart rates of adolescent smokers are two to three beats per minute faster than non-smoking adolescents.
CDC Fact Book 2000/2001

Smokers have twice the risk of hear attacks of nonsmokers.
CDC Fact Book 2000/2001

More than half of adult smokers in the United States are male (54%).
MEPS-Statistical Brief 7: Smoking Status of Adults-United States, 2000

Many adults continue to smoke, despite being diagnosed by physicians with chronic conditions.
MEPS-Statistical Brief 7: Smoking Status of Adults-United States, 2000

More than half of current adult smokers who had a routine checkup in the past year were advised by a physician to stop smoking.
MEPS-Statistical Brief 7: Smoking Status of Adults-United States, 2000

Almost 25% of non-hispanic black adults and non-hispanic white adults smoke compared to appproximately 17% of Hispanics.
MEPS-Statistical Brief 7: Smoking Status of Adults-United States, 2000

Approximately 38 percent of adults continue to smoke, despite being diagnosed with emphysema.
MEPS-Statistical Brief 7: Smoking Status of Adults-United States, 2000

Approximately 25 percent of adults continue to smoke, despite being diagnosed with asthma .
MEPS-Statistical Brief 7: Smoking Status of Adults-United States, 2000

Approximately 20 percent of adults continue to smoke, despite being diagnosed with cardiovascular problems .
MEPS-Statistical Brief 7: Smoking Status of Adults-United States, 2000

Approximately 20 percent of adults continue to smoke, despite being diagnosed with hypertension .
MEPS-Statistical Brief 7: Smoking Status of Adults-United States, 2000

Approximately 18 percent of adults continue to smoke, despite being diagnosed with diabetes .
MEPS-Statistical Brief 7: Smoking Status of Adults-United States, 2000

Teen use of smokeless tobacco is down by about 40% from its highest levels reached in the 1990's.
Monitoring the Future: National Results on Adolescent Drug Use: Overview of Key Findings 2001

Smoking has decreased from 18.5% to 9.8% among middle school students in Florida, since smoking prevention programs began in 1998.
Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids: Comprehensive Statewide Prevention Programs Effectively Reduce Tobacco Use

Smoking declined from 27.4% to 19.0% among high school students in Florida since smoking prevention programs began in 1998.
Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids: Comprehensive Statewide Prevention Programs Effectively Reduce Tobacco Use

The percent of "committed never smokers" rose to 53.6% among Florida middle school students in 2001.
Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids: Comprehensive Statewide Prevention Programs Effectively Reduce Tobacco Use

The percent of "committed never smokers" rose to 41.8% among Florida high school students in 2001.
Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids: Comprehensive Statewide Prevention Programs Effectively Reduce Tobacco Use

Girls transitioning from high school to college show the largest increases in smoking, drinking, and drug use.
The Formative Years: Pathways to Substance Abuse Among Girls And Young Women Ages 8-22

Teens girls, who move frequently from one home to another or from one neighborhood to another, are at a greater risk than teen boys, for smoking and using other drugs.
The Formative Years: Pathways to Substance Abuse Among Girls And Young Women Ages 8-22

Females experience more lung damage from smoking than males do.
The Formative Years: Pathways to Substance Abuse Among Girls And Young Women Ages 8-22

Girls' belief that smoking is a way to rebel and disobey parents increases greatly during the transition from elementary to middle school.
The Formative Years: Pathways to Substance Abuse Among Girls And Young Women Ages 8-22

When purchasing cigarettes, girls are less likely to be asked to show proof of age.
The Formative Years: Pathways to Substance Abuse Among Girls And Young Women Ages 8-22

Middle school girls and middle school boys are smoking cigarettes at nearly the same rate.
The Formative Years: Pathways to Substance Abuse Among Girls And Young Women Ages 8-22

Females who smoke are just as likely as males to become addicted to cigarettes, even though females generally smoke cigarettes with lower nicotine content, smoke in lower quantities, and inhale less deeply.
The Formative Years: Pathways to Substance Abuse Among Girls And Young Women Ages 8-22

Eighty-eight percent of non-smokers are exposed to secondhand smoke.
CDC: Exposure to Secondhand Smoke Widespread

About forty-two percent of kids 12-17 get exposed to secondhand smoke in their homes.
United States National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS) Fact Sheet

Secondhand smoke causes about 2000 cases of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome per year.
CDC: Clean Indoor Air: Critical Component of Comprehensive Tobacco Control

From 1998 to 2002, past 30-day cigarette use has declined from 42% to 28%.
Partnership For a Drug Free America: Partnership Attitude Tracking Study (Teens 2002)

Nearly seventy percent of kids 12-17 get exposed to secondhand smoke outside their homes.
United States National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS) Fact Sheet

Girls are more likely to receive offers to smoke in a private place or a friend's home, and boys are more likely to receive offers to smoke in public settings.
The Formative Years: Pathways to Substance Abuse Among Girls And Young Women Ages 8-22

Girls are four times more likely to smoke during adolescence if their mothers smoked during pregnancy.
The Formative Years: Pathways to Substance Abuse Among Girls And Young Women Ages 8-22

Girls showed a greater increase in tobacco use during school transitions, if they had favorable attitudes about smoking.
The Formative Years: Pathways to Substance Abuse Among Girls And Young Women Ages 8-22

One of the most common reasons girls give for smoking is stress relief.
The Formative Years: Pathways to Substance Abuse Among Girls And Young Women Ages 8-22

Girls who smoke to decrease their appetite are more vulnerable targets for the tobacco industry.
The Formative Years: Pathways to Substance Abuse Among Girls And Young Women Ages 8-22

The more frequently girls attend religious services, the less likely they are to smoke.
The Formative Years: Pathways to Substance Abuse Among Girls And Young Women Ages 8-22

Girls who are involved in three or more extracurricular activities are half as likely to smoke as girls who do not participate in any activities.
The Formative Years: Pathways to Substance Abuse Among Girls And Young Women Ages 8-22

Girls are liklier than boys to attempt to quit smoking, but are no more likely than boys to succeed at quitting.
The Formative Years: Pathways to Substance Abuse Among Girls And Young Women Ages 8-22

More women quit smoking during pregnancy than at any other time in their lives.
The Formative Years: Pathways to Substance Abuse Among Girls And Young Women Ages 8-22

Smokers may consume more caffeine than nonsmokers, since smoking accelerates the metabolism of caffeine.
The Formative Years: Pathways to Substance Abuse Among Girls And Young Women Ages 8-22

Girls who drink coffee are more likely to smoke than girls who do not drink coffee.
The Formative Years: Pathways to Substance Abuse Among Girls And Young Women Ages 8-22

Teenage girls are more likely than women of any other age to smoke during pregnancy.
The Formative Years: Pathways to Substance Abuse Among Girls And Young Women Ages 8-22

About 66 million Americans reported current use of a tobacco product in 2001.
2001 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse

The majority of current tobacco users (56.3 million) smoked cigarettes, in 2001.
2001 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse

Cirgarette smoking rates increased, by age, up to age 21 (1.7 percent at age 12 to 43.5 percent at age 21) , then generally declined to 18.3 percent for adults aged 60 to 64 years old.
2001 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse

Smokeless tobacco was most prevalent among young adults ages 18 to 25.
2001 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse

In the year 2001, 23.8 percent of females were tobacco users, while 35.6 percent of males used tobacco products.
2001 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse

Males were 10 times as likely as females to report cigar use in the past month.
2001 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse

A significant increase in cigar use among males was reported between 2000 and 2001, from 8.4 to 9.4 percent.
2001 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse

Almost 20 percent of pregnant women aged 15 to 44 smoked cigarettes in the past month.
2001 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse

Alaska Natives and American Indians were more likely to report tobacco use than any other racial/ethnic group in 2001.
2001 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse

Approximately 40.6 percent of unemployed adults reported current cigarette smoking, compared to 28.6 percent of full-time employed adults.
2001 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse

Current cigarette smokers were more likely to use other tobacco products, illicit drugs, and alcohol than nonsmokers.
2001 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse

There were racial/ethnic differences with regard to brand of cigarettes smoked most often in the past month: 44.5 percent of white smokers and over half of Hispanic smokers used Marlboro; 45.2 percent of black smokers used Newport cigarettes.
2001 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse

The three brands of cigarettes most commonly used with youth in the year 2001 were Marlboro (55.2 percent), Newport (22.8 percent), and Camel (9.4 percent).
2001 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse

Approximately 61.7 percent of smokers aged 12 to 17 reported that relatives or friends bought them cigarettes at least once during the past month. This was the main method of obtaining cigarettes, for youth, in 2001.
2001 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse

An estimated 2.8 million people aged 12 or older smoked bidi or clove cigarettes in the past month, in the year 2001.
2001 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse

From 1991 to 2001, the rate of high school students who reported current cigarette use changed from 27.5% to 28.5%, with the peak of current smokers topping 36.4% in 1997.
CDC Targeting Tobacco Use: The Nation's Leading Cause of Death-2003

Each year, approximately 3,000 nonsmokers die of lung cancer.
CDC Targeting Tobacco Use: The Nation's Leading Cause of Death-2003

Up to 300,000 children suffer from respiratory tract infections due to exposure to secondhand smoke.
CDC Targeting Tobacco Use: The Nation's Leading Cause of Death-2003

The lifetime prevalence, of smoking by 8th graders, dropped from 49.2% in 1996, to 31.4% in 2002.
Annual Prevalence of Teen Smoking, 1991-2002

The percentage of 10th grade students that had ever smoked, dropped from 61.1% in 1996 to 47.4 % in 2002.
Annual Prevalence of Teen Smoking, 1991-2002

The percentage of 12th graders who have ever smoked declined from 65.4 % in 1997 to 57.2 % in 2002.
Annual Prevalence of Teen Smoking, 1991-2002

The percentage of 8th graders who had smoked at least once in the past 30 days dropped from 21% in 1996 to 10.7% in 2002.
Annual Prevalence of Teen Smoking, 1991-2002

The percentage of 10th graders who who had smoked at least once in the past 30 days declined from 30.4% in 1996 to 26.7% in 2002.
Annual Prevalence of Teen Smoking, 1991-2002

The percentage of 8th graders who smoked daily dropped from 10.4% in 1996 to 5.1% in 2002.
Annual Prevalence of Teen Smoking, 1991-2002

The percentage of 10th graders who smoke daily declined from 18.3% in 1996 to 10.1% in 2002.
Annual Prevalence of Teen Smoking, 1991-2002

The percentage of 12th graders who smoke daily declined from 24.6% in 1997 to 16.9% in 2002.
Annual Prevalence of Teen Smoking, 1991-2002

Marlboros, Philip Morris' #1 brand, have been featured in at least 28 of Hollywood's top-grossing movies in the past ten years.
Tobacco Free Film, Tobacco Free Fashion: Action!

Non-smoking teens whose favorite stars frequently smoke on screen are sixteen times more likely to have positive attitudes toward smoking in the future.
Tobacco Free Film, Tobacco Free Fashion: Action!

31% of teens who saw more than 150 occurences of smoking in movies in theatres, on video, or on television, had tried smoking compared to only 4% among teens who had seen less than 50 occurences.
Tobacco Free Film, Tobacco Free Fashion: Action!

Even after controlling for the effects of parents smoking and other factors, seeing a lot of smoking in the movies tripled the odds that a teen would try smoking.
Tobacco Free Film, Tobacco Free Fashion: Action!

A third of films rated for adolescents, and one in five children's movies rated G or PG, showed cigarette brand logos.
Tobacco Free Film, Tobacco Free Fashion: Action!

In the 20th century, approximately 100 million people died from world-wide tobacco-associated diseases (cancer, chronic lung disease, cardiovascular disease and stroke).
World Health Organization: Global cancer rates could increase by 50% to 15 million by 2020

Cancer sites with RR (relative risk) of two-three have been identified as being associated with tobacco smoking, including cancers of the stomach, liver, uterine cervix, kidney (renal cell carcinoma) nasal cavities and sinuses, esophagus and myeloid leukemia.
World Health Organization: Global cancer rates could increase by 50% to 15 million by 2020