Sandbox:smoke
Template:Smoking cessation Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Seyedmahdi Pahlavani, M.D. [2],Usama Talib, BSc, MD [3],Aravind Kuchkuntla, M.B.B.S[4]
Overview
Epidemiology
- Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable disease, disability, and death in the United States.
- Nearly 40 million US adults still smoke cigarettes, and about 4.7 million middle and high school students use at least one tobacco product, including e-cigarettes.
- Every day, more than 3,800 youth younger than 18 years smoke their first cigarette.
- Each year, nearly half a million Americans die prematurely of smoking or exposure to secondhand smoke. Another 16 million live with a serious illness caused by smoking.
- Each year, the United States spends nearly $170 billion on medical care to treat smoking-related disease in adults.