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RECENT PHENOMENON. "Men in the US began smoking cigarettes in large numbers in the early 20th century, but it wasn’t until decades later that large numbers of women began smoking regularly. In addition, women who began smoking in the 1950s or later started smoking at an earlier age and smoked more heavily." http://www.cancer.org/cancer/news/risk-of-lung-cancer-death-increased-during-last-50-years-for-women-smokers View in LinkedIn

USA COSTS OF SMOKING. "During 2000–2004, the value of cigarettes sold in the United States averaged $71 billion per year, while cigarette smoking was responsible for an estimated $193 billion in annual health-related economic losses." Thus, even if tobacco tax was 90%, the net shortfall is still $129.1 billion per year. http://lnkd.in/drxbEtM View in LinkedIn

SURGEON GENERAL'S REPORT. "Smokers's risk of death from all causes, compared to those who never smoked, has gone up significantly over the past 50 years ... "today" cigarette smokers ... have a much higher risk of lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) than smokers in 1964, despite smoking fewer cigarettes" http://www.tobaccofreekids.org/press_releases/post/2014_01_17_sgr50_cigarettes_deadlier View in LinkedIn

GIANT INDUSTRY. "The global tobacco industry (is) likely approach $500 Bn/yr. In 2010, the combined profits of the six leading tobacco companies was U.S. $35.1 billion, equal to the combined profits of Coca-Cola, Microsoft, and McDonald’s ... If Big Tobacco were a country, it would have a ... GDP of countries like Poland, Saudi Arabia, Sweden and Venezuela." http://lnkd.in/drxbEtM View in LinkedIn

CIGARETTES TODAY ARE MORE DANGEROUS. "Fifty years after the first Surgeon General’s report on smoking and health, the new Surgeon General’s report released today shows that cigarette smoking is even more hazardous than previously thought." http://www.tobaccofreekids.org/press_releases/post/2014_01_17_sgr50_cigarettes_deadlier View in LinkedIn

43 TRILLION CIGARETTES IN A DECADE. "In 2010, tobacco industry’s profit was equivalent to US$6,000 for each death caused by tobacco. Since the 1st Tobacco Atlas in 2002, almost 50 million people have died from tobacco. 43 trillion cigarettes have been smoked in the last decade." http://lnkd.in/drxbEtM View in LinkedIn

THE NEW HEALTH RISK. "From 2000-2010, the risk of female smokers dying from lung cancer was 25.7 times higher than the risk in nonsmokers. The risk of dying from COPD was 22.5 times higher than that for nonsmokers." http://www.cancer.org/cancer/news/risk-of-lung-cancer-death-increased-during-last-50-years-for-women-smokers View in LinkedIn

"SMOKER numbers edge close to one billion." http://lnkd.in/dAeTris View in LinkedIn

THE OLD HEALTH RISK. "For women who smoked in the 1960s, the risk of dying from lung cancer was 2.7 times higher than that of nonsmokers. The risk of dying from COPD was 4 times higher among smokers than nonsmokers." http://www.cancer.org/cancer/news/risk-of-lung-cancer-death-increased-during-last-50-years-for-women-smokers View in LinkedIn

WOMEN SMOKERS ARE THE NEW GOLD RUSH. "Selling tobacco products to women is currently the largest product-marketing opportunity in the world." http://lnkd.in/dZctaRh View in LinkedIn