Quick Facts

Cigarette smoking results in 1 in 5 deaths in the United States annually 

Smoking is the #1 cause of cardiovascular disease

Smoking accounts for 440,000 of the 2.4 million annual deaths in the U.S.

Cigarettes contain over 4,000 toxic ingredients as well as 43 known carcinogens

People who smoke cigarettes are two to four times more likely to develop cardiovascular disease than people who do not smoke

Smoking causes coronary artery disease, the leading cause of death in the United States