Tobacco Retailer Education Program: In-depth Interviews to Inform the Development of Educational Materials

Fact Cards

NEARLY 1 IN EVERY 5 DEATHS IN THE
U.S. IS CAUSED BY A SMOKING
RELATED DISEASE.

CIGARETTE SMOKING AND EXPOSURE
TO SECONDHAND SMOKE CAUSES

480,000 DEATHS IN THE U.S. PER
YEAR.

ON AVERAGE, SMOKERS DIE AT LEAST
10 YEARS YOUNGER THAN NONSMOKERS.

AMONG YOUTH WHO PERSIST IN
SMOKING, A THIRD WILL DIE FROM
TOBACCO-RELATED CAUSES.

EACH DAY IN THE U.S., MORE THAN
700 YOUTH UNDER 18 BECOME
DAILY CIGARETTE SMOKERS.

IN THE U.S. MORE THAN 1,300
PEOPLE DIE EACH DAY DUE TO
SMOKING AND EXPOSURE TO
SECONDHAND SMOKE.

EACH DAY IN THE U.S., MORE THAN
3,200 YOUTH UNDER 18 SMOKE
THEIR FIRST CIGARETTE.

NEARLY 9 OUT OF 10 ADULT
SMOKERS STARTED EXPERIMENTING
BEFORE THEY WERE 18