1. Cigarette Smoking in America Today Mike Kelly Dr. Freymiller

2. Just some facts Smoking cigarettes causes one in every five deaths in the United States per year, that’s 443,000 deaths. Smoking causes 90% of all lung cancer deaths in men and 80% in women. Smoking increases coronary heart disease by 2 to 4 times. The chance of a having a stroke are increased by 2 to 4 times.

3. Cancers caused by Smoking Acute myeloid leukemia Bladder cancer Cancer of the cervix Cancer of the esophagus Kidney cancer Cancer of the larynx (voice box) Lung cancer Cancer of the oral cavity (mouth) Pancreatic cancer Cancer of the pharynx (throat) Stomach cancer

4. Other health affects caused by smoking cigarettes… Adverse reproductive and early childhood effects: – Infertility – Preterm delivery – Stillbirth – Low birth weight – Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)

5. Youth and Young Adult Statistics In the U.S.A. about 3,800 kids up the age of 18 try their first cigarette – About 1,000 of these kids become daily cigarette smokers 19.5% of high school students were reported to have smoked cigarettes in 2009, 5.2% of middle school students. 22.5% of white/non-Hispanic students reported smoking cigarettes, this is the highest of all demographics

6. This graphic shows the percentage of those that smoke from state to state in the US.

7. This graphic shows a comparison in the percentage of smokers in each age group from 1980 and 2009.

8. This graphic shows the states within’ the country that have outlawed smoking in workplaces, bars, and restaurants.

9. Works Cited U.S. Department of Agriculture. Table 21: Expenditures for Tobacco Products and Disposable Personal Income, 1989–2006. Washington: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, 2007 [accessed 2013 Apr 16]. Table 21: Expenditures for Tobacco Products and Disposable Personal Income, 1989–2006 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 06 Jan. 2011. Web. 16 Apr. 2013. "Smoking." : Cancer Research UK. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Apr. 2013. "Underage Smoking Statistics." Statistic Brain RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Apr. 2013. "Smoking Statistics." General. New York Coalition for a Smoke-free City, n.d. Web. 16 Apr. 2013.