CDC Fast Facts

Tobacco use leads to disease and disability.

Smoking causes cancer, heart disease, stroke, and lung diseases (including emphysema, bronchitis, and chronic airway obstruction).

For every person who dies from a smoking-related disease, 20 more people suffer with at least one serious illness from smoking.

Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of death.

Worldwide, tobacco use causes more than 5 million deaths per year, and current trends show that tobacco use will cause more than 8 million deaths annually by 2030.

In the United States, tobacco use is responsible for about one in five deaths annually (i.e., about 443,000 deaths per year, and an estimated 49,000 of these smoking-related deaths are the result of secondhand smoke exposure).

On average, smokers die 13 to 14 years earlier than nonsmokers.

The cigarette industry spends billions each year on advertising and promotions.

$9.94 billion total spent in 2008

$27 million spent a day in 2008

Tobacco use costs the United States billions of dollars each year.

Cigarette smoking costs more than $193 billion (i.e., $97 billion in lost productivity plus $96 billion in health care expenditures).

Secondhand smoke costs more than $10 billion (i.e., health care expenditures, morbidity, and mortality).

State spending on tobacco control does not meet CDC-recommended levels.

Collectively, states have billions of dollars available to them—from tobacco excise taxes and tobacco industry legal settlements—for preventing and controlling tobacco use. States currently use a very small percentage of these funds for tobacco control programs.

In 2011, states will collect $25.3 billion from tobacco taxes and legal settlements, but states are spending only 2% of the $25.3 billion on tobacco control programs.

Investing only about 15% (i.e., $3.7 billion) of the $25.3 billion would fund every state tobacco control program at CDC-recommended levels.

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Last Update April 18, 2012

MONDAY

Mattituck Library
13900 Main Road, Mattituck
Dates: April 30 May 7, 14, 21 June 4, 11
Reunion: July 2, 2012
Time: 6:00 – 7:00 PM
Contact: 298-4134

Sachem Public Library
150 Holbrook Road, Holbrook
Dates: May 7, 14, 21 June 4, 11, 18
Reunion: July 9, 2012
Time: 6:00 – 7:00 PM
Contact: 588-5024 X 233

TUESDAY

Stony Brook Tech Center
14 Research Way, East Setauket
Dates: April 24 May 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
Reunion: June 19, 2012
Time: 6:00 – 7:00 PM
Contact: 444-4000

St. Catherine of Sienna
50 Rt. 25A, Smithtown
Dates: May 8, 15, 22, 29 June 5, 12
Reunion: July 10, 2012
Time: 6:00 – 7:00 PM
Contact: 862-3521

Clare Rose
100 Rose Executive Blvd, East Yaphank
Dates: June 5, 12, 19, 26 July 3, 10
Reunion: July 31, 2012
Time: 6:00 – 7:00
Contact: 475-1840 x 146

WEDNESDAY

No classes scheduled

THURSDAY

Mastic Shirley Library
301 Will Floyd Parkway, Shirley
Dates: April 19, 26 May 3, 10, 24, 31
Reunion: June 21, 2012
Time: 6:00 – 7:00 PM
Contact 399-1511

Copiague Memorial Library
50 Deauville Boulevard, Copiague
Dates: May 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 June 7,
Reunion: June 28, 2012
Time: 6:00 – 7:00 PM
Contact: 691-1111

Southampton Hospital
240 Meeting House Lane, Southampton
Dates: June 7, 14, 21, 28 July 5, 12
Reunion: August 2, 2012
Time: 6:00 – 7:00
Contact: 726-8800

FRIDAY

No Classes Scheduled

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Support Group

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1ST Wednesday of every month
North County Complex, Bldg. C928
Hauppauge, NY 11788
5:30 PM

3rd Wednesday of every month
Riverhead Library
330 Court St.
Riverhead, NY 11901
5:30 PM