- Each day, more than 4,000 young people begin smoking — that's more than one million new smokers each year.
- Each day in the U.S., approximately 4,000 adolescents aged 12-17 try their first cigarette.
- Nearly 70 percent of people who smoke say they wish they could quit.
- Most teens don’t smoke. Plus, if you don’t smoke during your teen years, you’re less likely to ever smoke.
- Men with a pack-a-day habit are almost 40 percent more likely to have erectile dysfunction.
- Smoking causes wrinkles.
- Higher smoking rates are associated with lower education levels.
Statistically, where do smokers fall on
the social totem pole?