Smoking statistics

Stop Smoking Statistics

Smoking Statistics

Good News
Well yes, there is good news for people looking to stop - you're not alone. By 2005, half of the smokers over the age
of 18, reported having quit smoking. There were an estimated 45.9 million adult former smokers in the U.S. in
2005: 25.5 million men and 20.4 million women. In fact, consumption in the United States has declined by nearly 100
billion cigarettes over the past decade. Since 1997, there has been about a 5% decline in the number of smokers
in the U.S., to less than 20% of the population. So there is hope out there for you. Now it's your turn.

Bad News
Worldwide tobacco related deaths have now topped out at 5 million according to the latest figures from the CDC. That
number is expected to grow over the next 20 years to over 8 million. In the United States, 443,000 people die each
year from diseases related to smoking and second-hand smoke. Add to this another 8.6 million people who suffer
from a serious illness because of smoking and you have some very sobering facts.

Smoking and Nicotine
Smoking is viewed clinically as a chronic addictive disease. Genetic and environmental factors contribute to the
initiation and persistence of smoking. Recent studies say that about 85% of all smokers are addicted to nicotine. Just
think about this stat for a second, an estimated 371 billion cigarettes were consumed in the U.S. in 2006.

Costs Associated with Quitting
Smoking cessation is always cost effective. You will always save money when you stop smoking, no matter how
much stop smoking help you receive. The cost of cigarettes, lost productivity, medical costs, decrease in quality of life
and risk of death are all expensive costs to pay over a lifetime. The most expensive stop smoking program is still
cheaper than living a life addicted to nicotine. Few interventions offer the value that smoking cessation does.

Smoking costs the United States $96 billion in medical costs and $97 billion in lost productivity - annually. It is
estimated that if the smoking prevalence rates can drop another 5%, 100 million lives can be saved in the next 10
years.

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