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HEALTH IMPACTS OF TOBACCO USE <br />• Tobacco use is the leading preventable <br />cause of disease and death in the U.S. <br />More than 480,000 deaths each year <br />— this is nearly 1 in 5 deaths. <br />• Smoking causes more deaths each year <br />than the following causes combined: <br />HIV, illegal drug use, alcohol use, motor <br />vehicle injuries, and firearm -related <br />incidents. <br />• Secondhand smoke causes disease and <br />early death in children and adults who <br />do not smoke. <br />Risks from Smoking <br />Smoking can damage every part of the body <br />Cancers <br />Head or !Neck <br />Lung <br />Leukemia <br />Stomach <br />Kidney <br />Pancreas <br />Colon <br />Bladder <br />Cervix <br />Chronic Diseases <br />Stroke <br />Blindness <br />Gum infection <br />Aortic rupture <br />Heart disease <br />Pneumonia <br />Hardening of the arteries <br />Chronic lung disease <br />& asthma <br />Reduced fertility <br />Hip fracture <br />Sources: CDC, FDA P OV, 55� o1C:3tf1 <br />