About Us
Tobacco use remains the leading preventable cause
of death in the United States, causing more than 440,000 deaths each year and resulting in
an annual cost of more than $75 billion in direct medical costs.
Nationally, smoking results in more than 5.6 million
years of potential life lost each year.
Approximately 80% of adult smokers started smoking
before the age of 18. Every day, nearly 4,000 young people under the age of 18
try their first cigarette.
More than 6.4 million children living today will die
prematurely because of a decision they will make as adolescents — the decision to smoke
cigarettes.
Mission Statement
OSH Summary for 2004
Tobacco
Use At A Glance 2004 ( PDF–
335K)
CDC Guidance For Collaboration with
the Private Sector
—
Accepting Funds from the Tobacco Industry.
Healthy People
2010 Objectives
Healthy People 2000
Objectives
Tobacco Use in the
United States
Chronology of Significant
Developments Related to Smoking and Health
Selected Actions of
the U.S. Government Regarding the Regulation of Tobacco Sales, Marketing, and Use.
Results from the 2002 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) —
Tobacco Use
Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration (SAMHSA)
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