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World No Tobacco DayMay 31, 2004Tobacco and PovertyTobacco is the fourth most common risk factor for disease worldwide. The economic costs of tobacco use are equally devastating. In addition to the high public health costs of treating tobacco-caused diseases, tobacco kills people at the height of their productivity, depriving families of breadwinners and nations of a healthy workforce. Tobacco users are also less productive while they are alive because of increased sickness. A 1994 report estimated that the use of tobacco resulted in an annual global net loss of U.S. $200 thousand million, a third of this loss being in developing countries. (Source: World Health Organization). The theme of this year’s World No Tobacco Day event in the United States is "Up in Smoke: Tobacco’s Cost to the Family."* Previous World No Tobacco Days World Health Organization Useful Links
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