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Tobacco Control Program
For more information on the Jefferson County Health Department's Tobacco Control Program Offerings, please see theTobacco Education Brochure
The Burden of Tobacco Use
Smoking kills more people than alcohol, AIDS, car crashes, illegal drugs,
murders, and suicides combined -- and thousands more die from other
tobacco-related causes -- such as fires caused by smoking (more than 1,000
deaths/year nationwide) and smokeless tobacco use.
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Tobacco's Toll in Missouri |
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Current Cigarette Smokers in Missouri (%) |
23% |
Current Smokeless Tobacco Use
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4% |
Current smokers who intend to quit in the next 6 months
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64% |
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Adults in Missouri who live with someone who smokes |
25% |
Number of lung cancer deaths in Missouri (1997-2007)
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41,966 |
Number of smoking-attributable cancers in Missouri (1997-2007)
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104,718 |
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