2. What the Statistics Tell
Us
Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of
disease, disability, and death in the United
States. Between 1964 and 2004, cigarette
smoking caused an estimated 12 million deaths,
including 4.1 million deaths from cancer, and 5.5
million deaths from cardiovascular diseases
5. Indiana has the second
highest smoking rate
More than one in four Hoosier adults
lighting up last year, according to a
recent report from the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.