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By Terry Martin, About.com Guide to Smoking Cessation since 2003

Shocking Tobacco Facts

Sunday March 22, 2009
The facts and figures regarding tobacco use around the world are staggering. For instance, did you know that worldwide:
  • approximately 10 million cigarettes are purchased a minute
  • 15 billion cigarettes are sold each day
  • 5 trillion cigarettes are produced and used on an annual basis
Did you know that the filters alone from 5 trillion cigarettes weighs 2 billion pounds? Staggering to think about, isn't it.

Smoking is a deadly pastime that damages our bodies and our environment. There is absolutely nothing to recommend it. It kills and pollutes - period.

If you're looking for some motivation to stop smoking, or have just quit and need to build your resolve to keep going, use the facts in this article to fuel the fire in your belly to kick this destructive habit, once and for all.

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July 7, 2009 at 10:34 pm
(1) j velas says:

According to the report abouth tabacco smoker, that millions died. If it is true for almost a decade our goverment could not stop the company, that manufacture tabacco. Its more dengerous than marijuana that the goverment could past a law not to sold it in public, while tabacco is is still legal up to present. In my conclusion smog that came from the vehicle produce deadly gas is really responsible for all the cause of death, since the people who is responsible could not stop this company, and they make trillion of profit.the alternate to produce electric car is abondoned, and smoke that came from the tabacco is the scape goat to blame. People here in united states help this company to grow and produce the advance equipment to this country, but now we are slave to this people for the rest of our life.

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