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More than 10 million cigarettes per minute were smoked around the world every single day in 2016.

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The Tobacco Atlas. Consumption. https://tobaccoatlas.org/topic/consumption/. (**Internal calculation - cigs smoked/min daily for 2016 is 10.8M : 5.7 trillion smoked in 2016, 5.7 trillion/365/24/60 = 10.8M per minute)

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The US, China, Russia, Japan, and Indonesia were the top five countries that consumed more than half of the world's cigarettes in 2016.

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The Tobacco Atlas. Consumption. https://tobaccoatlas.org/topic/consumption/.

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There could be 1 billion tobacco deaths worldwide in the 21st century if current trends continue.

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"Smoking’s Death Toll." The Tobacco Atlas. 2015. Web.

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69 animal and/or human carcinogens are in tobacco smoke.

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"Smoking and Tobacco Control." U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute. Bethesda, MD. Risks Associated with Smoking Cigarettes with Low Machine-Measured Yields of Tar and Nicotine. 19 Nov. 2001.

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On their websites, tobacco companies encourage people to quit smoking. However, in 2006, a court found that tobacco companies manipulate nicotine levels to keep smokers addicted.

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"United States of America, Plaintiff, and Tobacco-Free Kids Action Fund, American Cancer Society, American Heart Association, American Lung Association, Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights, and National African American Tobacco Prevention Network, Ontervenors, v. Philip Morris USA, Inc. (f/k/a Philip Morris, Inc.), et al., Defendants." United States District Court for the District of Columbia. 17 Aug. 2006: 5. Home - Philip Morris USA. Altria, 2016. Web.

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Ingredients, Advertising, Cigarettes

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Cigarette smokers are 20 times more likely to develop lung cancer than non-smokers.

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"The Health Consequences of Smoking—50 Years of Progress. Surgeon General's Report." U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health. Cancer, 2014: 9. Report.

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Cancer, Cigarettes

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Benzene, arsenic and cyanide are all poisons. They're all in cigarette smoke too.

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"Smoking and Tobacco Control." U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute. Risks Associated with Smoking Cigarettes with Low Machine-Measured Yields of Tar and Nicotine, Oct. 2001. "Toxicological Profile For Benzene." U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Atlanta, GA., Aug. 2007. "Toxicological Profile For Arsenic." U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Atlanta, GA., Aug. 2007.
"Toxicological Profile For Cyanide." U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Atlanta, GA., Aug. 2007.

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Ingredients, Cigarettes

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In 1953, Phillip Morris advertised their cigarettes as "the cigarette that takes the FEAR out of smoking."

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"The Cigarette that Takes the Fear out of Smoking. Call for Philip Morris." Truth Tobacco Industry Documents, 1953. Advertisement. "The cigarette that takes the Fear out of smoking!" Truth Tobacco Industry Documents, 1956. Advertisement.

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Advertising, Cigarettes

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Fact More than 10 million cigarettes per minute were smoked around the world every single day in 2016.

Fact The US, China, Russia, Japan, and Indonesia were the top five countries that consumed more than half of the world's cigarettes in 2016.

Fact There could be 1 billion tobacco deaths worldwide in the 21st century if current trends continue.

Fact 69 animal and/or human carcinogens are in tobacco smoke.

Fact On their websites, tobacco companies encourage people to quit smoking. However, in 2006, a court found that tobacco companies manipulate nicotine levels to keep smokers addicted.

Fact Cigarette smokers are 20 times more likely to develop lung cancer than non-smokers.

Fact Benzene, arsenic and cyanide are all poisons. They're all in cigarette smoke too.

Fact In 1953, Phillip Morris advertised their cigarettes as "the cigarette that takes the FEAR out of smoking."

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More than 10 million cigarettes per minute were smoked around the world every single day in 2016.

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The US, China, Russia, Japan, and Indonesia were the top five countries that consumed more than half of the world's cigarettes in 2016.

Fact

There could be 1 billion tobacco deaths worldwide in the 21st century if current trends continue.

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69 animal and/or human carcinogens are in tobacco smoke.

Fact

On their websites, tobacco companies encourage people to quit smoking. However, in 2006, a court found that tobacco companies manipulate nicotine levels to keep smokers addicted.

Fact

Cigarette smokers are 20 times more likely to develop lung cancer than non-smokers.

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Benzene, arsenic and cyanide are all poisons. They're all in cigarette smoke too.

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In 1953, Phillip Morris advertised their cigarettes as "the cigarette that takes the FEAR out of smoking."