11 Facts About Teen Smoking

1. 90% of smokers began before the age 19.

2. Tobacco is the leading cause of preventable death in the United States.

3. About 1.69 billion pounds of butts end up as toxic trash each year, making cigarettes the most littered item on Earth.

4. About 30% of teen smokers will continue smoking and die early from a smoking-related disease.

5.Teen smokers are more likely to have panic attacks, anxiety disorders and depression.

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6.Studies have found that nearly all first use of tobacco takes place before high school graduation.

7.Approximately 1.5 million packs of cigarettes are purchased for minors annually. In 2016, 53,566 pharmacies still sell tobacco. Get tobacco out of pharmacies through Take Back the Shelves.

8.On average, smokers die 13 to 14 years earlier than nonsmokers.

9.According to the Surgeon General, teenagers who smoke are 3 times more likely to use alcohol, 8 times more likely to
smoke marijuana, and 22 times more likely to use cocaine.

10.In fact, hookah smoke has been shown to contain concentrations of toxins, such as carbon monoxide, nicotine, tar, and
heavy metals, that are as high, or higher, than those that are seen with cigarette smoke.

1. Cigarette smokers are also more likely to get into fights, carry weapons, attempt suicide, suffer from mental health
   problems such as depression, and engage in high-risk sexual behaviors.

source:pepesnonsmokingpartytimelounge.com

source:https://www.dosomething.org