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Media inquiries: Tim Church at
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Quick facts
Fact sheets
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Strategic plans
Disparities
reports
Secondhand smoke reports
Quick
facts about tobacco use in Washington State
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Adult tobacco users – 770,000
(Current tobacco use
rates in Washington State; Tobacco use by county
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Youth tobacco users – 70,000
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Sixth graders who smoke – 1 percent
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Eighth graders who smoke – 7 percent
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Tenth graders who smoke – 14 percent
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Twelfth graders who smoke – 20 percent
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Tobacco-related diseases kill about 7,500 Washington residents every
year.
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Tobacco use causes 90 percent of lung cancer deaths, 45 percent of
heart disease deaths in people younger than 65, 33 percent of all cancer
deaths, 18 percent of stroke deaths, and 10 percent of newborn deaths.
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Secondhand smoke exposure is associated with 150,000-300,000 cases of
bronchitis and pneumonia in children under 18 months.
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Tobacco-related medical costs in Washington exceed $1.5 billion
annually.
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The tobacco industry spends more than $160 million annually in
Washington promoting its products and generating new smokers.
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Fact sheets
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Tobacco Program Progress
Reports
Tobacco Program
Strategic Plans
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Five-year Strategic Plan (April 2009) (PDF
1.26 MB)
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Tobacco Prevention and Control Plan for Washington State
(1999) Executive
Summary ( PDF 90.2 KB)
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A Tobacco Prevention and Control Plan for Washington State:
Building a Sustainable Program for Long-term Success (2000)
(PDF
358 KG)
Cover for 2000 plan
(PDF
23 MG)
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2001 Report: Building a
Solid Foundation for a Healthier Washington (PDF
128 KB) Cover for 2001 report (PDF 36.1 KB)
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Strategic Priorities Update: Tobacco Prevention and Control
Plan for Washington State (December 2004) (PDF 1.83
MB)
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Addressing disparities in
tobacco use
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Disparities in Youth Tobacco Use in Washington State, Executive Summary June 2009
(PDF 648 KB)
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Adult Smoking Rates in Washington: A Report on Current
Disparities (March 2007) (PDF 1.7
MB)
Appendix
(PDF 22KB)
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Strategic Plan for Identifying and Eliminating Tobacco-related
Health Disparities in Washington State,
Executive
Summary (March 2004) (PDF 1.7
MB)
Secondhand smoke
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